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February 2010 - the MAIWA BLOG

In Memorium - Henri Lambert

We were deeply saddened to receive the news that Henri Lambert has recently died of a sudden heart attack. Henri together with is wife Denise was instrumental in leading a revival of woad dye. Henri, who became enamored with the shades of European blue derived from woad, devoted...

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Dhamadka - The New Land

Last month we were in India's Kutch desert visiting the Khatris. They were very keen to show us the improvements that ...

Granville Island - The Book

Maiwa is very proud to be a part of this incredible book. Granville Island by Karen Johnson (with forward by Peter ...

Granville Island + Olympics? No Problem.

Getting around Granville Island during the Olympics is not a problem. Despite early concerns over crowds for special ...

Tapestries and Natural Dyes

Europe has a large and accessible collection of tapestries. One great advantage of almost all tapestries on exhibit in ...

Eri Silk Assam 2

Assam: Land of the Golden Silk - Part 6(Our 2008 visit to Assam in search of three types of silk.)We've been lucky in ...

Creating a Garden of Natural Dye Plants - Part 2

Our latest video podcast just went up.Part 2 - Presentation, Question and AnswerMichel GarciaMichel Garcia is a ...