Sophena Kwon and Danielle Bush demonstrating how to print with stencils, Japanese brushes, and wooden blocks in their workshop Print & Paint with Natural Dyes for the Maiwa School of Textiles.
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Tuesday, December 27, 2022
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OUR WISHES TO YOU
Joy
Happiness, and the gift
of wisdom.
Health, and the gift of time,
well-spent
in the best of company
From all of us at Maiwa
Saturday, December 24, 2022
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THE GIFT OF MANY OPTIONS
Give the gift of choice — with a MAIWA gift card.
Gift cards can be used for anything in our Online or Granville Island Store.
Available in multiple values.
The best of artisan work. Everything for the artisan you know or the artisan in you.
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To our U.S. customers – don't forget that the exchange rate works in your favour, it's like an extra discount.
Thursday, December 22, 2022
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PART 2
BLACK STITCHING & WHITE FIGURES
Last month we featured our translucent appliqué, with designs cut in medium-weight cotton, appliquéd onto a fine, lightweight ground.
Now we are offering a selection of appliqué featuring white figures on an opaque white ground, outlined with black hand-stitched lines.
These are luminous pieces, where the play of pattern and line work together to create a unified harmony. They work perfectly as bed covers, hangings, and cloth that can be used to create a soft division between rooms. They are elegant and subtle.
We've spotted our appliqué adorning a well-set table over at LIVIA, a small family bakery and restaurant in East Vancouver – liviasweets.com
To our U.S. customers – don't forget that the exchange rate works in your favour, it's like an extra discount.
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
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MAIWA WORKSHOPS ONLINE
These are in-depth workshops delivered through engaging high-definition videos. Our Instructors skillfully guide students accompanied by detailed notes and student Q & A sections. At the end of each workshop students may participate in an optional Zoom event.
Workshops commence in January but students are free to work at their own pace. New content is delivered on a weekly basis until the course is complete. Students have access to workshops for three years from the date of purchase.
Our workshops are delivered on the teachable platform. To get a sense of how it works you may enrol in any of our free workshops or watch our documentaries as free lessons.
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Learn to successfully mordant cellulose and protein fibres. Work with cloth and yarns to achieve vibrant, clear colours using classic natural dyes.
In this workshop students will make over 18 separate dye-baths on a variety of fibre types (including wool, cotton, linen, silk, and hemp/cotton). The results will be shifted with iron and indigo for a complex palette. Exhaust baths will be used and these will also be shifted with a modified indigo vat. Students will receive an introduction to shaped resist and indigo dyeing. Throughout the course students will receive professional instruction from Maiwa founder Charllotte Kwon and her daughter Sophena Kwon.
45 evocative instructional videos.
Work with 11 natural dyes including indigo.
Build dye pots from 18 recipes, shift colours with iron and overdye with indigo.
Complete the course with close to 100 different colours ... and a whole new appreciation for the magic of natural dyes.
If you could paint with natural dyes
— imagine what you could do.
See natural dyes in a whole new way. Join us as we unlock the secrets of how to place mordants and dyes exactly where you want them.
Learn to make a paste out of either a mordant or a dye and place it on cloth with paint brushes, stencils, printing blocks or brush pens. Experience the dramatic contrasts available from ferrous and tannin combinations. Learn how to effectively finish your work and how to combine immersion techniques with direct application. Feel your creative world expand as you gain the power to blend all the beautiful colours that mordant dyes can give.
Over 40 detailed instructional videos with written instructions and downloadable PDF's.
Over 25 demonstration projects.
Preparation of dye extracts, mordants, and printing pastes with clear, step by step instructions.
Works taken from blank cloth to finished piece so you can see the entire process.
Direct access to the instructors through a lively Q & A section.
Discover the power of oxides to create incredibly textured patterns. When combined with tannins and the blue potential of indigo, a new creative world opens up.
In this workshop students will rust print with flat metal and learn bundling techniques to work with sculptural pieces. The class will make two tannin baths to selectively shift colour while working with binding resist. Additional immersion techniques will be taught with ferrous, tannin, and calcium. A special rust-tea bath will be used to give dramatic results on cloth. Finally students will explore the magic of an iron-reduced indigo vat. This is a very creative exploration of the transformative power of materials to create novel marks and patterns.
38 evocative instructional videos.
Work with 7 unique immersion baths including indigo.
Learn a variety of binding techniques including clamp, wrap, and shaped resist.
Complete the course with a body of work exploring the remarkable patterning potential of tannins, oxides and indigo.
Learn the process of making both pigmented and non-pigmented inks, including classics like iron gall ink as well as inks made from natural dyes like cochineal and lake pigments like weld.
In this workshop students will make a range of inks including water soluble and waterproof inks. The workshop will explore papers, and the basis of pointed pen (flexible) writing. Students will learn how to generalize the procedure of ink making so that it may be applied to any organic or mineral matter. The workshop will also present a discussion of journaling, writing, books, and creativity.
21 documentary-style instructional videos.
Work with a range of materials including indigo, carbon black, cochineal, weld, gum Arabic and shellac.
Learn about ink making as a way to explore materials.
Consider the history of writing and ink and the future of your own creative practice
Learn to build a range of indigo vats including organic vats made with fruits, the iron vat, and vats made with plants. Learn a wealth of introductory and advanced shaped resist techniques on silk, linen, and cotton. Learn how to handle materials in the dye vat to get the most from indigo.
In this workshop students will be taken, step-by-step, through the process of making a number of indigo vats, including three organic "fruit vats." Students will learn not only how to make a vat but also how to maintain it, revive it, and put it to bed. The different vats will be explored through the use of many forms of shaped resist - including bound, clamp and stitch resist. An astonishing array of patterning is possible through these techniques. Students will learn how to adjust vats for different fibre types and conditions.
35 detailed instructional videos.
All shaped resist techniques shown with clear, step by step instructions.
Works taken from blank cloth to finished piece so you can see the entire process.
An in-depth explanation of the chemistry of indigo extraction and indigo vats so you can learn how and why they work.
Discover why indigo is the worlds most magical dye.
Friday, December 16, 2022
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BEAUTIFUL BELLS
Forged with simple hand tools. Fired in a kiln. Individually tuned until the bell maker is satisfied that the tone is clear and true. These bells are what turn a flock of sheep into an orchestra. Available online so that you can take the music home with you.
These handmade bells are the perfect accent to your decorations or displays. We use them everywhere we can. This is a wreath that hangs outside our Granville Island store in Vancouver, Canada.
SEVEN SIZES OF BELLS
These bells range in size from only an inch to almost a foot high. All the bells, regardless of size, give a music that comes directly from the heart of the Indian desert.
Meet the artisan bellmakers of the Kachchh Desert.
Craftspeople use a stake anvil buried in the sand. With hammers and snips they fashion sheet metal into the desired form. Once the bell is shaped it is dipped into a mixture of flux, brass and copper filings. The entire bell is then covered with a clay coating to keep the finish in place while being fired.
To our U.S. customers – don't forget that the exchange rate works in your favour, it's like an extra discount.
Thursday, December 15, 2022
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Maiwa Kits. Everything collected in one box.
We make it easy to get started. Focus your creativity with the best of materials and our clear, detailed instructions.
To our U.S. customers – don't forget that the exchange rate works in your favour, it's like an extra discount.
Tuesday, December 13, 2022
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