In our previous post we talked about our February visit to the weavers of the Artisan's Alliance of Jawaja (AAJ). Shortly after that we received a visit from the leatherworkers who got on a bus and came to visit us at our studio in India. The problem they...
In early February of 2014, Maiwa visited the Artisan's Alliance of Jawaja. There are both leatherworkers and weavers in AAJ and we spent time with both. The highlight of the trip was the arrival of Salt Spring Island weaver Jane Stafford who, at her own expense, shipped a...
Click to view larger We do a lot of natural dyeing at Maiwa. Much of what we do involves testing natural dyes and natural dye extracts. We test to see how they behave; both alone and when combined with mordants and other dyes. These tests result in a myriad...
