My name is Dianna Payne. I’m Prairie Band Potawatomi/Kickapoo, with my home reservation in Mayetta, Kansas. I now live and operate my business in East Texas.
I was taught to sew by my mother when I was about 12 years old. Little did she know the love I would develop for this creative medium.
I truly feel I am honoring her memory, as well as her mother’s, and her mother’s before her. I’ve studied my great-grandmother’s hand-sewn traditional dresses, and feel that by sewing for others, I am following her talent and legacy.
I specialize in creating traditional Potawatomi garments, as well as contemporary clothing and other items featuring Potawatomi applique designs.