New to the store – two books. Eco Colour: botanical dyes for beautiful textiles. By India Flint. Designer, artist, writer, sheep farmer and self described occasional ragbag princess, India Flint was born in Melbourne and has lived in diverse locations from the Andamooka Opal Fields to rural Austrailia and...
Adrienne Sloane, who was just in town teaching her Artful Knit: A Sculptural Approach workshop, has returned to her home stateside. We were pleased to discover that both Vancouver and Maiwa got a nice write-up on her blog: The Knitter's Eye. Thanks Adrienne! ...
The Maiwa Guide to Natural Dyes What they are and how to use them Washing yardage at the Ajrakh blockprinting studio in Dhamadka, India. This photo was taken before the 2001 Kutch earthquake. The seismic disruption shifted the water table and introduced iron and other impurities. Eventually the...
The Maiwa Guide to Natural Dyes What they are and how to use them Dyeing carpet wool with madder root in preparation for carpet weaving. Demonstration of dyes for the DOBAG project. Every day we speak to people who have a keen interest in natural dyes. Some have...
We've just put our latest podcast up. Part 1 In this presentation the panel consider what it means to be a working traveller, talk about cultural intervention, trade, and the benefits and pitfals of craft preservation and marketing. Join Bappaditya Biswas (weaver and entrepreneur), Stephen Huyler (anthropologist, photographer,...
The Mad Hatter by John Tenniel The Craft Council of BC (CCBC) will be hosting an Afternoon Tea Extraordinaire from 2:30 – 5pm on Sunday, October 17th at Hycroft House – featuring an eclectic/formal tea service, and of course, hats! The CCBC is planning a number of fun...
The Spinner 1873 William-Adolphe Bouguereau Some of you linguaphiles may already know A Word A Day - The daily e-mail giving an unusual word, its etymology and definition. This week the words have been related to spinning and are very interesting. Here is a set of links to...
MAIWA TEXTILE WORKSHOPS There are a few openings in the following workshops. Click on the title for full details or online registration. Dyeing: Mudcloth with Michele Wipplinger Discover the rich assortment of colour that can be gathered and brewed from the earth's crust. Dyeing to Discharge with Carol...
We are on the eve of our 2010 workshop series. For the weaver's among us that means we get to welcome back Jane Stafford from Jane Stafford Textiles on Salt Spring Island. Jane is one of the most sought after instructors in weaving today. It is one of...
A container has just arrived from India - we've unpacked it and started to polish the wood ... Handmade rakes from the rakemakers of Bagru, Rajasthan. Ordinarily these rakes are available only once a year at a special market festival. We saw them in the market and loved...
