Maiwa is participating in EARTH&WEAR A one-night event happening Tuesday September 27 7-10pm The Gallery of BC Ceramics, 1359 Cartwright St Granville Island, Vancouver, Canada Fashion & Clay See you there! ...
For our readers who live too far away to visit our new exhibition. Here are some photographs taken during opening night. The show remains up in the North end of the Monte Clark Gallery until October 1, 2016. The pop up shop and the Monte Clark Gallery are...
2016 marks the first year that we have had Cat Bordhi teach at the Maiwa School of Textiles. Cat's reputation precedes her. She is a bit of a legend in the knitting world for her rethinking the architecture of knitting and her whole hearted dedication to the craft....
Rosemary Crill speaking at the Maiwa School of Textiles In Victorian England, during the heady summer of 1851, an estimated six-million people visited the “Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations” (better known as the Great Exhibition) under the vitreous rooftops of the Crystal Palace,...
Meet the Banjara through image and stitch. OPENING NIGHT Thursday September 22, 6-9pm Free Admission Exhibition runs until October 1, 2016 MONTE CLARK GALLERY #105 - 525 Great Northern Way, Vancouver, BC, Canada. BANJARA is an exhibition of photography and textiles focusing on the semi-nomadic Banjara tribe of...
Jenny Balfour Paul with the manuscripts of Thomas Machell - Photo Tim McLaughlin Last night Jenny Balfour Paul took the audience through a crash course in the wonder of indigo. She then proceeded to an in-depth tour of the life of Thomas Machell and its strange and often...
Maiwa Handprints | Devil May Wear | The Gallery of BC Ceramics present EARTH&WEAR A combination of some of the most beautiful and evocative artisan-made objects. Join us: Tuesday September 27, 2016 7-10pm at The Gallery of BC Ceramics 1359 Cartwright St. Granville Island, Vancouver, Canada Click for...
On September 14th Christine Mauersberger delivered her lecture A Stitch in Time. From the influence of family and a desire to work in the fibre arts to her many commissions and installations. Her lecture came at the conclusion of two workshops that left students inspired and hungry for...
Being (t)here with India Flint Ochres, leaves, string, bundles, landscapes, maps ... the intimate territory of pattern. All were touched upon in India Flint's opening lecture: "being (t)here." India introduced us to her muse and explained how she is constantly making and exploring; regardless of whether she is...
Welcome back to the source—Maiwa Supply Maiwa Supply on Granville Island has just finished renovations. We have reopened and are ready to welcome you. Natural dyes, fabric paints, yardage, silkscreen supplies, brushes, yarns, books, everything you need to get creative with textiles and the fibre arts. We are...
We just cracked the packing tape on our box of Selvedge Magazine #72. We were delighted to find Sonia Ashmore's review of our book in the "READ" section. Her review begins with the line: "This book should be required reading for anyone who does not consider that textiles...
Thirty years ago Charllotte Kwon formed a company and opened a shop. The shop was located in a new community of artisans that had formed on Granville Island. The Island, through its concentration of fine artists, printers, bookbinders, papermakers, potters, theatres, retailers, students, and industry, redefined itself as...
