Harrogate Mums launch Tie-Dye business: Dipididodye

We always love hearing about local mums who have launched businesses in Harrogate, particularly when the business helps us keep our kids busy. When we heard about the tie dye kits by Dipididodye, we couldn’t wait to have a try!

Dipididodye came about during lockdown when local mum Lisa Kos and her friend Geri Payne were both running out of new creative things to occupy their kids. Lisa had bought a tie dye kit but found it difficult having to find everything that she needed for her kids to create a t-shirt without spending a fortune. It occurred to Lisa & Geri that no one had thought of collating everything you need in terms of a package and so Dipididodye was born!

Dipididodye started out as DIY t-shirt kits for kids, containing everything that you need to create a fashion masterpiece, but then Lisa & Geri started getting requests to design and deliver bespoke clothing as well. As well as the traditional kits, they also offer awesome Halloween themed kits.

Here at Mumbler we were lucky enough to try out 2 of the t-shirt kits at Mumbler and we absolutely loved them. The main thing that impressed us was how the kits contain absolutely everything that you need to keep the tie-dye as mess-free as possible. They’ve really thought of everything: gloves, apron, table covering & pre-filled dye bottles (they come with the dye pre-filled as a power, you just top it up with water) You have to request a specific sized T-shirt when you order your kit (I’d recommend going up a few sizes as they are slim fitting) and a really lovely touch is the lolly included with each one.

Each kit has a clear set of instructions telling you exactly how to do the dying. Basically, you twist the shirt in whichever pattern you want, then secure it with elastic bands. When you apply the dye the elastic bands work both as a barrier and to keep some of the shirts dye free. The dye is in small, easy-to-handle bottles & you wear the gloves whilst you are doing it. It’s extremely experimental and so whilst you can follow a rough pattern design, you never quite know what you’re going to get until the big reveal!

Once you’ve applied the dye, you wrap your design in clingfilm & leave it for between 8 & 24hrs to set. (The longer you leave it, the stronger the colours will be) Once ready, it’s a case of popping the gloves back on & rinsing the bundle under cold water. You release the bands while you’re doing this (We had to cut them off as they were pretty tight) Once the water runs clear you can have a first peek at your masterpiece. My daughter Tilly was convinced that she’d made a mess of her pumpkin design because she got a small amount of black dye on the orange, but little things like that don’t matter- the finished result looks fab!

Once rinsed, you can wash your t-shirt in the machine (I wouldn’t put any other clothes in with it mind you!) Once dried it’s ready to wear. My daughters (and I) thoroughly enjoyed doing the tie dyeing, it was great fun and because Lisa & Geri have thought of everything, it’s as mess- free as you could possibly make it. The T-kits are really well priced as well, at £15 they are ideal for a gift for a birthday or Christmas. The Halloween kits are a brilliant idea, especially this year as Covid restrictions may limit our usual spooky activities.

You can follow the Dipididodye team on Instagram & Facebook Drop them a message on either account and they’ll arrange a delivery. You can also find their brilliant kits in some other fantastic local businesses:

Prices: Kids T-shirt kit £15, Kids Hoodie kit £25. For bespoke clothing prices, see image below.

Disclaimer: Dipididodye kindly gifted the 2 tie dye kits to Mumbler for the purposes of this review.