Wrap Drape & Throw: Woven Cottons & Patterned Prints

Shown: Charkha Organic Handwoven Cotton Shawlheld in the hands of our good friend and regular instructor India Flint When we unfurled them for the first time: gasps, murmurs, and sighs. A patterned thread running through the weave; tassel tied and true; wild silks and selvedge. Remarkable cloth. Remarkably made. Shown: Wild...

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Natural Colour A Bengal Story - Part Three

Madder dye. Bright, colourfast, relatively easy to work with, and well priced for the local economy. It's the red of choice for many dyers. It was January of 2018 when our team of dyeing instructors arrived in Bengal. The team consisted of four people: Charllotte Kwon: owner of...

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Some Workshop Spaces Have Become Available!

2018 Fall Workshops, Lectures & Events See the list below for spaces that have become available and follow the links to the registration site for the most comprehensive line-up of textile workshops in Vancouver. All workshops below have openings as of this posting.  WORKSHOPS THE COLOUR WORKSHOP DO...

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The Maiwa School of Textiles Fall Registration Opens Monday June 18th

Registration takes place on June 18th at 10am (PST) and spaces fill up early. Click the button below to read on to find the best way to reserve your spot. __________________________________________ FOR ALL YOUR WORKSHOP NEEDS For All Your Workshop Supply Needs Visit Us At: Maiwa Supply on...

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Only a few wholesale lots left of our honest yarn

With only a few wholesale lots left they won't be around for long.  5 skeins each of 18 colours, all in a single weight (that's 90 skeins in all). Our wholesale pricing is approximately 50% off. Available weights: Cobweb, Fingering, Lace, Sport.  HONEST YARNS - NATURALLY DYED After...

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Slow Clothes - The Second Verse of Summer

Shown: Narlai Dress in Grey Dash Ikat On May 17 we launched our Slow Clothes for the Summer of 2018. Clothes that sing of artisans, making, natural dyeing, and hand-weaving. We've just released the second verse of that song and it is available now. Shown: Podina Duster in...

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