WORKSHOP Shaped Resist with Natural Dye Extracts

2012 Maiwa Textile Symposium Workshop. Registration opens June 25th at 10am Shaped Resist with Natural Dye Extracts Joan Morris $495 (includes $100 lab fee) class limit 16 October 26-30 (Fri-Tue) 10am–4pm Maiwa East, 1310 Odlum Drive, Vancouver, Canada Natural dye extracts are a versatile and sustainable way of...

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WORKSHOP Hand-Hooked Rugs

2012 Maiwa Textile Symposium Workshop. Registration opens June 25th at 10am Hand-Hooked Rugs Michelle Sirois-Silver $195 (includes $65 lab fee) class limit 16 October 29, 30 (Mon, Tue) 10am–4pm Maiwa Loft, Granville Island, Vancouver, Canada The original hooked rugs were a matter of thrift. Yet they left a...

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WORKSHOP Designing Knitted Lace with Beads

2012 Maiwa Textile Symposium Workshop. Registration opens June 25th at 10am Designing Knitted Lace with Beads Sivia Harding $175 (includes $40 lab fee) class limit 16 October 27, 28 (Sat, Sun) 10am–4pm Maiwa Loft, Granville Island, Vancouver, Canada In this workshop knitting mentor Sivia Harding returns from Portland...

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WORKSHOP Weaving: Inspiration from the Sari

2012 Maiwa Textile Symposium Workshop. Registration opens June 25th at 10am Weaving: Inspiration from the Sari Jane Stafford $395 (includes $90 lab fee) class limit 12 October 23-26 (Tue-Fri) 10am–4pm Maiwa Loft, Granville Island, Vancouver, Canada In January of 2011 Jane Stafford travelled to India with the Maiwa...

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WORKSHOP Natural Dyes: Print and Pattern

2012 Maiwa Textile Symposium Workshop. Registration opens June 25th at 10am Natural Dyes: Print and Pattern Anne Babchuk and Danielle Bush $395 (includes $80 lab fee) class limit 16 October 22-25 (Mon-Thu) 10am–4pm Maiwa East, 1310 Odlum Drive, Vancouver, Canada In this new and groundbreaking class, students will...

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WORKSHOP Banjara Embroidery

2012 Maiwa Textile Symposium Workshop. Registration opens June 25th at 10am Banjara Embroidery Jan and Laxmi Duclos $195 (includes $40 lab fee) class limit 16 FIRST TIME October 19, 20 (Fri, Sat) 10am–4pm SECOND TIME October 21, 22 (Sun, Mon) 10am–4pm Maiwa Loft, Granville Island, Vancouver, Canada Jan...

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WORKSHOP Introduction to Dyes

2012 Maiwa Textile Symposium Workshop. Registration opens June 25th at 10am Introduction to Dyes Natalie Grambow $225 (includes $80 lab fee) class limit 14 October 19-21 (Fri) 7–10pm, (Sat, Sun) 10am-4pm Maiwa East, 1310 Odlum Drive, Vancouver, Canada This intensive three-day workshop is the perfect entry into the...

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WORKSHOP In Conversation with Sibella Court

2012 Maiwa Textile Symposium Workshop. Registration opens June 25th at 10am In Conversation with Sibella Court Sibella Court $175 (includes $10 lab fee) class limit 18 October 18 (Thu) 10am–4pm Maiwa Loft, Granville Island, Vancouver, Canada Photo Chris Court Join international stylist, designer, and author Sibella Court for...

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WORKSHOP The Greener Indigo

2012 Maiwa Textile Symposium Workshop. Registration opens June 25th at 10am The Greener Indigo Barbara Shapiro $295 (includes $75 lab fee) class limit 16 October 17-19 (Wed-Fri) 10am–4pm Maiwa East, 1310 Odlum Drive, Vancouver, Canada This workshop presents an ecologically sound, non-toxic way to work with indigo. It...

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WORKSHOP Sources of Inspiration

2012 Maiwa Textile Symposium Workshop. Registration opens June 25th at 10am Sources of Inspiration Barbara Shapiro $150 (includes $30 lab fee) class limit 14 October 16 (Tue) 10am–4pm Maiwa Loft, Granville Island, Vancouver, Canada “Do you want to understand the creative process better or learn to see your...

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WORKSHOP Indigo: The Organic Vat

2012 Maiwa Textile Symposium Workshop. Registration opens June 25th at 10am Indigo: The Organic Vat Michel Garcia $250 (includes $50 lab fee) class limit 18 October 15, 16 (Mon, Tue) 10am–4pm Maiwa East, 1310 Odlum Drive, Vancouver, Canada Dyers can spend years mastering the quirks and personality of...

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WORKSHOP Secrets of the Dye Garden

2012 Maiwa Textile Symposium Workshop. Registration opens June 25th at 10am Secrets of the Dye Garden Michel Garcia $395 (includes a $75 lab fee) class limit 18 October 12-14 (Fri-Sun) 10am–4pm Maiwa East, 1310 Odlum Drive, Vancouver, Canada This class was the most talked-about workshop of 2011. Michel...

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WORKSHOP One Day Q&A with Michel Garcia

2012 Maiwa Textile Symposium Workshop. Registration opens June 25th at 10am One Day Q&A with Michel Garcia Michel Garcia $50 class limit 25 October 11 (Thu) 10am–4pm Maiwa East, 1310 Odlum Drive, Vancouver, Canada Michel Garcia’s workshops and lectures generate many questions—both for seasoned dyers and for the...

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WORKSHOP The Creative Studio

2012 Maiwa Textile Symposium Workshop. Registration opens June 25th at 10am The Creative Studio Natalie Grambow $250 (includes $65 lab fee) class limit 14 October 12- 14 (Fri-Sun) 10am–4pm Maiwa Loft, Granville Island, Vancouver, Canada Due to intense demand the Creative Studio has been expanded to a three-day...

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WORKSHOP Filming the World

2012 Maiwa Textile Symposium Workshop. Registration opens June 25th at 10am Filming the World Mary Lance $75 class limit 18 October 11 (Thu) MORNING 10am–1pm or October 11 (Thu) AFTERNOON 2am-5pm Maiwa Loft, Granville Island, Vancouver, Canada In this workshop, American filmmaker Mary Lance will show excerpts from three...

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WORKSHOP Blockprinting

2012 Maiwa Textile Symposium Workshop. Registration opens June 25th at 10am Blockprinting Anne Babchuk $195 (includes $50 lab fee) class limit 16 October 9, 10 (Tue, Wed) 10am–4pm Maiwa East, 1310 Odlum, Vancouver, Canada Blockprinting is an efficient and artistic means of applying repeat elements to both fabric...

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WORKSHOP Natural Dyes

2012 Maiwa Textile Symposium Workshop. Registration opens June 25th at 10am Natural Dyes Charllotte Kwon $395 (includes $100 lab fee) class limit 16 October 1-4 (Mon-thu) 10am–4pm Maiwa East, 1310 Odlum, Vancouver, Canada What magic does the dyer use to coax colour from nature? Throughout the world this...

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WORKSHOP Colour Institute

2012 Maiwa Textile Symposium Workshop. Registration opens June 25th at 10am Colour Institute Michele Wipplinger $595 (includes $150 lab fee) class limit 16 October 1-5 (Mon-Fri) 10am–4pm Maiwa Loft, Granville Island, Vancouver, Canada A full five days devoted to the in-depth study of colour will release your creative...

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WORKSHOP Encaustic with a Textile Sensibility

2012 Maiwa Textile Symposium Workshop. Registration opens June 25th at 10am Encaustic with a Textile Sensibility Daniella Woolf $395 (includes $100 lab fee) class limit 12 September 28-30 (Fri-Sun) 10am–4pm Maiwa East, 1310 Odlum Drive, Vancouver, Canada Encaustic—the use of heated beeswax mixed with pigments—opens up a vast...

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WORKSHOP The Art of Bookbinding

2012 Maiwa Textile Symposium Workshop. Registration opens June 25th at 10am The Art of Bookbinding Gaye Hansen $295 (includes $70 lab fee) class limit 12 September 27-29 (Thu-Sat) 10am–4pm Maiwa Loft, Granville Island, Vancouver, Canada One of our most popular classes—the demand for professional bookbinding instruction has been...

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WORKSHOP Bookbinding Basics

2012 Maiwa Textile Symposium Workshop. Registration opens June 25th at 10am Bookbinding Basics Gaye Hansen $195 (includes $50 lab fee) class limit 12 September 25, 26 (Tue, Wed) 10am–4pm Maiwa Loft, Granville Island, Vancouver, Canada This class is a good foundation and a wonderful introduction to the world...

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WORKSHOP Felting Vision

2012 Maiwa Textile Symposium Workshop. Registration opens June 25th at 10am Felting Vision Jorie Johnson $495 (includes $90 lab fee) class limit 14 September 24-27 (Mon-Thu) 10am–4pm Maiwa East, 1310 Odlum, Vancouver, Canada This four-day intensive workshop will cover exciting felting techniques with the goal of producing lightweight...

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WORKSHOP Painting with Machine Embroidery

2012 Maiwa Textile Symposium Workshop. Registration opens June 25th at 10am Painting with Machine Embroidery Carol Shinn $495 (includes $65 lab fee) class limit 12 September 21-24 (Fri-Mon) 10am–4pm Maiwa Loft, Granville Island, Vancouver, Canada Students of all levels can explore imagery and surface design using freestyle machine...

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WORKSHOP Weaving: From Thought to Fabric

2012 Maiwa Textile Symposium Workshop. Registration opens June 25th at 10am Weaving: From Thought to Fabric Misao Iwamura with Chisako Hisamatsu $450 (includes $70 lab fee) class limit 14 September 19-22 (Wed-Sat) 10am–4pm Maiwa East, 1310 Odlum, Vancouver, Canada In this four-day workshop participants will learn different methods...

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WORKSHOP The Art of Embroidery

2012 Maiwa Textile Symposium Workshop. Registration opens June 25th at 10am The Art of Embroidery Bonnie Adie $250 (includes $55 lab fee) class limit 15 September 18-20 (Tue-Thu) 10am–4pm Maiwa Loft, Granville Island, Vancouver, Canada This very popular workshop has been expanded to three full days. Are you...

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WORKSHOP The Noren Workshop

2012 Maiwa Textile Symposium Workshop. Registration opens June 25th at 10am The Noren Workshop Yoko Kano with Kazuho Kano $350 (includes $80 lab fee) class limit 14 September 16-18 (Sun, Tue) 10am–4pm Maiwa East, 1310 Odlum, Vancouver, Canada Noren are traditional cloth dividers that hang in doorways or...

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WORKSHOP Two Japanese Natural Dyes

2012 Maiwa Textile Symposium Workshop. Registration opens June 25th at 10am Two Japanese Natural Dyes Yoko Kano with Kazuho Kano $275 (includes $80 lab fee) class limit 14 September 14, 15 (Fri, Sat) 10am–4pm Maiwa East, 1310 Odlum, Vancouver, Canada This workshop introduces students to two natural dyes...

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