Saturday night John Gillow presented a detailed and story-filled account of his travels in the Islamic world. It was a visual journey and the audience were fortunate to be able to see and handle the textiles first-hand. 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false...
Thursday night the Maiwa Symposium was proud to welcome back international traveller, textile dealer, explorer and author John Gillow. John has published eleven books of textiles documenting diverse techniques, cultures, and fibres. Examples were in the Maiwa store and hung in the Net Loft building. All the textiles...
The first event of the Maiwa Textile Symposium - Bryan Whitehead's exhibition opening. Join us this Friday September 27 for Quirky Japanese Makimono an exhibition by Bryan Whitehead. The exhibition reception starts at 6pm at the Silk Weaving Studio: 1531 Johnston St. Granville Island, Vancouver, Canada. See the...
India Flint spoke to a capacity crowd on Thursday night as she took the audience through some impressive ways to get colour on cloth. Starting in her native Australia, India showed slides of the many beautiful shades and patterns to be had from eucalyptus leaves. She also explored...
Last night Adrienne Sloane took the symposium through a history of knitting with intent. From helping the war effort it the two world wars - "Knit your Bit," to the original yarn bombs - knitted covers to incendiary explosives made in the second world war: Adrienne offered a...
Thursday night Michel Garcia opened the 2013 Maiwa Textile Symposium lecture series with a talk about the remarkable world of plant-based mordants. Michel Garcia teaching at the Secrets of the Dye Garden The talk was far-reaching; touching on bio-accumulators of alum, historical dye-use, and the motivations behind such...
The Maiwa Guide to Natural Dyes What they are and how to use them This This is the last vat recipe in our series "The Organic Vat." It follows our introduction, About the Organic Vat, our general procedure post, Indigo: The Fruit Vat, and our last post 3...
This is our last day of our natural dye workshop at Jane Stafford Textiles. It is the day when we teach indigo. Indigo sits alone in the line-up of natural dyes. It has its own unique chemistry and behaviour. When items emerge from the dye pot it is...
