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May 2009 - the MAIWA BLOG

African Textiles: The Heart of the Yoruba - Part 1

Our latest podcast just went up. Part 1 - PresentationGasali AdeyemoIn this lecture master craftsman Gasali Adeyemo opens the evening with a description of his early life in Nigeria and tells how fibre art came into his life. As a participant of the Nike Centre for Arts and...

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Works on Canvas

2009 Maiwa Textile SymposiumWorkshopInstructor Natalie GrambowCanvas is for artists, and an unstretched canvas is an ...

Colour Mixing for Dyers

2009 Maiwa Textile SymposiumWorkshopInstructor Carol SoderlundColour Mixing for Dyers is the most thorough and ...

Feltmaking

2009 Maiwa Textile SymposiumWorkshopInstructor Rene EvansFelt is one of the oldest known forms of manipulated fibre ...

Knit Felt Embellish

2009 Maiwa Textile SymposiumWorkshopInstructor Venessa BentleyThis was one of our most popular workshops last year ...

Felt Fabrics for Interiors

2009 Maiwa Textile SymposiumWorkshopInstructor Nicole ChazaudIn four days students will learn how to design and make ...

Between the Colours: Creative Resist

2009 Maiwa Textile SymposiumWorkshopInstructor Natalie GrambowHere students will obtain a comprehensive understanding ...

Qiviuk: Working with Rare Fibres

2009 Maiwa Textile SymposiumWorkshopInstructor Marcelina Charri, Maria Lima, Fernando AlvarezMarcelina Charri and ...

Leatherwork

2009 Maiwa Textile SymposiumWorkshopInstructor Jawaja Leatherworkers[Editors note: this workshop was canceled due to ...

Marketing Craft: Artisans, Culture, and Trade

2009 Maiwa Textile SymposiumWorkshopInstructor Ashoke ChatterjeeThe evolution of markets can affect the lives and ...

The Woad Workshop: European Blue

2009 Maiwa Textile SymposiumWorkshopInstructor Henri LambertHistorically the French referred to woad not as a dye but ...

The Working Traveller

2009 Maiwa Textile SymposiumWorkshopInstructor Bappaditya Biswas, Stephen Huyler,Linda Cortwright, Charllotte Kwon ...

The Art of Embroidery

2009 Maiwa Textile SymposiumWorkshopInstructor Bonnie AdieAre you a textile enthusiast wanting to add stitch for ...

Cambodian Dyeing Traditions

2009 Maiwa Textile SymposiumWorkshopInstructor Morimoto KikuoUnder the Khmer Rouge almost all of Cambodia’s ...

Maiwa East New Arrivals

At Maiwa EastTreasures carried across the deserts of INDIAeach bedevery table a verse carvedin woodwith astounding ...

Secrets from the Dye Garden: Extracts and Printing

2009 Maiwa Textile SymposiumWorkshopInstructor Michel GarciaMichel Garcia joins us from the Botanical Garden of Dye ...

Andean Knitting

2009 Maiwa Textile SymposiumWorkshopInstructor Nilda Callañaupa AlvarezMen’s knitted caps are in common use in many ...

Peruvian Backstrap Weaving

2009 Maiwa Textile SymposiumWorkshopInstructor Nilda Callañaupa Alvarez“The process of weaving is a reflection of the ...

Bowen Island raises over $7000

Project Dhamadka got another boost on Saturday at the Bowen Island Ajrakh Auction. Organized by Mariana Holbrook, Judi ...

Rozome: Japanese Batik

2009 Maiwa Textile SymposiumWorkshopInstructor Betsy Sterling BenjaminAuthor and master rozome artist Betsy Sterling ...

Colour Institute

2009 Maiwa Textile SymposiumWorkshopInstructor Michele WipplingerFor 2009 this very popular workshop has expanded to a ...

Indigo, Shibori, and Beyond

2009 Maiwa Textile SymposiumWorkshopInstructor Vivien PrideauxThis workshop begins with the Japanese techniques of ...

Indigo: The Natural Vat

2009 Maiwa Textile SymposiumWorkshopInstructor Vivien PrideauxFor many indigo dyers, working with a natural ...

Working from the Inside Out: The Creative Process

2009 Maiwa Textile SymposiumWorkshopInstructor Jean CacicedoWe all possess a wealth of personal inner resources that ...

Invented Fabric: The Textured Cloth

2009 Maiwa Textile SymposiumWorkshopInstructor Jean CacicedoThis special workshop, held every year, introduces an ...

The Expressive Stitch

2009 Maiwa Textile SymposiumWorkshopInstructor Dorothy CaldwellThis workshop will examine “the stitch” using the ...

Phototransfer for Textiles

2009 Maiwa Textile SymposiumWorkshopInstructor Natalie GrambowThis two-day workshop will focus on a combination of ...

Weaving in the Maiwa Tradition

2009 Maiwa Textile SymposiumWorkshopInstructor Jane StaffordWe were very pleased to get this workshop proposal. The ...

The Ajrakh Auction goes to Bowen Island

The Maiwa Foundation is taking its auctionto Bowen Island to raise money forProject DhamadkaSaturday May 9th at ...