Returning to Canada after having committed to a natural dye workshop in Assam, we had to unpack our samples of silks and see if they could be dyed successfully. When we were in Assam we tried our best to gather local knowledge about silk dyeing. Popular opinion is...
Testing the SilksThe Day Before the WorkshopDay OneDay TwoDay ThreeIn the autumn of 2008 we travelled to Assam, India ...
Handloom enthusiasts are starting to get very excited about the arrival of Bappaditya Biswas for the 2009 Symposium ...
Some of you may already be familiar with cellist Yo Yo Ma's Silk Road Project. "Inspired by the cultural traditions of ...
We have just had a great letter from Veronica Soul. Veronica was instrumental in bringing the Maiwa Foundation to ...
Our latest video podcast just went up.Part 2 - PresentationRosemary CrillRosemary Crill explores "the cotton road" ...
In our last post we mentioned that we had received some of Nicole Chazaud's student materials for her fall workshop ...
It is about this time of year that we start to get a head start on the creation of the student booklets for the fall ...
When we put together the 2009 Symposium course calendar, we are limited to one or two photos of instructor works. Its ...
It is the last day of the Natural dye workshop. Students receive their certificates - which they love. We review ...
On the fourth day, with the fun work of dyeing complete the real work begins. Students separate the hanks out into ...
The third day. Once again the previous days dyeing is thoroughly washed out in the morning and hung to dry. With ...
