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 Ishii instructed Maiwa staff in a remarkable set of Japanese textile techniques.  ...

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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 patterns, scissors, and notions. Through their efforts an entirely new generation has embraced the idea that one can make their own clothes and have fun doing it. Everything about the...

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

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

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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 ...

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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. Instantly recognizable by the formation of tiny circles, bandhani can be used in a grid, in a circle, or in a series of wandering lines. The same...

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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 unmatched. A cloth that can be one thing if it is ironed clean and flat, and quite another thing as it is laundered freely and permitted to...

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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 into place, a play of fabric. All pieced together and covered with tight running stitches. These vintage quilts have been cherished for years, worn out, re-made and given new...

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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: solids, block prints, natural linens, and crisp whites. They are everything we love about natural colour and cloth. Designed to sing when combined and to harmonize with whatever you...

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