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June 2023 - the MAIWA JOURNAL

New Release — In Search of Wild Silk by Karen Selk — An Intimate Encounter With Wild Silk Moths and The Cultures Who Raise Them

Just ReleasedMaybe you know about silk. Most of us do. Its lustre and sheen is unlike any other fibre. It's tempting luxury caused Pliny the Elder to rail against it almost two-thousand years ago. But what of the wild silks? Most wild silks are spun by moths as...

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Collaboration: The Way of Indigo Comes to Maiwa — Takayuki and Tomoe Ishii

THE WAY OF INDIGO COMES TO MAIWAFor the entire month of May 2023, visiting artisans Takayuki Ishii and his wife Tomoe ...

Merchant & Mills: Books. Tools. Accessories. — Everything You Need

 STYLE & PURPOSEin 2010 Carolyn Denham and Roderick Field brought English bespoke traditions into the world of sewing ...

This Summer - Dip Into Indigo — Get the best blues this summer.

 Dip into indigo this summer with:The Natural Indigo Fructose Kit ... Continue ...

Carry Your Life in a Kantha Quilt Bag — Hand Stitched Quilts.

 CARRY YOUR LIFE IN A KANTHA QUILTTHERE IS ONLY ONE OF EACH QUILT BAG ... Continue ...

Bandhani - The Shape of a Masterpiece — Shaped Resist — Textured Cloth

SHAPED RESIST -  CIRCLES IN PLACEBandhani is the result of thousands of knots tied on the cloth before it is dyed ...

Our New Clothing on Linen — Natural Colour on Cloth

LET US TELL YOU ABOUT LINENIt's our favourite fibre. Linen, woven into a cloth with a drape and hand that is ...

Kantha Quilts - A Patchwork History of Rural Life — Hand Stitched Quilts.

A PATCHWORK HISTORY OF RURAL LIFETHERE IS ONLY ONE OF EACH QUILTFields of colour, a familiar favourite cloth patched ...

New Maiwa Clothing In Linen — Natural Colour on Cloth

 NATURAL COLOUR ON LINENWe've just brought in a new selection of Maiwa garments. They are fantastic to look at ...