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June 2023 - the MAIWA BLOG

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 ...