Assam: Land of the Golden Silk - Part 2(Our 2008 visit to Assam in search of three types of silk)In India it comes from Antheraea mylitta. We've gone with the spelling "Tussar" but you'll also find Tussah, Tusseh, Tasar, Tussore, Tusser etc. Dr. John Feltwell in his book...
Assam: Land of the Golden Silk - Part 1 (Our 2008 visit to Assam in search of three types of silk) Assam is known to many as the world's largest tea growing region and the source of Assam tea. It could have been a pilgrimage for us, but...
It is early afternoon on the 24th of December. Here in the Maiwa Loft, the rush of our morning meetings is over and we are picking up on some of the excitement going on in the stores below. In a few hours we'll close up and leave to...
IntroductionThe nature of our work takes us far away from our Vancouver home. But we are enthusiastic travellers, taken by the pleasures of life on the road, by the very real need we feel for research and documentation, by our meetings with extraordinary artisans and cultures, and by...
If you're a regular Maiwa customer you may have a couple of theses coupons squirreled away somewhere. If so, this is the last week that you can redeem them on a piece of furniture from Maiwa East. Maiwa East is open Thursday, Friday, and Saturday 10 - 5....
Our reviews of the symposium events concludes with this post on the Wrap Party. Our auctions have become something of a sensation. This year in addition to complete outfits of Maiwa clothing, some great pieces of furniture, collections of dyes and supplies for the budding (or accomplished) artisan,...
Our latest video podcast just went up.Part 2 -Presentation, Question & AnswerAshoke ChatterjeeIn part two, Ashoke Chatterjee presents the remainder of his lecture and answers questions from the audience. Part one contained the visiuals and the first part of Mr. Chatterjee's presentation. Part two is audio only. Mr....
