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 Favourite things shown: Leather Carrier Bag - Tan, Natural Dye Kit, Honest Yarn - Laterite, Merchant & Mills Pattern - The Strand, Ajrakh Silk/Cotton Shawl - Madder & Indigo, Wood Block - Tree, Kachchh Embroidery Pakko Pouch - Pattern D

Colour is unlike anything else. As an artist, to make colour with natural dyes is to experience a direct connection with your materials. And each of these materials, each dyestuff used, can be a doorway to a new world.

Putting natural colour on cloth involves the use of leaves (such as indigo and henna), barks and woods (logwood, osage), roots (madder), flowers (chamomile, marigold), fruits and nuts (walnut, myrobalan, pomegranate), minerals (alum, iron), and insects (cochineal, lac). These are just some of the classic materials that have been used for thousands of years.

The aromatic steam that rises into the air from the dyepot, especially when working outside on a cool morning, is one of the most compelling aspects of the dyer’s studio. Indeed, working with natural colour is such a sensual experience that many artisans work with natural dyestuff for the sheer pleasure of making the vat. The saturated colours of the immersed materials are also highly photogenic—as is the entire dyeing process.

Right: A swirly red ocean of madder and cochineal.

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 Kala Cotton featured in the Prana Dress and Ahilya Kimono Jacket

Shown with: Holy Leather Day Bag, Handwoven Bhujodi Shawl, Ahilya Pant - Cream Dot.

VISIT OUR KALA COTTON OUTFITS HERE

THE KALA COTTON STORY

Cotton grows naturally in India. Up until the 1750s two indigenous varieties predominated: Gossypium arboreum (known as “tree cotton”) and gossypium herbaceum (known as Lavant cotton). Unlike conventional cotton, these varieties were native to the region and were well adapted to the climate. These fibres show up in textiles from the Kachchh region dating back thousands of years. 

 Kala Cotton featured in the Ahilya Kimono Jacket

Shown with: Handwoven Deshi Wool Shawl,  Ahilya Pant - Ajrakh Dot.

Kala Cotton featured in the Ahilya Kimono Jacket
Shown with: Handwoven Deshi Wool Shawl, Kachch Embroidered Carry Bag, Ahilya Pant - Ajrakh Dot.

Maiwa's kala cotton is available at Maiwa on Granville Island
7 days a week between 10am and 7pm
And Online at maiwa.com

2018 REVIEWS OF LECTURES AND EVENTS

MAIWA SCHOOL OF TEXTILES

The 2018 Lecture and Event Series of the Maiwa School of Textiles has just concluded. It will be a year to remember. Here are reviews of the lectures and events. In many cases we have been able to post the introductory comments. Thanks to each and every member of the Maiwa audience for your support. Speakers at the Maiwa School of Textiles always comment on the knowledge and enthusiasm of the audience.



Our Spring 2019 listings have just gone live. Registration for another incredible season of workshops opens on December 10, 2018 at 10am (pacific time). 


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