Maiwa loves collaborating. Mostly with artisans from far away, but sometimes with people closer to home. Maiwa's own Sophena Kwon has been making a little tutorial magic on our instagram feed and that caught the eye of Vancouver's Wings + Horns. Sophena put together a new tutorial based on tannin and iron on some of Wings + Horns shirts and we are loving the complex greys that she got. Below is her tutorial. If you are on Instagram you can also play it here.
Grey's are so complex when they are made with natural dyes. Tannin and iron combine on cloth to create the most nuanced shades. Together they speak about slate, pensive skies, and a darkness that still contains light. The above fabric has been patterned with simple shibori techniques.
THE TANNIN, IRON & SCARF KIT
A kit to make grey naturally. Myrobolan is a tannin rich dye that reacts with ferrous sulfate to create a neutral grey. You can get different shades of grey by using anywhere between 0.5%wof to 4%wof ferrous sulfate.
Included is a 225g of myrobolan, 100g ferrous sulfate & a cotton mull scarf.
Click the button below to purchase and for dyeing instructions on the item page.
Our shaped resist kit is for simple shibori and itajime techniques. Comes with 40 wooden tongue depressors and 60 small elastic bands.
THE TANNIN & IRON EXPLORATION KIT
This Kit lets you dive into the world of tannin greys. Myrobolan, pomegranate rind & gallnut are all rich in tannin that reacts with ferrou to create a number of different greys. In the sample below you can see (from left to right) that gallnut gives a purplish-grey, myrobolan gives a neutral stone-grey and pomegranate gives a greenish-grey. You can get different depths of grey by using between 0.5% WOF to 4% WOF ferrous sulfate.
Included is a 225g of myrobolan, 100g pomegranate, 100g gallnut & 100g ferrous sulfate.
Click the button below to purchase and for dyeing instructions on the item page.
THE ORGANIC COTTON STARTER BUNDLE
A starter set of all our favourite organic cotton blanks. A little bit of everything to get you going on your next creative session. Great for dyeing and surface design projects. All are sewn with cotton thread.
This bundle includes: 1 Organic cotton handkerchief, 1 Organic cotton bandana, 2 Organic cotton napkins, 1 Organic cotton tea towel, 1 Organic cotton mull lightweight shawl.
THE LOVE OF LINEN BUNDLE
A bundle for all the linen lovers out there. Our favourite handwoven linen shawl blanks that can be worn just as they are or dyed. These will take natural dyes beautifully as well as being a great surface for surface design projects.
This bundle includes: 1 Narrow striped linen shawl, 1 Wide striped linen shawl, 1 White linen scarf with fringe, 1 White linen shawl with tassels, 1 Natural unbleached linen shawl with fringe, 1 Natural unbleached linen shawl with tassels.
THE WINNERS!
of our giveaway are ...
1st Place = @all_things_dyed
2nd Place = @bbbernarda
3rd Place = @hem_and_gather
CONGRATULATIONS!
To our U.S. customers – don't forget that the exchange rate works in your favour, it's like an extra discount.
