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HANDCARVED NOTIONS
by Nepalese Craftspeople

Handcarved by Nepalese craftspeople Maiwa has been working with for over 15 years. Made of wood, or from horn or bone obtained from animals which have died from natural causes. Each unique design beautifully captures the character of the carvers.

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Shown: Hand Carved Buttons  - The Limited Edition Collector Set

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A FEW OF OUR BUTTON SETS





NEEDLE CASES

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CROCHET HOOKS

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SHAWL PINS

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KNITTING NEEDLES

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TAPESTRY WEAVING NEEDLE
& DARNING NEEDLES

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THIMBLES

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DIP PEN HOLDERS


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SPATULAS

This spatula is a great tool for katazome resist and handpinting. Handcarved by artisans in India in partnership with Maiwa.

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HANDCARVED BUTTONS
USED IN MAIWA'S CLOTHING


Handcarved buttons are a natural match for Maiwa's hand crafted garments – and so you will see that many of our styles sport these miniature works of art.

Thursday, February 24, 2022 No comments



Each quilt brings a little nostalgia for our favourite pieces of cloth. Clothing, bedding, block printing and dyeing. As we make these quilts we revisit every single piece. Contemplated. Considered. Placed.

Maiwa's Masala Quilts are your chance to experience the best of Maiwa's artisan cloth. Pieced together from the work of craftspeople located throughout India. Each quilt is unique – there is only one of each.  

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Above: Working in India.  We are looking over our best cloth, carefully choosing and bundling with intent. The results are these now famous masala quilts.

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

Tuesday, February 22, 2022 No comments



DHEBARIA RABARI EMBROIDERY
SHAWLS, BAGS, CUSHION COVERS

In the textile world, Rabari shawls are famous.
Thursday, February 17, 2022 No comments
India Flint (author of Eco Colour - Botanical Dyes for Beautiful Textiles) wearing the Journeywoman Collection ecoprinted herself.


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In the years since Charllotte Kwon of Maiwa and India Flint first encountered each other at a natural dye conference in Hyderabad, India, they have discovered a multitude of shared passions. Besides an ongoing interest in good food, peonies, and natural dyes, both choose to wear timeless and comfortable natural fibre clothing that can traverse cultures.

We all know the rule of dressing for a journey. “Wear something your grandmother would approve of.” It is a surprisingly good rule — regardless of whether you are going to the continent or the sub continent, the old world or the new one.

On any day you can find India or Charllotte wearing beautiful loose coats over dresses over skirts; their feet encased in boots, comfy flats or sandals, forever a shawl draped around their shoulders, accompanied by the tinkle and glint of their favourite trinkets. They blend into landscapes wherever they go, in a look that can take them from city street to forest path; from shoreline to meadow; from planting to harvest, poetically pacing the perimeter of the garden.

India and Charllotte have put their heads together and collaborated to design the Journeywoman Collection. It’s a timeless design that will suit you whether you’re an Earth Goddess or Wood Sprite. Lovingly produced in a range of fabrics including stalwart handwoven linen and luxurious handspun handwoven mulberry silk, the cloth is ready to be embellished with stitch, appliqué, print, or dye.
 
— Cut from cloth that carries memories of the makers  —
 
These garments are delivered undyed and sewn with cotton thread. They are ready to receive your colour. They are a beautiful canvas awaiting the stitches and patterns that move your heart, or you can wear them as they are. Add extra pockets if you need, extend the length, embellish the edges. These simple timeless clothes will serve you well from here to there, wherever you go and whoever you are.



The Journeywoman dyeable clothing ecoprinted by India Flint



The Journeywoman dyeable clothing ecoprinted by India Flint



See The Journeywoman Collection Here









See The Journeywoman Collection Here



The Journeywoman dyeable clothing ecoprinted by India Flint

For embellishing these natural garments we recommend natural fibres like our Honest Yarn Organic Linen in Cobweb weight - Natural Undyed and White Undyed. 



See all of India Flint's Workshops Here


THE JOURNEYWOMAN'S SECOND SKIN
WORKSHOP

India's inspirations for dyeing, embellishing and personalizing
your Maiwa 'journeywoman' wardrobe.

See The Journeywoman's Second Skin Workshop Here

The journeywoman slips her wayfinder smock over her wiseheart shift, shrugs on her wanderlust surcoat, wraps a shawl around her shoulders, whistles up a friendly wind and steps out into the whirled.

If the wind is fierce, she wears her weaver trousies underneath.

If the gales are arctic or the night is cold or she needs to escape without baggage, she can wear them all together…westward shimmy and weaver pants under a rustling wind-dancer skirt topped by wiseheart shift, wildflower camise and wayfinder smock; all enfolded by the wanderlust surcoat with a change of undergarments in a pocket and a toothbrush in another.

The journeywoman travels light. She dyes her clothes with leaves that she finds, mordants them in puddles (or the ocean), strengthens them in indigo.

This masterclass-in-your pocket guides you through personalizing this lifelong wardrobe.


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

Tuesday, February 15, 2022 No comments
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