Two Drawers of Jewels ...

A little while ago we did a feature on our jewellery and ... 

the response was overwhelming.

Many people asked to see what the items look like in the store.

Here are our two display drawers. With the warm weather, 

many people are choosing a little glimmer on an open collar - just

a little something to catch the sun.

May 10th - Important meeting for Textile Arts at Capilano University

In our previous post we detailed how underfunding and budget problems were leading to cuts to a number of programs at the post-secondary level, most importantly for our readers would be the textile program at Capilano University.

2013 Symposium - The List is Out!

Here is the full listing for the 2013 Symposium.

Registration opens June 24th at 10am.

See our About Registration page

LECTURES

There’s a Plant I’d Like You to Meet, New Organic Dye Methods
Thursday, September 12, 2103 7:30 pm
Michel Garcia

Unravelling Political Knitting
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 7:30 pm
Adrienne Sloane

The Peripatetic Alchemist - Travels With a Dyepot
Thursday, September 19, 2013 7:30 pm
India Flint

Song of the Cloth
Tuesday, September 24, 2013 7:30 pm
Jason Pollen

Down the Mountain - Indigo and Silk Farming in a Japanese Village
Wednesday, October 2, 2013 7:30 pm
Bryan Whitehead

Life is Cloth
Wednesday, October 9, 2013 7:30 pm
Hiroshi Saito

Journeys and Traces - Art and Life Through Katagami
Tuesday October 15, 2013 7:30 pm
Akemi Nakano Cohn

The Plainweave Thread
Wednesday, October 16, 2013 7:30 pm
Rachel Meginnes

The Sylvan Spirit
Tuesday, October 22, 2013 7:30 pm
Lorraine Roy

EVENTS

African Textiles

Thursday September 26, 2013 7:30 pm

John Gillow

Islamic Textiles

Saturday September 28, 2013

John Gillow

Bryan Whitehead Exhibit

Friday September 27, 2013

Bryan Whitehead

Saito Exhibition (WT)

Thursday October 10, 2013

Hiroshi Saito

Threads

Thursday October 24, 2013 7:30pm

Charllotte Kwon

WORKSHOPS

Blockprinting
September 4, 5, 6, 2013 Wed,Thurs, Fri (10am - 4pm)
Anne Babchuk

Secrets of the Dye Garden
September 7, 8, 9, 2013 Sat, Sun, Mon (10am - 4pm)
Michel Garcia

Indigo - The Organic Vat
September 10, 11, 2013 Tues, Wed (10am - 4pm)
Michel Garcia

The Art of Embroidery
September 9, 10, 11, 2013 Mon, Tue, Wed, (10am - 4pm)
Bonnie Adie

Painting with Machine Embroidery
September 12, 13, 14, 15, 2013 Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun, (10am - 4pm)
Carol Shinn

The Photo Emulsion Screenprint
September 12, 13, 2013 Thu, Fri (10am - 4pm)
Anne Babchuk

Introduction to Dyes
September 13 (evening) 14, 15, 2013 Fri (7pm-10pm) Sat, Sun (10am - 4pm)
Natalie Grambow

Natural Dyes
September 16, 17, 18, 19, 2013 Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu (10am - 4pm)
Charllotte Kwon

Sculptural Knitting
September 18, 19, 20, 2013 Wed, Thu, Fri (10am - 4pm)
Adrienne Sloane

Wire Knitting
Sep 21, 22, 2013 Sat, Sun (10am - 4pm)
Adrienne Sloane

Wayfarer’s Wanderbook and Windfall Cloth
Sept 20 - 24, 2013 Friday - Tuesday (10am - 4pm)
India Flint

Colour Institute
September 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 2013 Monday - Friday (10am - 4pm)
Michele Wipplinger

Visual Music - Composing a Surface
Sep 25, 26, 2013 Wed, Thu (10am - 4pm)
Jason Pollen

Breaking the Rules - Beyond the Mark
September 27, 28, 29, 2013 Fri, Sat, Sun 10am - 4pm
Jason Pollen

Encaustic With a Textile Sensibility
September 30, October 1, 2, 2013 Mon, Tue, Wed (10am - 4pm)
Daniella Woolf

Encaustic on Paper
October 3, 4, 2013 Thu, Fri, (10am - 4pm)
Daniella Woolf

Harmonia’s Rings, Möbius and More
September 28 (Saturday) 10am - 4pm
Sivia Harding

Knitted Möbius and the Mysterious Stitch Mirror
Sept 29, 2013 (Sunday) 10 am - 4 pm
Sivia Harding

The Art of the Headdress
October 1, 2, 3, 2013 (Tue, Wed, Thur) 10am - 4pm
Jessica de Haas

The Creative Studio
October 4, 5, 6, 2013 Fri, Sat, Sun (10am - 4pm)
Natalie Grambow

Japanese Indigo
October 5, 6, 2013 Sat, Sun (10am - 4pm)
Bryan Whitehead

Beyond Blue - Taking Indigo Further
October 8,9, 2013 Tue, Wed (10am -4pm)
Bryan Whitehead

The Silk Way - Cocoon to Thread
October 7, 2013 Monday (10am - 4pm)
Bryan Whitehead

Tapestry Weaving
October 7-10, 2013 Mon - Thu (10am - 4pm)
Elaine Duncan

Katazome with Natural Dyes
October 10, 11, 12, 2013 Thu, Fri, Sat (10am - 4pm)
Akemi Nakano Cohn

Indigo Shibori
October 13, 14, 2013 Sun, Mon (10am - 4pm)
Akemi Nakano Cohn

Nazome 1
October 11, 2013 Friday (10am - 4pm)
Hiroshi Saito

Nazome 2
October 12, 2013 Saturday (10am - 4pm)
Hiroshi Saito

Diary Paintings on Cloth
October 15 -18, 2013 Tue - Fri (10am - 4pm)
Susan Shie

Hand Hooked Rugs
October 15, 16, 2013 Tue, Wed (10am - 4pm)
Michelle Sirois-Silver

Creative Fabrication
October 17, 18, 19, 20, 2013 Thu - Sun (10am - 4pm)
Rachel Meginnes

Between the Colours - Creative Resist
October 19, 20, 2013 Sat, Sun (10am - 4pm)
Natalie Grambow

Expressive Dye Painting and Printing
October 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 2013 Mon - Fri (10am - 4pm)
Sue Benner

Tree of Life - Creativity and Design
October 23, 24, 2013 Wed, Thu (10am - 4pm)
Lorraine Roy

The Living Landscape
October 25, 26, 27, 2013 Fri, Sat, Sun (10am - 4pm)
Lorraine Roy

African Mudprinting
October 26, 27, 28, 2013 Sat - Mon 10am - 4pm
Michele Wipplinger

Natural Dyes - Print and Pattern
October 29, 30, 31,November 1, 2013 Tue - Fri (10am - 4pm)
A Babchuk and D Bush

Bookbinding - Ancient to Modern
October 28, 29, 30, 2013 Mon, Tue, Wed (10am - 4pm)
Gaye Hansen

Bookbinding - The Artists Book
October 31, November 1, 2, 2013 Thu, Fri, Sat (10am - 4pm)
Gaye Hansen

Phototransfer for Textiles
November 2, 3, 2013 Sat, Sun (10am - 4pm)
Natalie Grambow

True Colours - Developing a Personal Palette
November 4, 5, 6, 2013 Mon, Tue, Wed (10am - 5pm)
Carol Soderlund

Pot of Gold - Rainbow Dyeing in a Dyepot
November 7,8 2013 Thu, Fri (10am - 4pm)
Carol Soderlund

The Jewellery of India

New arrivals in the main Maiwa Store on Granville Island

Maiwa works in India with silversmiths to place stones and old pieces in 92.5% silver settings. As with textiles, we look for local elements that carry the feeling and voice of a culture.
Our enthusiasm for this work has ignited renewed interest in traditional designs. Often the combination of antique elements in new settings provides the perfect contrast to fire the imagination.

Necklace with bead and silver work and a gold plate fish - $699.00.	Tribal wrap with old pendant - $159.00
Tribal wrap and silver necklace - $169.00  Silver cuff - $250.00	Multiple strand necklace with blue stones - $269.00
Necklace with bead and silver work and a gold plate fish - $699.00.	Tribal wrap with old pendant - $159.00
Handpainted Krishna in a silver setting - $69.95.	Silver necklace set with green stones. $395.00.

The Maiwa Store Located in the centre of the Net Loft building 

on Granville Island - the artisan heart of Vancouver

Open seven days a week 10am - 7pm

EVENT Threads (On the Road in Bangladesh)

Registration opens June 24 at 10am.

2013 Maiwa Textile Symposium

Event Threads

Charllotte Kwon

7:45 (Doors open at 7:30pm) $10

Thursday October 24, 2013

Net Loft: Granville Is. Vancouver BC

Inspired by the 2012 visit of Living Blue to Vancouver, in 2013 the Maiwa Foundation was on the road again. Charllotte Kwon and a group of Maiwa staff landed in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, and from there embarked on an epic journey through the tropical delta. What they saw astounded them: Bangladesh is one of the poorest nations on earth and yet there is an open optimism that the future will be better. 

Join Charllotte as she retells the story of her 2013 visit. Inspired by Muhammad Yunus and his call to rethink the capitalist system in terms of social enterprise, Charllotte outlines the situation in Bangladesh and Maiwa’s reason for being there. Expect adventure, indigo, artistry, and textiles. The talk will be richly illustrated with still photographs and video clips. 

An exhibition of textiles will be staged in the Net Loft.

To support the work of the foundation, the store will be open after the talk. Take advantage of a special 20% off everything in the store. All sales during this night go directly to the Maiwa Foundation.

BIO

Charllotte Kwon is the owner of Maiwa Handprints Ltd. and the director of the Maiwa Foundation. Through Maiwa, Charllotte also runs a textile archive and research library located on Granville Island. Under her direction Maiwa has produced four documentary films and a number of print publications. She also guides Maiwa’s substantial web presence.

Charllotte travels extensively each year to research handcraft and to supplement her natural-dye research. Always looking to extend natural dye use, she also teaches dyeing workshops with artisans around the world and has planned a series of natural dye master classes to bring exceptional practising artisans together.

EVENT Hiroshi Saito Exhibtion

Registration opens June 24 at 10am.

2013 Maiwa Textile Symposium

Event Saito Exhibition (WT)

Hiroshi Saito

Opening Thursday October 10, 2013

Silk Weaving Studio

No Charge
Please RSVP to Maiwa (604) 669-3939
 or Silk Weaving Studio (604) 687-7455

Beautifully dyed and handcrafted garments, scarves, and wall hangings reflect Hiroshi Saito’s background in the world of traditional Kyoto kimono dyeing. Hiroshi creates contemporary works that are a delightful expression of colour and texture.

Hiroshi was born in 1947 in Yokohama (near Tokyo). For many years he was a silk dyer, colouring cloth to be used in traditional kimonos. Each day he would dye up to 10 bolts of fabric exactly the same colour. At age 35 he decided that there was more to life and he began experimenting with handwoven cottons. The cotton from Thailand, Peru, Mali, India, and China appealed to him because of its warm, human quality. His extensive knowledge of traditional dyeing techniques is now used in the production of materials and clothing for contemporary Japanese dance and music companies.

Hiroshi Saito also works on large installations, including one he performed in the renowned Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York. He is also well known for “Nozome,” an outdoor activity in which he supervises groups of up to 100 people dyeing 20 m lengths of cloth.

EVENT Bryan Whitehead Exhibition

Registration opens June 24 at 10am.

2013 Maiwa Textile Symposium

Event Bryan Whitehead Exhibit

Bryan Whitehead

$No Charge

Opening Friday September 27, 2013

Silk Weaving Studio 6 - 8 pm

Please RSVP to Maiwa (604) 669-3939
or Silk Weaving Studio (604) 687-7455

While working on his own silk farm in the isolated mountains of Japan, Bryan Whitehead also mastered indigo dyeing and traditional forms of weaving. He has brought a selection of his evocative works, woven using antique tools, to Vancouver for this exhibit.

EVENT John Gillow - Islamic Textiles

Registration opens June 24 at 10am.

2013 Maiwa Textile Symposium

Event Islamic Textiles

John Gillow

7:45 (Doors open at 7:30) $15

Saturday September 28, 2013

Net Loft: Granville Is. Vancouver BC

John Gillow, author, lecturer, traveller, and collector, has spent more than 40 years in the Islamic world. The fruits of his research are well displayed in his latest book, Textiles of the Islamic World, published by Thames and Hudson. John joins us from his home in Cambridge, UK.

John will give a broad survey of the textiles produced throughout history, putting them in their social and geographic context. In this wide-ranging lecture he will cover not only what are considered to be the classic textiles of Turkey, Persia, Central Asia, and India but also those of the lesser known outposts of the Muslim world: North Africa (Morocco, Tunisia, and Egypt), the Balkans (particularly Albania), and Syria. He will also touch on Palestine, Iraq, south Arabia, Afghanistan, Indonesia and the Philippines, and sub-Saharan Africa. 

EVENT John Gillow - African Textiles

Registration opens June 24 at 10am.

2013 Maiwa Textile Symposium

Event African Textiles

John Gillow

7:45 (Doors open at 7:30) $15

Thursday September 26, 2013

Net Loft: Granville Is. Vancouver BC

Every year John travels to different parts of Africa to collect and research traditional textiles. In the west, in Nigeria and the Francophone countries, are the superlative indigo dyed textiles, made with stitched and paste resist. Nearby are the stunning stripweaves of Ghana and its neighbours. In Central Africa, he finds Ndop indigo cloth, beadwork, and the fantastic head-wear of Cameroon as well as the classically abstract Kuba raffia weavings and embroidery.  In the north are fine weavings in wool and silk, exquisite costumes, and intricate metal-thread work. 

His vast collection and knowledge appear in the book African Textiles: Colour and Creativity Across a Continent published by Thames and Hudson. John joins us from his home in Cambridge, UK.

LECTURE Lorraine Roy

Registration opens June 24th at 10am.

2013 Maiwa Textile Symposium

Lecture The Sylvan Spirit

Lorraine Roy

7:45 (Doors open at 7:30) $15.00

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Net Loft: Granville Is. Vancouver BC

Sometimes a tree is so much more than just a tree. 

Join Lorraine Roy for a figurative walk in the woods: a survey of the ways that trees offer inspiration in both life and art. Her years of research into cultural, symbolic, and spiritual aspects will show how different cultures, present and past, have created a rich mythology around this arboreal object.

This living image is also fundamental to Lorraine’s own practice of layered fabric collage. From the beginning of her career, trees have provided both motif and motivation. Formally trained in agriculture and horticulture, Lorraine draws from a number of sources in her designing: biology, botany, environmental research, mythology, early and modern culture, literature, and spiritual writings.

This lecture will be illustrated with images from her own extensive body of work. Lorraine will also explain her artistic process whereby she is able to collage fabrics and threads in a painterly way.

Lorraine joins us from Ontario.