Imagine the Journeywoman After the Dyepot — A collaboration between India Flint and Maiwa
Maiwa's Journeywoman Calico Dress Handwoven in Mulberry Silk.
Nicola dyed this dress with natural indigo from persicaria tinctoria. She is standing in the 2023 persicaria crop growing at the Maiwa Dye Garden.
THE JOURNEYWOMAN COLLECTION —
A COLLABORATION BETWEEN INDIA FLINT & MAIWA
Maiwa's Journeywoman Calico Dress Handwoven in Mulberry Silk.
Nicola dyed this dress with natural indigo from persicaria tinctoria. She is standing in the 2023 persicaria crop growing at the Maiwa Dye Garden.
The Journeywoman & Natural Dyes
Here at Maiwa there is always something going into a dye pot. Our favourite garments to dye are the ones in the Journeywoman collection. We'd like to show you some photos of the garments we recently dyed. We've included some descriptions and recipes to give you an idea of what we've been up to.
Maiwa's Journeywoman Calico Dress Handwoven in Mulberry Silk.
Above Items dyed with:
1). Habotai Silk Scarf, Eco-printed with tannin rich leaves.
2). Shimoga Shirt Light Cotton,10% Sumac & 1% Iron.
3). Shimoga Shirt Light Cotton, mordanted with 10% Gallnut Ground, 15% Alum + 2% Soda Ash, 50% Brazilwood.
4). Mulberry Silk Bandana, mordanted with 15% Alum, fresh marigold petals sprinkled, folded, bundled & simmered.
Above Items dyed with:
1). Shimoga Shirt Heavy Cotton, 5% Myrobalan & 3 dips in Indigo.
2). Shimoga Shirt Light Cotton, 5% Myrobalan & 5 dips in Indigo.
Maiwa's Journeywoman Calico Dress Handwoven in Mulberry Silk.
Nicola in the Dye Studio at the Maiwa Dye Garden.
Above Items dyed with:
1).Tote Bag, mordanted with 10% Gallnut Ground, 15% Alum + 2% Soda Ash, dyed in the exhaust bath of the shawl.
2). Shimoga Shirt Linen, mordanted with 10% Gallnut Ground, 15% Alum + 2% Soda Ash, 20% Cutch.
3). Linen Shawl, mordanted with 10% Gallnut Ground, 15% Alum + 2% Soda Ash, 30% Madder + 10% Cutch.
Above Items dyed with:
1). Journeywoman Wind Dancer Skirt Silk, mordanted with 15% Alum, 15% Madder, 10% Logwood, 10% Chestnut.
2). Journeywoman Wiseheart Dress Silk, mordanted with 15% Alum, 20% Cutch.
3). Shimoga Shirt Mulberry Silk, mordanted with 15% Alum, 10% Myrobalan, 1% Iron.
4). Habotai Silk Scarf, 5% Myrobalan, 2 dips in Indigo.
Maiwa's Journeywoman Wiseheart Shift.
Yuki beside the persicaria beds at the Maiwa Dye Garden.
Above Items dyed with:
1). Cotton Bandana, 3 dips in Indigo with a radial fold.
2). Linen Dhapli Top, bound resist, 1 dip in Indigo, increased bound resist, 1 dip in Indigo, increased bound resist, 5 dips in Indigo.
3). Linen yardage, 8 dip Indigo study.
To our U.S. customers – don't forget that the exchange rate works in your favour, it's like an extra discount.
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