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October 2009 - the MAIWA BLOG

The day before the big show

October 23rd was the rehearsal. The stylists were styling, the band was rehearsing, the dancers were dancing, the choreographer was guiding, the garments were adjusted ... it was a very busy place. During all this we did a quick set-up and took some photos of the dancers in...

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Photos from the Ichhamati event

On Thursday October 22nd, Bappaditya (Bappa) Biswas presented On the Banks of the Ichhamati. The woven textiles told ...

Wild and Rare Fibers

Last night was our live video conference with the Jawaja artisans - it was a pivotal event but before we get to that ...

Visa denial makes waves in India

The denial of a visa by the Canadian High Commission to Indian dignitary Ashoke Chatterjee is making waves in India ...

Sheila Paine

Sheila Paine, who presented her talk on October 20th. Handed us a letter the other day. She has kindly granted us ...

The Real Barriers to Trade

[Update Dec 4, 2009. The visa issue resurfaces in The Vancouver Globe and Mail - full text here ]We run here ...

From Cambodia to Peru

It is late at night and we have just come back from the lecture hall. Last night (Oct 18) Mr. Morimoto gave his ...

Midnight in the Garden of Natural Dye Plants

On Friday evening Michel Garcia delivered his lecture Creating a Garden of Natural Dye Plants. Michel brought his deep ...

Andean Weaving Exhibition

[Update: Here is a link to The Center for Traditional Textiles of Cusco.]The day began early when we picked up Nilda ...

Lecture Series Begins ...

... tonight with Charllotte Kwon's talk "The True Miracle Fibres: Natural Threads of the World." We are all very ...

Elin Noble and Other Strong Women

This is an art quilt show featuring cloth dyed by master dyer, Elin Noble (who some of you may remember as an ...

Indigo: from the Silk Road to the streets of New York

We received an e-mail from Indigo specialist Jenny Balfour-Paul updating us on Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Connect project ...

Looms in the Loft

[Update: We've added the names of the looms in the photos to give a bit more information.]Yesterday instructor Jane ...