The Threads Lecture, traditionally a showcase of some aspect of the Maiwa Foundation, has been sold out since the end of August. This year the presentation gave some of the highlights of an epic 6500 km journey with eight staff. The Maiwa crew met with pastoralists in Pushkar...

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A man walks through the streets of Cairo and he thinks to himself … “The greatest of antiquities are incomprehensible because they exist in another time. I don’t know the forces that shaped them or the ideals that inspired them. What religious doctrines made the faithful strive to...

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HAND EMBROIDERY BY TRIBAL COMMUNITIES IN INDIA Maiwa works with artisans to create some of the finest hand embroidery being done today: incredibly detailed work from the remarkable Banjara and jewel-like pieces from many of the tribal communities of the Kutch desert in Gujarat. Embroidery is a unique...

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On October 19th John Gillow delivered his lecture on the Kantha Quilts of Bengal to a full house. The lecture was delivered in style as John was presented a turban cloth and cap from Afghanistan by introducer Jo O'Callaghan. Jo once had to drive a jeep in Kabul...

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THE LIST IS OUT FOR THE 2018 SPRING WORKSHOPS Now online at schooloftextiles.com MARK YOUR CALENDAR Registration opens December 11th at 10am WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE! There are a number of ways to access our course calendar. We've added it to ISSUU which is a nice...

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On the sea there are only lines. The lines of the horizon, the lines of the sea, the lines of the waves,  the lines of your journey out … and your journey back. The lines of the sails, of the rigging, of the mooring, and the anchor.If the...

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 HANDWOVEN UNDERFOOT The Artisan's Alliance of Jawaja is a rural cooperative located in Rajasthan, India. The group represents the work of two crafts; leatherworkers and carpet weavers. We carry a selection of Jawaja carpets in our main store on Granville Island. ...

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Lisa Klakulak of Strong Felt took the audience on a journey of inspired displacement on Tuesday October 10 as she discussed the origins of her work, art, and teaching. Lisa related a cycle of how a new body of work was inspired by travel, and then how that...

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This almost never happens - an opening in an India Flint workshop! October 25 - 29, 2017. Wednesday to Sunday. “being (t)here” is an intensive site-specific philosophical practice, sifting the poetics of place through immersion in the local landscape. Each class is tailored to exploring its particular locality...

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AJRAKH Ajrakh is a traditional block printing technique that has been practiced for centuries. Natural dyes are used to create eloquent geometric patterns on cotton that reveal a remarkable play between figure and line. Blocks are hand-carved from hardwood and then used in a printing process that can...

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MAIWA SCHOOL OF TEXTILES - Lecture Series - Featuring top artisans & craftspeople from around the world. LIMITED SPACES LEFT IN THE OCTOBER LECTURESDON'T MISS YOUR CHANCE TO SEE: Inspired Displacement: Translating Travel into Textiles Lisa Klakulak Tuesday October 10th The Marlinespike: Roped Into Art Tim Whitten Wednesday...

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