THE GIFT OF MANY OPTIONS
Give the gift of choice — with a MAIWA gift card.
Click the button below to register in our online workshops.
Students have access to workhops for three years.
Curated supply kits are always offered at 20% off for students. Details can be found on each workshop page.
Use Discount Code: CREATIVE20 for 20% off.
Learn to build a range of indigo vats including organic vats made with fruits, the iron vat, and vats made with plants.
Learn a wealth of introductory and advanced shaped resist techniques on silk, linen, and cotton. Learn how to handle materials in the dye vat to get the most from indigo.
Learn to successfully mordant cellulose and protein fibres. Work with cloth and yarns to achieve vibrant, clear colours using classic natural dyes.
This groundbreaking workshop will lead students through a number of projects on silk, cotton, linen, wool, and paper.
Through contact printing, immersion baths, bundling and binding techniques, and the magic of indigo, this workshop will explore new, uncharted territory on textiles.
Learn the process of making both pigmented and non-pigmented inks, including classics like iron gall ink as well as inks made from natural dyes like cochineal and lake pigments like weld.
Throughout history, the ability to print on cloth has created some of the world’s most desirable textiles.
The ability to deliver rich, saturated, natural dyes through the use of brushes, blocks, stencils and pens is a powerful skill.
A pathway through modern science organized around the study of natural dyes. From the atom and molecular diagrams to the reduction and oxidation of indigo, to acids and bases, and all the way up to the complexity of tannin-mordant dye chemistry.
Learn why the study of natural dyes is one of the most engaging ways to investigate matter and materials.
Thursday, December 18, 2025
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WRAP YOURSELF IN HANDWOVEN COMFORT
As the cooler season settles in, we are reaching for our quilted coats & jackets—and wrapping ourselves in shawls woven from wild silks, wools from sheep & pashmina goats, and hand-spun kala cotton.
Tuesday, December 16, 2025
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We’ve hand-selected some of our very favourite things as well as gift ideas that we love. The work of skilled artisans speaks through weave, stitch, pattern, and colour—and adds a layer of meaning that never fades.
Friday, December 12, 2025
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Wednesday, December 10, 2025
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Monday, December 08, 2025
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ENROLLMENT BEGINS DECEMBER 8th AT 9am (pacific time)
At 9am on Monday you will see the registration buttons appear on each course page.
Saturday, December 06, 2025
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We’re delighted to share a very special return of our Hibiscus Dress in black & white gingham - freshly sewn in a small batch of just 25 pieces. This dress is a whole outfit on its own.
Thursday, December 04, 2025
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20% OFF WINTER SESSIONS
MAKE 2026 A YEAR OF CREATIVITY & NATURAL COLOUR
Tuesday, December 02, 2025
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KEEPING CREATIVITY ALIVE
As a thank you for your endless support, we wanted to bring you our robust online workshops at a 20% discount.
Friday, November 28, 2025
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TIMELESS SHIRTS
This is our ode to the everyday shirt: timeless, beautiful, and crafted with the quiet brilliance of many hands.
Wednesday, November 26, 2025
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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.
Monday, November 24, 2025
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As our Late Autumn Sale comes to a close, we wanted to pause and thank you. Your support — whether online, in our Granville Island shop, or simply by being part of this community — means more than we can say.
Friday, November 21, 2025
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The sale is still going strong, and we’ve been thinking about how far this community reaches. Thank you to everyone near and far.
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
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An inspiring manual full of recipes for artists to create their own pigments, paints, and pastels from botanical sources.
Monday, November 17, 2025
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The late autumn light has a way of softening things. It asks us to slow down, to take stock, to make room for what’s ahead. As we prepare ourselves for the next chapter of work, we wanted to begin with something simple: thank you.
Monday, November 17, 2025
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BEAUTIFUL BELLS
Forged with simple hand tools. Fired in a kiln. Individually tuned until the bell maker is satisfied that the tone is clear and true. These bells are what turn a flock of sheep into an orchestra. Available online so that you can take the music home with you.
WOOD BLOCKS
We commission hand-carved wood blocks from traditional artisans. Now everyone can experience the wonder of working with these magnificent blocks on textiles, paper, clay, or any other media.
Maiwa's relationship with traditional printing methods on textiles permits an entire community of block carvers to maintain their hereditary craft.
Choose any combination of animals, geometric shapes, borders, botanical blocks, and repeating patterns and you're ready to print your own custom design.
Craftspeople use a stake anvil buried in the sand. With hammers and snips they fashion sheet metal into the desired form. Once the bell is shaped it is dipped into a mixture of flux, brass and copper filings. The entire bell is then covered with a clay coating to keep the finish in place while being fired.
Block printed cloth is incredible. But where do all those wooden blocks come from? From another entire community: the community of block carvers. Wooden blocks eventually wear out and need to be recut. Maiwa's relationship with traditional printing methods keeps an entire community of block carvers working. We also commission blocks to sell in our stores so that all artisans can experience the wonder of working with wooden blocks
Some blocks are designed by us, but most are designed by the very clever geometric imaginations of the carvers themselves. We've just had a huge order arrive - and they are fantastic!
It is not necessary to print with these blocks to appreciate how beautiful they are. They work as extraordinary objects that will inspire you each time you see them.
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
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A UNIQUE APPROACH TO A TRADITIONAL CRAFT
When craft moves it changes, innovates, and becomes something new.
Monday, November 10, 2025
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Add a colourful accent to any bed or couch with a cozy quilt or blanket. Fold one and drape it over the back of a chair to give a welcome touch.
Thursday, November 06, 2025
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We’ve worked closely with the Kala Cotton weavers to create a bold gingham check—handwoven in thread-dyed cutch and natural—alongside a timeless black and white, and classic indigo.
Tuesday, November 04, 2025
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