How Big is Your Natural Dye Obsession?

Natural. Honest. Colour. Visit Our Collection of Natural Dyes Here OR VISIT US ON GRANVILLE ISLAND MAIWA'S NATURAL DYES Our sensation of colour is unique. And artists making colour with natural dyes have a direct connection with their materials. Each of these materials, each dyestuff used, can be...

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20% Off Everything! - In-Store Only Flash Sale

MAIWA IS HAVING A FLASH SALE! 20% OFF EVERYTHING! Thursday, January 24th — Sunday, January 27, 2019 IN STORE ONLY  MAIWA  &  MAIWA SUPPLY,  GRANVILLE ISLAND  Have you had your eye on something in the Maiwa Stores? An exquisite handwoven shawl perhaps? Maybe some of the leatherwork from...

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Finding Warmth – At Maiwa on Granville Island

MAIWA ON GRANVILLE ISLAND IT'S LIKE A TEXTILE GALLERY WITH A NEW SHOW EVERY DAY. Our Granville Island store carries many things that you won't find online. It is the nature of much artisan work that each piece is unique. For this reason our physical store carries a...

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Meet Sheila Wong - Maiwa Instructor

My goal is to help inspire people to create beautiful things. If you are passionate and driven, there is no reason why you cannot be creative every day. Meet Sheila Wong — Maiwa Instructor Among the young luminaries of the Vancouver textile scene is Sheila Wong. At the...

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2018 – The Year in Review at Maiwa

2018 FOUNDATION TEACHING NATURAL DYES IN BENGAL 2018 opened with a trip into rural Bengal to teach natural dye use. It was a colourful experience. We posted the whole story in three parts on the Maiwa blog. As a follow up to this post, when we returned to...

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Instructor Highlight - Natalie Grambow and Cat Bordhi

CAT BORDHI IS COMING TO VANCOUVER! Cat Bordhi is known for her inventive, playful, and fresh contributions to hand-knitting technique and design. She began sharing her pioneering sock architectures and techniques in a series of books and videos in 2001. Cat introduced Moebius knitting with the 70 mesmerizing...

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