the MAIWA JOURNAL: 2023

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A PATCHWORK HISTORY OF RURAL LIFE

THERE IS ONLY ONE OF EACH QUILT

Fields of colour, a familiar favourite cloth patched into place, a play of fabric. All pieced together and covered with tight running stitches. These vintage quilts have been cherished for years, worn out, re-made and given new life. They are medium-weight and big personality.

Friday, December 29, 2023 No comments

THE CARDAMOM DRESS

A dress you'll want to live in! Easy to wear and versatile - can be cinched at the waist, buttoned fully, worn open, or styled by increasing the length of the slit.

Wednesday, December 27, 2023 No comments

OUR WISHES TO YOU

As the year draws to a close we would like to send our warmest wishes to everyone. Enjoy your time with family, friends and companions. From the artisans we work with and everyone of us at Maiwa. Happy holidays.

Sunday, December 24, 2023 No comments

INDIGO VAT PROJECT

Natural indigo is the famous blue dye used throughout India. The Maiwa Foundation is building infrastructure to encourage the use of natural indigo (derived from plants) rather than synthetic indigo (synthesized from petrochemicals). We are also encouraging the use of a natural fermentation process in dyeing whenever possible.

Thursday, December 21, 2023 No comments

THE GIFT OF MANY OPTIONS

Give the gift of choice — with a MAIWA gift card.

Gift cards can be used for anything in our Online or Granville Island Store.

Available in multiple values.

Tuesday, December 19, 2023 No comments

MAIWA WORKSHOPS ONLINE

These are in-depth workshops delivered through engaging high-definition videos. Our Instructors skillfully guide students accompanied by detailed notes.

Friday, December 15, 2023 No comments

NEW SHAWLS!

We are excited to bring two new collections to our online shop.

Wednesday, December 13, 2023 No comments

COMFORT EVERYWHERE

Come inside and see how we celebrate the beauty and comfort of contemporary craft.

Handmade textile artistry for every room in your home.

Monday, December 11, 2023 No comments

MAIWA WORKSHOPS ONLINE

These are in-depth workshops delivered through engaging high-definition videos. Our Instructors skillfully guide students accompanied by detailed notes.

Friday, December 08, 2023 No comments

All Embroidered Bags & Dolls

LIKE STITCHED JEWELLERY...

Traditional embroiderers know the genius of sparkle and colour. They can embellish any cloth with only a needle, thread, and imagination. They are brilliant craftspeople who carry artisan stitch-traditions into the future. Now you can carry the these traditions with you.

Wednesday, December 06, 2023 No comments

Monday, December 04, 2023 No comments

Registration opens on Monday December 4th at 9am (Pacific Time)

Saturday, December 02, 2023 No comments

The Subtle Language of Adornment

The feeling we get when we encounter a beautiful textile is often similar to the feeling we get when we see a piece of jewellery. A sense of wonder, a little intake of breath, and the feeling that the piece is subtle. It is the result of tradition, skill, and the secrets of craft.

Thursday, November 30, 2023 No comments

Learn about natural dyes with these two expansive workshops.

Tuesday, November 28, 2023 No comments

A selection of sale items from all corners of Maiwa. Clothing, bedding, art supplies, books! Amazing things - great prices.

Thursday, November 23, 2023 No comments

Read about your instructor Tim McLaughlin

FOCUS YOUR CREATIVITY IN 2024

WORKSHOPS LED BY TIM McLAUGHLIN

AND NATALIE GRAMBOW

Tuesday, November 21, 2023 No comments

THE HANDWOVEN QUILTED COAT

This coat is all about the sensual feeling of cloth. Layers of organic cotton are quilted together to give a weight that moves with you, keeps you warm, and yet has a light feeling that can be worn over almost anything.

Thursday, November 16, 2023 No comments

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.

Thursday, November 02, 2023 No comments

KITS — ROVING — NEEDLES

MAKING BRINGS US TOGETHER

Any time of year is the right time to settle into a project. Make the most of your time with these incredible kits.

Tuesday, October 31, 2023 No comments

JUST ARRIVED!

NEW TABLECLOTHS

We call them tablecloths — but they are so much more. You can take them anywhere, and anywhere you put one down it will create a sense of place.

Thursday, October 26, 2023 No comments

For centuries embroidery has been an expression of personality. Over the years, working with needle and thread has been, by far, the most enduring form of personal expression; adorning cloth, piecing it together, adding strength and embellishment. In India, embroidery patterns can be so distinct that a child can recognize someone from their village just by the stitch-work on their clothing.

Tuesday, October 24, 2023 No comments

BOOKS THAT INSPIRE US

TEXTILES, NATURAL DYES, PIGMENTS & MORE

There is nothing quite as comforting as a good book. We know this to be true — and so we have selected some highly recommended new releases and also some of our all-time favourites. Open the cover of any one of these and you will discover a whole new world.

Thursday, October 19, 2023 No comments

KASHMIR BLANKETS

Delightfully soft merino wool blankets with woven motifs. Styled after ancient Persian designs and woven in Kashmir, India.  Choose one to add a colourful accent to any bed or couch. Fold one and drape it over the back of a chair — it becomes an invitation. Snuggle under one, drape one over your knees, wrap one around your shoulders.  Kashmir blankets — woven comfort.

Tuesday, October 17, 2023 No comments

IN A SHAWL 

HAND BLOCK PRINTED AJRAKH SHAWLS 

Ajrakh is a traditional block printing technique. It is also one of our favourite ways to achieve pattern on cloth. For centuries, wooden blocks have been used to print eloquent geometric patterns on cotton.

Friday, October 13, 2023 No comments

Weavers know that cloth is like architecture. You can build it with structure and form and depending on where and how you place your threads, you will achieve desirable effects with colour, texture, drape and movement.

Wednesday, October 11, 2023 No comments

REMAKING WITH THREAD

Mend what is torn and in the process you make it a bit better, and you add a little of yourself into the cloth. Embellish with a stitch that tells of who you are, how you care, and what you can do.

Thursday, October 05, 2023 No comments

Any day of the year, really, is the right day for a shawl. We find comfort in cloth, held next to our skin, wrapped around us. Under a coat or over your shoulders, a shawl is so simple - a rectangle of cloth - yet it is the very idea of comfort.

Tuesday, October 03, 2023 No comments

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