Get Creative – New Bundles & Blanks
MAIWA'S NEW HONEST YARN BUNDLES
Shown Left: Honest Yarn Linen 5 Pack - Forest Palette
Shown Right: Honest Yarn Linen 5 Pack - Wild Flower Palette
Linen is one of the more challenging fibres to dye naturally, especially to dye well. But we feel we've nailed it. Beautiful rich jewel-like tones that are both deep and even. Lighter colours that are consistent, level, and delicate without being weak. Colours that are as satisfying to work with as the act of creating.
Our Linen Honest Yarn shows the raw beauty of Belgian flax, spun in Bengal. It offers a wonderful buttery hand and the exceptional weight and presence that only linen can give.
THE LOVE OF LINEN BUNDLE
A bundle for all the linen lovers out there. Our favourite handwoven linen shawl blanks that can be worn just as they are or dyed. These will take natural dyes beautifully as well as being a great surface for surface design projects.
This bundle includes: 1 Narrow striped linen shawl, 1 Wide striped linen shawl, 1 White linen scarf with fringe, 1 White linen shawl with tassels, 1 Natural unbleached linen shawl with fringe, 1 Natural unbleached linen shawl with tassels.
HEAVY COTTON CANVAS TOTE BAGS
Six 100% cotton tote bags that are made in Canada. Gusseted bottom, strong woven straps & extra stitch reinforcement for handles.
SCARF & SHAWL SIX PACKS
Set of 6 scarves or 6 shawls. Our sets are discounted to sell at wholesale pricing (approx. 20% less).
These fine cotton scarves are handspun and handwoven in India in partnership with Maiwa. They have a tasseled edge, lightweight with lovely drape and are perfect for a creative project such as dyeing, shibori and itajime.
SCARVES
The size is approximately 56cm x 198cm (22” x 78”)
SHAWLS
The size is approximately 76cm x 198cm (30” x 78”)
TRAVEL TOWELS
Set of 3 travel towels, great for at home and one the road. These fast drying cotton towels are as beautiful as they are versatile: towel, pillow cover, sarong, scarf... The possibilities are endless.
Handspun, handwoven cloth is known as freedom fabric, Mahatma Gandhi promoted it as a way to bring handcraft into everyone's life and reduce India's dependence on imports.
Size is approx: 34" x 69" ( x 2 towels) & 18" x 45" ( x 1 towel)
We believe in all forms of making,
Now is always the best time to start — let's begin.
Click here to watch the Cochineal Sprinkle Shawl how-to video.
A full palette of colours can be achieved by varying mordants; blending dyes together (i.e. cutch and cochineal, madder and logwood); and overdyeing (indigo gives greens on osage or burgundies on madder). Many dyes are available as raw material (ground leaves, petals, roots etc.) some are always sold as extracts (fustic, lac, indigo) and some are available in a specially prepared, concentrated extract form.
For a thorough introduction to natural dyes including procedures, mordants, and recipes, we have put together the Maiwa Guide to Natural Dyes.
Shown: Make Ink, Natural Dyes-Sources, Tradition, Technology & Science, The Art & Craft of Natural Dyeing, Natural Colorants, Harvesting Color, Eco Colour, Wild Color, Natural Dyes, Natural Color, The Art & Science of Natural Dyes, Treasures from the Sea, The Handbook of Natural Plant Dyes, Natural Dyeing with Plants
To our U.S. customers – don't forget that the exchange rate works in your favour, it's like an extra discount.
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