Creating some of the most contemporary hand-weaving in India today.

WomenWeave have re-invented the shawl, through manipulating the architecture of the cloth itself and working with combinations of different fibre types. Woven from beautiful soft handspun, silks, wool, and blends, these naturally dyed shawls have depth of personality, colourful character, and a most wonderful drape and hand.

Now in-store and online.

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These Jutis are handmade in Jodhpur, a city known for the intricate detail of its designs and the skill of its artisans. Soft leather is the canvas for exquisite Ari embroidery, the fine needlework technique which adorns the uppers. A plush, padded leather insole completes the shoe.

The leather softens and offers a nice give with wear.

These jutis are perfect to slip on and head to an event or wear around the house. They are also lovely as decoration because they are just so stunning. 

In Store and Online.

Shop the Collection Here

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within Canada and the Continental U.S.A.

{Through the month of May}

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See You Online!

Cannot be combined with other offers.

                       

 Producing an ajrakh involves entire communities: block cutters, dye farmers (for the many natural dyeplants), cloth merchants, and of course, the ajrakh craftspeople themselves (those who mordant, print, dye and design the cloth). While we assist in procurement of raw materials, maintaining high standards of quality, and product finishing, designs remain the realm of the craftsperson.

From Maharashtra

 The Cartographic Quilt

With Valerie Goodwin

May 15-18 (Mon-Thu) 10am-4pm

Maiwa Loft - Granville Island - Vancovuer, BC

MEET QUILTER AND PROFESSOR OF ARCHITECTURE VALERIE GOODWIN

Internationally known for pushing art quilts into new cartographic territory, Valerie Goodwin’s award winning works are inspired by her love of maps, aerial views, landscapes, and her diagrammatic re-interpretation of cities.

Her unique artistic voice is influenced by her formal training as an architect. In Valerie Goodwin’s own words,  “The journey I have been on has taken me in many surprising and totally unexpected directions.  It has also created interesting results made by my desire to fuse my work as an architect with my work as a fibre artist.”

Valerie Goodwin joins us from the USA

Cross-fertilization between disciplines can enrich how an artist approaches her work. This workshop will focus on the basic principles of graphic composition used by many architects. Students will learn to create rich and complex arrangements using principles of scale, merging, layering/overlapping, ranking, and framing. 

Beginning with a series of quick exercises, students will gain a grounding in the fundamentals of composition and begin employing the elements and principles of design. 

Valerie Goodwin will work closely with students, guiding them to more advanced explorations that afford opportunities to experiment and invent. Valerie is well known for creating a flexible environment of encouragement, order, and inspiration. 

Building on these creative foundations, students will tap into the right and left sides of the brain to design a thoughtful and imaginative composition from a distinctive perspective. Each student will create a cartographic art quilt that tells the story of a particular place.

Register now

Visit schooloftextiles.com to learn more.

EXQUISITE NEW PIECES HAVE JUST ARRIVED
in the Main Maiwa Store 

 Maiwa seeks out traditional items, such as amulets, broaches, turquoise, lapis, and amber. In north Africa pieces are often of Tuareg or Berber origin. When working in India we employ local silversmiths to set stones and traditional pieces in 92.5% silver settings.

We are happy to say that in India, our enthusiasm for traditional pieces has ignited renewed interest in traditional work. Often the combination of antique elements in new settings provides the perfect contrast to fire the imagination. These are pieces with a history and a story, adornment that whispers in its own voice.

VISIT US ON GRANVILLE ISLAND TO SEE MORE!

4-Day Reverse Pattern-Drafting

With Sheila Wong

April 27-30 (Thurs-Sun) 10am-4pm

Maiwa Loft - Granville Island - Vancouver, BC

In this four-day workshop, students will dive deep into the reverse pattern-drafting process. Dissect a garment from the inside out with an in-depth analysis of pattern extraction from complex garments.

Students will bring a completed garment and learn how to create a pattern.

Students will finish the course with a completed pattern to sew at home. This workshop does not involve sewing–it is pure pattern-drafting.

Students will have the opportunity to learn from Sheila Wong,

one of Canada's most sought after instructors.

Visit schooloftextiles.com to learn more about this intermediate-level workshop.

Jawaja Leather

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2017 Fall workshop, lecture & event schedule is now online!

Mark your calendar - registration opens June 19th at 10am.

We hope to see you there!

MAIWA'S NEWLY UPDATED ONLINE STORE IS HERE!

Visit our sparkling new website and receive

FREE SHIPPING ON ORDERS OF $250 OR MORE

within Canada and the continental U.S.A.

{Through the month of March}

Maiwa is constantly adding new products to the website.

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SEE YOU ONLINE!

Cannot be combined with other offers.

Mark your calendar, it's a new  EARTH & WEAR event.

with

Maiwa Handprints 

Devil May Wear, and 

The Gallery of BC Ceramics

Tuesday March 7th 7-10pm

at The Gallery of BC Ceramics

1369 Cartwright Street,  Granville Island, Vancouver, Canada

Join us for hors d'oeuvres, 

a cash bar, and fabulous door prizes 

representing the best of Granville Island

Going? Check out the Facebook Event Page

In 2016 The Maiwa Foundation was able to make a big difference in the lives of rural schoolgirls. Many of you know about the leatherworkers and weavers who together form the Artisans Alliance of Jawaja (AAJ).

Getting started with a little help.

Many of the female children of AAJ artisans have to walk several miles to school. The distance, combined with the time taken and the obligation to do other work in the home can make it difficult for girls to attend school (or to have enough time to complete homework). In these rural Indian families boys usually get bikes and girls do not.

The first ride.

The pink bike project was conceived as a way to assist the village schoolgirls to get to and fron school. These bike are female "style," pink and very sturdy. In collaboration with the Artisans Alliance of Jawaja, the Maiwa Foundation oversees the purchase of the bikes and the distribution in the village. In January of 2016 we made our first delivery of bikes. Now, at the start of 2017 we are doing another round of promotions for the project.

Lined up and ready to go.

Interested? We have set up a special donation button on our website to support the Pink Bike Project.  A $100 donation purchases one of these sturdy pink bikes for a village schoolgirl.

A good day - the arrival of the bikes and some reactions.

The Backstory to this Project.

Jane Stafford of Jane Stafford Textiles, (JST) a weaver from Salt Spring Island, visited the AAJ weavers in 2014. After that meeting Jane was inspired to assist the group. In her own words: 

"Way back in 2014, Handwoven Magazine gave me a little award for $500.00 and JST (Jane Stafford Textiles) matched that with another $500.00. We donated $1000.00 to the Maiwa Foundation requesting that the money be used for girls education in the village of Jawaja.  During the next tour a lovely lady matched that donation so there was now $2000.00 to go to the girls. In the end it was decided by the Jawaja village that the money go to buy bicycles so the girls could travel the long distances to get to school and they wouldn't have to start and end there day walking in the dark. The bicycles are pink and girls style and extremely sturdy so the boys of the village aren't interested in them :^)"

What is the most sought-after garment in the Maiwa workshops?

THE INDIGO APRON!

Completely made from start to finish under the expert guidance of two of our top instructors. Sheila Wong takes you through the design, cutting, and sewing of the linen, and Sophena Kwon takes you through shaped resist and indigo dyeing. The result is a signature piece that says a lot about who you are and what you can do. This workshop is perfect for those starting out or for the experienced artisan. This workshop is a great combination of skills taught in a fun and engaging format.

⇸ Limited spaces available in a few of our spring workshops ⇷

Introduction to Dyes

Dyeing to Sew

The Indigo Apron

Image & Markmaking

Arashi Shibori

Vintage Hand-sewing Techniques

Pattern Drafting: Working from the Block

Reverse Pattern Drafting 4-Day

The Cartographic Quilt

Racks of one-of-a-kind clothing production samples at astonishing prices!

EVERYTHING BETWEEN $25 AND $75

Clothing sample sale at the main Maiwa store

on Granville Island in the Net Loft.

{All items are as is - final sale}

In Store Only

Sale starts 10am on Monday, January 23rd, 2017.

Cannot be combined with other offers.

Fabric from Maiwa's India Studio!

ALL PIECES BETWEEN $5 AND $20

1/2 meter - 2 meter pieces of:

Blockprinted, Handwoven, and Naturally Dyed fabrics

at Maiwa Supply on Granville Island in the Net Loft.

{All items are as is - final sale}

In Store Only

Sale starts 10am on Monday, January 23rd, 2017.

Cannot be combined with other offers.

2017 Spring Workshops begin this month!

Another Maiwa Spring Workshop season kicks off in January with the most comprehensive line-up of textile workshops in Vancouver. See the list below for limited spaces available and follow the links to the registration site.

Pure Substance: Unpredictable Pattern

Knitting: Basics & Beyond

Garment Construction for the Textile Designer

Elements of Design

Works on Canvas

Introduction to Dyes

Arashi Shibori & Silk Painting - 1st Offering

Dyeing for Knitters

Indigo Dye Nights - 1st Offering

Pattern Drafting: Working form the Block

Image & Markmaking

Dyeing to Sew

Arashi Shibori & Silk Painting - 2nd Offering

Introduction to Shibori and Indigo Dyeing

Reverse Pattern Drafting - 4 Day

Indigo Dye Nights - 2nd Offering

The Indigo Apron

The Cartographic Quilt

Vintage Hand-Sewing Techniques

Simple Gifts Week 4 is Here

Visit MAIWA on Granville Island in Vancouver

December 19-23 from 10am to 7pm

and December 24 10am to 5pm

and receive 20% off all scarves and shawls

purchased in store.

For yourself or someone on your list.

Discount does not apply to previously purchased items.

This discount cannot be combined with other offers.

Registration is now open for the
2017 SPRING WORKSHOPS

Maiwa School of Textiles

We have launched our most ambitious spring session yet,
led by the best local and international instructors.
All the workshops listed below have spaces as of this posting,
but we don't expect them to last very long.

Knitting: Basics & Beyond

Pure Substance: Unpredictable Pattern

Garment Construction for the Textile Designer

Works on Canvas

Elements of Design

Couture Hand-Sewing

Silkscreen Printing

Creative Rug Hooking

Creative Studio

Pattern-Drafting: Make Your Own Blocks

Introduction to Dyes

Arashi Shibori &; Silk Painting - First Offering

Reverse Pattern-Drafting: Two-Day

Arashi Shibori & Silk Painting - Second Offering

Dyeing for Knitters

Indigo Dye Nights - First Offering

Pattern Drafting: Working From the Block

Image & Markmaking

Dyeing to Sew

Introduction to Shibori & Indigo Dyeing

Reverse Pattern Drafting: Four Day

Creative Blockprinting

Indigo Dye Nights - Second Offering

The Indigo Apron

The Shibusa Way: A Masterclass with India Flint

The Colour Workshop

The Cartographic Quilt: Complex Composition

Grounds for Expression: Bespoke Surfaces

Lines of Thought: Three Dimensional Threads

Between Thought & Expression

The Garden Dyepot

Vintage Hand-Sewing Techniques

Between the Colours: Creative Resist

The Third Week of Simple Gifts is Here

Visit MAIWA on Granville Island in Vancouver
December 12th - December 18th, 2016 between 10am and 7pm
and receive 20% off all bags, wallets, and pouches purchased in store.

Discount does not apply to previously purchased items.

This discount cannot be combined with other offers.

THE SECOND WEEK OF SIMPLE GIFTS IS ON NOW

Visit MAIWA on Granville Island in Vancouver December 5 - December 11, 2016 between 10am and 7pm and receive 20% off all embroidery purchased in store.

Discount does not apply to previously purchased items.

This discount cannot be combined with other offers.