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A NEW FLAGSHIP STORE
MAIWA GRANVILLE ISLAND 

A little bit of history from Maiwa's Founder, Charllotte Kwon:

In 1986 I opened a store on Granville Island.

I was a young, ambitious artisan working as a silk painter. At that time Granville Island was a hotbed of new ideas - it was, literally, an island in the middle of the city. We were all working hard to help Granville Island deserve its reputation as the artisan heart of Vancouver.  A few years of being a successful artisan entrepreneur combined with some international travel gave me an epiphany. All over the world incredibly skilled artisans were abandoning their craft. Global markets were flooding the world with cheaply made goods and much traditional craft would not survive.

I knew what I had to do. Maiwa as it exists today is the result of thirty-five years of dedication to an idea of inspired, skilled craft.

Now Maiwa is shuffling its feet. We are combining our two stores on Granville Island into one, beautiful flagship store. We've had a few locations over the years including a store in West Vancouver and a gallery in Yaletown. We continue to run with our gifted team out of Maiwa East — sending carefully packed boxes around the world. We continue to have our research library and workshop space (not open to the public during COVID) on a second floor of the Net Loft on Granville Island. And now we are running up the sails on what used to be called Maiwa Supply, it will be our new flagship. Appropriately enough, we are calling it Maiwa Granville Island.

This is a happy move for us; consolidating our two physical stores into one space, making changes, keeping our original vision strong and meaningful. 

Thanks to everyone for their generous support.


Friday, April 16, 2021 No comments

START YOUR NEXT PROJECT WITH THE BEST OF MATERIALS.
Nothing has the hand, the drape, and the buttery feeling of laundered linen.


SEE ALL OF MAIWA'S LAUNDERED LINEN


The following garments were made from Maiwa's laundered linen. Linen produced and woven in Eastern Europe. Laundered several times in a chemical-free laundering process to give it a soft, beautiful hand.




Shown: Merchant & Mills: The Ellis & Hattie Pattern, made with Maiwa's Laundered Linen in Terracotta.





Shown: Merchant & Mills: The Box Box Pattern, made with Maiwa's Laundered Linen in Sky Blue, and Merchant & Mills: The 101 Trouser Pattern, made with Maiwa's Laundered Linen in Natural.



SEE ALL MERCHANT & MILLS SEWING PATTERNS





STYLE & PURPOSE

in 2010 Carolyn Denham and Roderick Field brought English bespoke traditions into the world of sewing patterns, scissors, and notions. Through their efforts an entirely new generation has embraced the idea that one can make their own clothes and have fun doing it. Everything about the line is finely tuned to the two words that Merchant and Mills use to defined themselves: Style and Purpose.


SEE ALL MERCHANT & MILLS







SEE ALL MERCHANT & MILLS



INDIAN 11" BRASS SCISSORS
Traditional Indian Tailor's Scissors with brass handles.  11" from end to end.  6" blades.



SEE MAIWA'S BRASS SCISSORS



To our U.S. customers – don't forget that the exchange rate works in your favour, it's like an extra discount.

Thursday, April 15, 2021 No comments


JUNE 2021
THE NATURAL DYE WORKSHOP


Watch The Natural Dye Workshop Trailer Here


THE NATURAL DYE WORKSHOP
Enrollment opens May 3rd at 10am (pacific time)

- 45 evocative instructional videos.
- Work with 11 natural dyes including indigo.
- Build dyepots from 18 recipes, shift colours with iron and overdye with indigo.
- Complete the course with close to 100 different colours ... and a whole new appreciation for the magic of natural dyes.


Full Workshop Details Here


See what people are saying about Maiwa's first online workshop...

I’m teary-eyed right now. Can’t believe we’ve come to the end of this fabulous course. Oh wow, what a journey. You guys are wonderful. The course is wonderful. Not enough words to thank you and praise you for this experience. Please keep producing more on-line courses......please, please, please!
— Susan


This has been an amazing course. The format for the lessons is perfect. I am totally zoomed out at this point and it is wonderful to get a lesson, fuss around on my own and see the outcome.   

The  modules are so incredibly well put together and to have the ability to go back and watch a module and ask a question is invaluable. Even without  answering questions - being able to go back and review the module is fantastic and so helpful.
— Erica
  


This has been the best class ever!!! I have loved doing it at home using my own water so that I am able to get consistent results all the time (hopefully). I am constantly looking at my hand dyed colours and thinking of what I will create next. I have learned sooo much from you both. You have incredible talent and knowledge that I am grateful to be on the receiving end of. Keep offering more online classes. Love the format!
— Shirley 


Thank you so much Charlotte and Sophena for this truly wonderful course! It has left me with a full force of inspiration :) The amount of detail, and care, and compassion you both have for your craft and for sharing your knowledge is beautiful to have been a part of. I will be re-watching and taking notes for many weeks to come.
— Ewa



I am so sort of overwhelmed that this is ending... for now. I think back to my many grandmother’s who were textile people - sheep farmers, a tenter in a cotton mill, many many quilters and tatters and and crochet pillowcase trim makers...and wonder that of course they could never have imagined their future granddaughter would have the huge LUXURY of being able to keep her sanity during a time of quarantine by being able to intensely study natural dying for 10 weeks with the finest teachers on the topic. I have truly loved every minute of this - my “take outs” at the end would all be my grumpy ness at having to address the “activities of daily living” - like interrupting my dying to actually produce a meal or almost not being able to walk at the end of the day because I have been standing on the hard floor stirring the pots for many hours that day...every bit worth it!! 
— Patricia


I feel a bit emotional about the end of the course, it has been such a great journey and pure joy learning from you. The passion, love and kindness that you clearly show through your wonderful videos always make me smile and encourages me to keep going, experimenting, learning...I hope Sophena and the baby are doing well. I wish them and you all the happiness in the world. — Margarida



This course has been such a fantastic and heart warming experience. I have wanted to do a course with Maiwa for years (but I'm in the UK) and have enjoyed this course so much! Your knowledge and passion for what you do shines out and it's so inspiring to have had this chance to learn from you and Sophena. The tutorials have been clear and so enjoyable to watch and learn from. The Q & A has been really valuable and I have appreciated to have your advice and just be able to ask questions. 
This has given me the confidence to go forward. — Michele


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Tuesday, April 13, 2021 No comments


This last week we told you about young weavers returning to tradition in their use of natural dyes. That energy has brought about a renewed interest in playing with weave structures in an innovative and creative way. Feel the excitement and enthusiasm that these shawls create.

See All Shawls Here






See All Shawls Here




These handspun and naturally dyed threads are rich and deep, coloured with traditional natural dye plants. The recipes have been developed by Maiwa in collaboration with master weavers in Bengal, India. We think these spools are very special and sing with possibilities. We are excited to bring these threads to our community on this side of the world to explore and play within your own work. 

Cotton — Linen — Silk Matka — Merino Wool

Bengal weavers are historically famous for using the finest threads in their work. Maiwa is deeply involved in working alongside village artisans to encourage longevity of skills. We collaborate to develop special cloth for our clothing and textile line. 


See All Bengal Threads here







To our U.S. customers – don't forget that the exchange rate works in your favour, it's like an extra discount. 

Thursday, April 08, 2021 No comments

 



Watch Our New Trailer Here


REGISTRATION FOR OUR NEXT SESSION OPENS
MAY 3rd 2021 @ 10am Pacific Time 

We think that everyone should have access to high-quality instruction in textile techniques, delivered in an engaging, visual format.

Taking full advantage of over thirty years of world-wide textile research, Maiwa has written, filmed and produced its first set of online workshops. These are in-depth workshops presented with documentary-style videos and full step-by-step demonstrations.  Everything you'll need to know — from preparation to execution. 

We also include detailed information on each and every material or technique used. Workshops have robust documentation that includes recipes, formulas, vital tips and troubleshooting techniques. All designed to be clear, easy to read and follow. 

maiwa.teachable.com



FREE TUTORIALS

We think some things should be common knowledge: How to mordant your fibre. How to properly scour your yarns or cloth so that your project looks amazing.  We've put up seven free tutorials covering everything from mordanting to pH to setting up your studio. All available for free.

Make sure you are subscribed to our email list.
Keep an eye on schooloftextiles.com and  maiwa.teachable.com for updates. 


Tuesday, April 06, 2021 No comments




For a thorough introduction to natural indigo including procedures and recipes, see our "How to Dye with Indigo" at naturaldyes.ca.


See All of Maiwa's Natural Indigo Here


Dyeing with indigo — a magical experience. naturaldyes.ca


MAIWA'S HONEST YARN


See All Honest Yarn Here


India Flint holding a skein of our Linen Honest Yarn in Juniper - naturally dyed with Indigo and Myrobalan.



CLOTH BAGS


See All Cloth Bags



BEDDING


See All Bedding



NATURAL INDIGO
IN OUR CLOTHING, SCARVES, & SHAWLS


See All Clothing

See All Scarves & Shawls





KITS




See All Natural Dye Kits



BOOKS


See All Books About Indigo

See All Books



BANDANAS


See All Bandanas



YARDAGE


See All Yardage





This journal has been an idea of ours for a long time. It is a little like a combination of a travel journal and a natural dye journal. It is the journal we have always wanted.

See The Natural Dye Journal Here



To our U.S. customers – don't forget that the exchange rate works in your favour, it's like an extra discount.

 

Thursday, April 01, 2021 No comments
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