June 2 - 5, 2011 20% off everything at Maiwa East We have finally run out of space. And we still have more furniture arriving. 4 days only. No holds, no layaways, and no coupons during this event. ...
On Friday April 29th Charllotte Kwon delivered a talk to the ISEND Natural Dye Conference. We are pleased to give the text for her talk in this post. The talk was accompanied by 63 still images which were shown as she talked. We've included a few of them...
2011 Maiwa Textile Symposium Event Slow Clothes Fashion Show $20 Saturday, October 22, 2011 8 pm Net Loft, Granville Island, Vancouver, Canada Join us for one of our legendary fashion shows. Fabric comes alive with rhythm and grace. A delicate sigh of cloth, or a sweep of colour...
2011 Maiwa Textile Symposium Event $10 7:30 pm Saturday, October 29, 2011 Net Loft, Granville Island, Vancouver, Canada Our favourite event. The dyepots are exhausted, the last stitches are in place, the lectures are over although still a hot topic of conversation. We put on a spread, bring...
2011 Maiwa Textile Symposium Event RSVP Opening Event 6-8 pm Friday, October 14, 2011 Silk Weaving Studio, Granville Island Jorie Johnson has developed her own innovative approach to the 8,000-year-old central-Asian technique of feltmaking. By working various materials such as silk, rayon, and mohair into the felt product,...
2011 Maiwa Textile Symposium Event An exhibition of textiles from the Maiwa masterclass India $10 Opening Event 7 pm Thursday, October 13, 2011 Maiwa East, 1310 Odlum Dr., Vancouver, Canada In January 2011, participants in the Maiwa Natural Dye Masterclass held in Bengal, India, were given a challenge:...
2011 Maiwa Textile Symposium Event $10 Opening Event Saturday, September 24, 2011 Maiwa East, 1310 Odlum Dr., Vancouver, Canada An exhibition of some of the exceptional work that is at the heart of Mexico’s traditional textile revival. The title of this exhibition is a translation of “Sna Jolobil”...
2011 Maiwa Textile Symposium Lecture Dorothy Caldwell $15 Tuesday October 25 - 7:30 pm Net Loft Granville Island, Vancouver, Canada Dorothy Caldwell’s talk illustrates how her textile art is an ongoing exploration of a sense of place. Her long-time interest in how humans mark the landscape...
2011 Maiwa Textile Symposium Lecture $15 Thursday October 20 - 7:30 pm and Friday October 21 - 7:30 pm Net Loft Granville Island, Vancouver, Canada “Few other places can boast the density of Gee’s Bend’s artistic achievement, which is the result of both geographical isolation and an unusual degree...
2011 Maiwa Textile Symposium Lecture Jorie Johnson $15 Wednesday October 12 - 7:30 pm Net Loft Granville Island, Vancouver, Canada Presented by Maiwa and The Silk Weaving Studio Jorie Johnson, owner of Joi Rae Textile Studio in southern Kyoto, Japan, will present a talk about her...
2011 Maiwa Textile Symposium Lecture Michel Garcia $15 Thursday October 6 - 7:30 pm Net Loft Granville Island, Vancouver, Canada In 2011, Michel Garcia returns from France to provide a survey of some of the most interesting facets of his work as a natural dye chemist. Well versed...
2011 Maiwa Textile Symposium Lecture Alison Ellen $15 Friday September 30 - 7:30 pm Net Loft Granville Island, Vancouver, Canada What is the role of the hand-knitted stitch in the modern world? The answer to this question forms the basis for Alison Ellen’s lecture. In the...
2011 Maiwa Textile Symposium Lecture Sheri Brautigam $15 Thursday September 22 - 7:30 pm Net Loft Granville Island, Vancouver, Canada Like people, textiles have lives. Among the indigenous groups of Mexico, an attempt to bring a textile tradition back to life is known as a rescate (a...
2011 Maiwa Textile Symposium Lecture Michael Brennand-Wood $15 Saturday September 10 - 7:30 pm Net Loft Granville Island, Vancouver, Canada “I have persistently worked within contested areas of textile practice, embroidery, pattern, lace and recently, floral imagery.” A defining characteristic of the work of Michael Brennand-Wood...
2011 Maiwa Textile Symposium Workshop Carol Soderlund $295 (Includes $75 Lab Fee) Three full days November 7 - 9 (Mon - Wed) 10am - 5pm Maiwa East - 1310 Odlum Dr. Vancouver, Canada Class Limit 16 For the dyer, the many choices of available colours can lead to...
2011 Maiwa Textile Symposium Workshop Carol Soderlund $225 (Includes $50 Lab Fee) Two full days November 10 - 11 (Thu - Fri) 10am - 4pm Maiwa East - 1310 Odlum Dr. Vancouver, Canada Class Limit 16 Carol Soderlund is our most requested instructor. Students emerge from her courses...
2011 Maiwa Textile Symposium Workshop Natalie Grambow $195 (Includes $60 Lab Fee) Two full days November 5 - 6 (Sat - Sun) 10am - 4pm Maiwa East - 1310 Odlum Dr. Vancouver, Canada Class Limit 16 This two-day workshop will focus on a number of transfer processes that...
2011 Maiwa Textile Symposium Workshop Akemi Nakano Cohn $225 (Includes $60 Lab Fee) Two full days November 3 - 4 (Thu - Fri) 10am - 4pm Maiwa East - 1310 Odlum Dr., Vancouver, Canada Class Limit 14 Explore pattern on fabric through the magic of the ancient Japanese...
2011 Maiwa Textile Symposium Workshop Akemi Nakano Cohn $295 (Includes $70 Lab Fee) Three full days October 31 - November 2 (Mon - Wed) 10am - 4pm Maiwa East - 1310 Odlum Dr., Vancouver, Canada Class Limit 14 Katazome is a traditional Japanese resist-dyeing technique which makes use...
2011 Maiwa Textile Symposium Workshop Briony Jean Foy $195 (Includes $30 Lab Fee) Two full days November 1 - 2 (Tue - Wed) 10am - 4pm Maiwa Loft - Net Loft Granville Is., Vancouver, Canada Class Limit 14 Needle felting is a popular craft form, but the process...
2011 Maiwa Textile Symposium Workshop Briony Jean Foy $250 (Includes $50 Lab Fee) Three full days October 29 - 31 (Sat - Mon) 10am - 4pm Maiwa Loft - Net Loft Granville Is., Vancouver, Canada Class Limit 14 Learn a needle-felting process that is as simple and spontaneous...
2011 Maiwa Textile Symposium Workshop Dorothy Caldwell $350 (Includes $40 Lab Fee) Three full days October 26 - 28 (Wed - Fri) 10am - 4pm Maiwa Loft - Net Loft Granville Is., Vancouver, Canada Class Limit 14 This workshop will examine “the stitch” using the traditions of Indian...
2011 Maiwa Textile Symposium Workshop Bob Adams $495 (Includes $60 Lab Fee) Five full days October 26 - 30 (Wed - Sun)10am - 4pm Maiwa East - 1310 Odlum Dr., Vancouver, Canada Class Limit 14 Bob Adams arrives from Lafayette, Indiana, to take students on an intense learning...
2011 Maiwa Textile Symposium Workshop Sue Benner $495 (Includes $100 Lab Fee) Five full days October 20 - 24 (Thu - Mon) 10am - 4pm Maiwa East - 1310 Odlum Dr., Vancouver, Canada Class Limit 14 Sue Benner is well known for her large-format textile works which combine...
2011 Maiwa Textile Symposium Workshop Quilters of Gee's Bend We are running this workshop once as a one-day and twice as a two-day. $175 (Includes $20 Lab Fee) One full day October 21 (Fri) 10am - 4pm $295 (Includes $50 Lab Fee) Two full days October 22 -...
2011 Maiwa Textile Symposium Workshop Jane Stafford $395 (Includes $90 Lab Fee) Four full days October 17 - 20 (Mon - Thu) 10am - 4pm Maiwa Loft - Net Loft Granville Is., Vancouver, Canada Class Limit 12 Our course description comes straight from Salt Spring Island weaving instructor...
2011 Maiwa Textile Symposium Workshop Karen Selk $295 (Includes $120 Lab Fee) Three full days October 17 - 19 (Mon - Wed) 10am - 4pm Maiwa East - 1310 Odlum Dr., Vancouver, Canada Class Limit 16 Silk felt. Silk paper. Silk fusion. By any name it is exciting...
2011 Maiwa Textile Symposium Workshop Natalie Grambow $175 (Includes $50 Lab Fee) Two full days October 15 - 16 (Sat - Sun) 10am - 4pm Maiwa Loft - Net Loft Granville Is. Vancouver, Canada Class Limit 16 This is one of our most inspiring and creative workshops. So...
2011 Maiwa Textile Symposium Workshop Jorie Johnson $395 (Includes $90 Lab Fee) Four full days October 13 - 16 (Thu - Sun) 10am - 4pm Maiwa East - 1310 Odlum Dr. Vancouver, Canada Class Limit 14 This four-day intensive workshop will cover exciting felting techniques with the goal...
2011 Maiwa Textile Symposium Workshop Janel Laidman $295 (Includes $45 Lab Fee) Three full days October 12 - 14 (Wed - Fri) 10am - 4pm Maiwa East - 1310 Odlum Dr. Vancouver, Canada Class Limit 16 The workshop opens at Maiwa East for the first day of playing...
2011 Maiwa Textile Symposium Workshop Michel Garcia $250 (Includes $50 Lab Fee) Two full days October 10 - 11 (Mon - Tue) 10am - 4pm Maiwa East - 1310 Odlum Dr. Vancouver, Canada Class Limit 18 Dyers can spend years mastering the quirks and personality of a specific...
2011 Maiwa Textile Symposium Workshop Michel Garcia $395 (Includes $75 Lab Fee) Three full days October 7 - 9 (Fri - Sun) 10am - 4pm Maiwa East - 1310 Odlum Dr. Vancouver, Canada Class Limit 18 This class was the most talked-about workshop of 2010. Michel Garcia’s deep...
2011 Maiwa Textile Symposium Workshop Hitoshi Ujiie $395 (Includes $50 Lab Fee) Four full days October 6 - 9 (Thu - Sun) 10am - 4pm Maiwa Loft - Net Loft Granville Is. Vancouver, Canada Class Limit 16 The computer is a powerful tool for the manipulation of image...
2011 Maiwa Textile Symposium Workshop Jessica de Haas $295 (Includes $85 Lab Fee) Three full days October 3 - 5 (Mon - Wed) 10am - 4pm Maiwa East - 1310 Odlum Dr. Vancouver, Canada Class Limit 14 In this exploratory three-day workshop, students dive into the exciting and...
2011 Maiwa Textile Symposium Workshop Alison Ellen $225 (Includes $15 Lab Fee) Three full days October 3 - 5 (Mon - Wed) 10am - 4pm Maiwa Loft - Net Loft Granville Is., Canada Class Limit 14 The aim of this workshop is to take a fresh look at...
2011 Maiwa Textile Symposium Workshop Alison Ellen $175 (Includes $10 Lab Fee) Two full days October 1 - 2 (Sat - Sun) 10am - 4pm Maiwa Loft - Net Loft Granville Is., Canada Class Limit 14 This workshop will take an alternative look at how colour can be...
2011 Maiwa Textile Symposium Workshop 195 (Includes $80 Lab Fee On evening and two full days September 30 (Fri) 7pm - 10pm October 1 -2 (Sat - Sun) 10am - 4pm Maiwa East - 1310 Odlum Dr., Canada Class Limit 14 This intensive three-day workshop is the perfect...
2011 Maiwa Textile Symposium Workshop Anne Babchuk and Danielle Bush $295 (Includes $80 Lab Fee) Four full days September 27 - 30 (Tue - Fri) 10am - 4pm Maiwa East - 1310 Odlum Dr., Canada Class Limit 14 In this new and groundbreaking class, students will study the...
Women in the Orient, wealth worn as part of the head adornment. One of the most spectacular exhibitions of textiles we've ever seen. Women in the Orient is on display at the Quai Branly Museum in Paris until May 15. The exhibition consists of pieces from musée du...
