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July 2009 - the MAIWA BLOG

Morocco - day two

Day one concluded with hanks of yarns washed, mordanted and dyed. The hanks were left to dry overnight and in the morning they were ready to be washed. Many participants were anxious and concerned when we described the washing process - wash and wash again until there is...

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The Cotton Road - Part 1

Our latest video podcast just went up.Part 1 - PresentationRosemary CrillRosemary Crill explores "the cotton road" ...

Morocco - day one

On the first day we meet the students and give an overview of what we will be doing during the week. We are lucky to ...

Morocco - before the workshop

Before we can launch into five solid days of natural dye training we need to know what kind of situation we're dealing ...

Morocco - Natural Dye Workshop

Before the WorkshopDay OneDay TwoDay ThreeDay FourLast DayIn 2007 the Maiwa Foundation conducted a five-day ...

Maiwa Foundation - Natural Dye Workshops

The Maiwa Foundation encourages high quality traditional techniques and traditions. Its work consists in preserving ...

Master weaver speaks about Laotian traditions

Over one-hundred people came out on June 25th to hear master weaver Kongthong speak about Laotian weaving traditions ...

The Silk Road fills the Gallery

The music was fantastic, the food exceptional, the atmosphere exotic, and the Gallery full. Organizer Danielle Bush ...

The Wrap Party & Auction

2009 Maiwa Textile SymposiumThe Wrap Party & AuctionMaiwa HandprintsOur favourite event. The dyepots are exhausted ...

Slow Clothes Fashion Show

2009 Maiwa Textile SymposiumSlow Clothes Fashion ShowBai Lou,Bleu de Lectoure,Qiviuk Boutique,and MaiwaSlow FoodLive ...

On the Banks of the Ichhamati

2009 Maiwa Textile SymposiumOn the Banks of the IchhamatiBappaditya Biswas$10Presented and Introduced by Bappaditya ...