Just arrived in Maiwa Supply: a new shipment of 100% Qiviuk yarns and blends. 100% Qiviuk 50% Qiviuk ,50% Silk45 Qiviuk, 45 Merino, 10% Silk80% Merino 15 Qiviuk 5 % Silk100% Suri Alpacaand fibre fromQiviuk, Vicuna, and Alpacafor spinning from Be Sweet yarns,Looking very much like yarn sushi, or...
We have just brushed the dust off another shippment of furniture ... We receive containers on a regular basis holding old furniture, carved doors & thresholds, teak cabinets, coffee tables, book cases, engraved water urns, ironwork chairs and tables, furniture handpainted by the renowned Abhi Shakar and Jetu...
The Maiwa Guide to Natural Dyes What they are and how to use them Weight of Fibre. This straightforward concept is important enough to deserve its own post. All measures in dyeing are based on the dry weight of material to be dyed. This is known as the...
We've just put our latest podcast up. Part 3 In this presentation the panel consider the unique identity of stitches and weaves and their greatest travel disasters. Join Bappaditya Biswas (weaver and entrepreneur), Stephen Huyler (anthropologist, photographer, and writer), Linda Cortright, (journalist and magazine publisher), Charllotte Kwon (owner...
On November 8th we gave our second workshop. Nilda had requested that we present our experiences working with craftspeople in India. We expanded that mandate a bit to include other work with groups in Turkey, Morocco, and Ethiopia. At the Chinchero Centre we showed images of workshops, dyepots,...
The opening panel of Tinkuy 2010 After our indigo workshop we headed to the sacred valley for the Tinkuy event. Tinkuy was two days of presentations in a large hall and another five days of workshops conducted at the CTTC in Chincero. We were most impressed by the...
Indigo yarns freshly pulled from the dyebath. In 2009 Maiwa connected with the Center for Traditional Textiles of Cuzco (CTTC) when we presented a lecture, event and workshop by Nilda Callañaupa Alvarez and her sister Antonia. The meeting led to an invitation to teach two workshops and to...
The Maiwa Guide to Natural Dyes What they are and how to use them Muga Silk About fibres, yarns, and cloth. For the dyer, fibres are divided into two types: animal (protein) fibres such as wool, hair, and silk; and plant (cellulose) fibres such as cotton, linen, and...
