INSPIRED READING
TEXTILES, PATTERN DRAFTING, PRINTING & MORE
Limited Quantities
We are constantly sourcing certain titles from India and the rest of the world. We've dedicated ourselves to keeping these rare titles available.
Tuesday, April 07, 2026
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21 SIMPLE SEWING PROJECTS FOR YOUR HOME
The Handmade Home is a modern guide to the art of crafting a home for less with 20 projects for homewares.
Tuesday, March 03, 2026
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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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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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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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A TWO DAY BOOK EVENT
Join us for a natural paint making demonstration and book signing.
AT MAIWA ON GRANVILLE ISLAND, VANCOUVER BC
Tuesday, July 22, 2025
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Natural dyes on organic cotton: each piece is a square of crafted brilliance.
Friday, May 23, 2025
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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.
Monday, December 23, 2024
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NEW BOOK!
GATHERING COLOUR
by Caitlin ffrench
As artist Caitlin ffrench shares her deeply personal approach to working with natural pigments, she invites readers to discover magic in the colour all around you. Explore how to respectfully wildcraft pigments from rocks, dirt and sticks; and how to forage or cultivate dye plants.
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
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Sheila Fruman, fascinated by the textiles and handmade carpets she saw when she traveled overland in 1969 from Turkey to India, tells the stories of nine intrepid adventurers who have combed the streets and bazaars of Central and South Asia finding, researching, collecting and selling antique Kashmir shawls, embroidered Uzbek textiles and robes, Anatolian kilims, Turkmen carpets and many other textile treasures to interested Westerners.
Thursday, January 04, 2024
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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
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Just Released
Maybe you know about silk. Most of us do. Its lustre and sheen is unlike any other fibre. It's tempting luxury caused Pliny the Elder to rail against it almost two-thousand years ago. But what of the wild silks? Most wild silks are spun by moths as large as your open hand. They are fantastic creatures creating equally fantastic fibres. What is wild silk? Who works with it? Where do they live and what are their lives like?
Thursday, June 29, 2023
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INSPIRED READING
TEXTILES, PATTERN DRAFTING, PRINTING & MORE
Limited Quantities
We are constantly sourcing certain titles from India and the rest of the world. We've dedicated ourselves to keeping these rare titles available.
Thursday, May 04, 2023
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A MASTER DYER'S SECRETS
Just Released
A Very Rare Book
Imagine if a master dyer, working in France three-hundred years ago, at the height of his powers wrote down his recipes to document what he knew. Clear, precise instructions with measurements and the results on cloth. Strong natural colours developed long before the invention of synthetic dyes.
Wednesday, April 05, 2023
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BOOKS THAT INSPIRE US
NATURAL DYES, TEXTILES, PRINTING & 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, January 19, 2023
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BOOKS THAT INSPIRE US
TEXTILES, PATTERN DRAFTING, PRINTING & MORE
Limited Quantities
An encounter with the right book can change your life. We've had that happen to us — and so we have put together a collection of rare books that have the power to change your world.
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
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NATURAL DYE BOOKS THAT INSPIRE US
We've looked over all the books on our shelves to find the ones that we return to again and again. Books on dyes, creativity, colour, science and art. Dive in and get inspired.
Tuesday, October 05, 2021
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ONLINE ONLY
There is nothing quite as comforting as a good book. It's true. We have chosen an incredible selection of textile books and magazines and are offering them at a discount. Some of these are rare back issues of our favourite magazines and some of them are books that we feel should be in the homes of people who love textiles. We are also letting go of some of our shelf copies at good prices - we will mention any visible wear and tear in the online description. All sale items are final sale.
Thursday, August 05, 2021
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BOOKS THAT INSPIRE US
NATURAL DYES, TEXTILES, PATTERN DRAFTING, PRINTING & 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.
Tuesday, December 29, 2020
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