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Isabel Myers-Deschinny
Isabel & son, Mark, demonstrated Dine Dyes at 2007 Heard Fair. Click for photos!
Isabel took 1st & 2nd at Gallup Ceremonial. Please view winning artwork...
Isabel completed "3 Generations" tapestry, 30" x 31.5" 100% Dine Dyed. View photo
The Dine Dyeing is an ancient and natural process using only local plants, local minerals, pots and water. Isabel uses plants native to the Dine Southwest. She uses a variety of minerals such as red hematite, yellow ochre, clay, natural salt, gypsum and alum. She primarly uses enamel pans, but she uses aluminum, copper and tin pots in her dyeing. She uses snow water, rain water and Oak Springs tap water for her dyes. A rare group of Dine weavers use Dine Dyeing techniques as Isabel.
It is the Dine Dye Chart that displays the Dine Way of obtaining colors for traditional Dine weavings. In the middle of the chart is a traditional hand-woven weaving in a loom. Each weaving was traditionally warped and woven. The weaving is made of the Dine dyed yarns. Strands of the yarn are pulled to their respected plant(s) and/or minerals from which it was dyed. The plants are displayed on 100% virgin wool with labels.
Each of Isabel's Dine Dye Charts are unique, since each weaving design is different and the selection of plants is different. The plant selection is based on Isabel's ideal colors for the design of her weaving. Using a combination of plant selection and yarn selection, the Dine Dye Chart becomes more than a chart of dyes but a mastering of plant and color composition. It is Isabel Myers-Deschinny's mastering of Dine Dyeing that makes her Dine Dye Charts cherished around the world.
- Certified authentic with each Dine Dye Chart signed by Isabel Myers-Deschinny
- 100% Virgin wool background
- 100% All Natural/Organic, Dine-Dyed Yarns
- 100% Hand-woven Dine weaving by Isabel Myers-Deschinny.
- Each plant is labeled with it's common name while most are accompanied with it's Dine name.
- Hand-pressed plants
- Protected with Mothballs
- Solid frame and glass
Size Dyes Cost
10" x 12" 8 Call for prices
13" x 16" 12 Call for prices
18" x 22" 18 Call for prices
**********MUSEUM SERIES*********
- All the fine qualities of the Trading Post Series GALLERY PHOTOS
- Acid-Free materials
- Signed 8.5" x 11" biography of Isabel Myers-Deschinny which includes a photograph
- UV Plexy-Glass: Prevents ultraviolet light and harmful light from detioriating the yarns & the plants over time; UV Plexy-Glass is flexible and will not break in shipment
- Professional framing using a high quality solid wood frame...
-Upon request: hanging mounts
Size w/o Frame Dyes Cost
18" x 24" 20 Call for prices
22" x 28" 26 Call for prices
24" x 30" 33 Call for prices
24" x 36" 39 Call for prices
36" x 72" 69+ Call for prices
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