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The Indigo Botanical Coat

Naturally Dyed - Handwoven

A Maiwa piece that you'll reach for over and over again. Sewn from exquisite artisan cloth; thread dyed with natural indigo and handwoven by village artisans in India.
Thursday, March 27, 2025 No comments







A UNIQUE APPROACH TO A TRADITIONAL CRAFT
Friday, November 15, 2024 No comments

 




While handweavers know that cloth is like architecture, dyers see cloth as a palette, a canvas. Bring these two artisan groups together and the creative possibilities are endless.

Tuesday, October 22, 2024 No comments



NEW STOCK HAS ARRIVED!


BLOCK PRINTED ORGANIC COTTON

Maiwa has worked with block printed fabric for over 30 years. This organic cotton has been hand block printed with natural dyes by world renowned Ajrakh artisans. Light to medium weight fabric is perfect for garments and quilting. 
Tuesday, August 27, 2024 No comments

 




JAMDANI
HANDWOVEN

In Bengal, the humid climate demands an exceptionally fine, diaphanous weave. The resulting cloth is light and airy, able to catch the faintest breeze. Such cloths are known by the poetic term "woven air."  Traditional dye techniques evolved to work with these exceptionally fine threads without breaking them.
Thursday, July 18, 2024 No comments



Kahani means "Story"

This is a well-named dress. We brought it to the shore and matched its colour to the sky and the distant mountains. 
Tuesday, July 09, 2024 No comments

 



We've spent years developing this handwoven fabric. We encouraged a small group of famously talented Bengal weavers to return to natural dyes. They accepted the challenge - combining dyeing skills with their hereditary talents in transforming thread into cloth.
Thursday, May 16, 2024 No comments

 



TABLECLOTHS & NAPKINS


A new selection of cloth for your table.
All in natural dyes on certified organic cotton. 
Tuesday, April 23, 2024 No comments



Natural indigo

Dyed in the thread

Handwoven

Thursday, February 22, 2024 No comments




HAND BLOCK PRINTED BEDDING 

NATURAL DYES ON ORGANIC COTTON


AJRAKH
HAND BLOCK PRINTED BEDDING
Tuesday, January 30, 2024 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

 

HAND BLOCK PRINTED BEDDING 
NATURAL DYES ON ORGANIC COTTON

AJRAKH
HAND BLOCK PRINTED BEDDING

Ajrakh is a traditional block printing technique practiced by artisans living in India's Kachchh Desert. For centuries, wooden blocks have been used to print eloquent geometric patterns on cotton. These patterns are timeless, revealing a remarkable play between figure and line. All our bedding is hand printed with natural dyes on organic cotton. 
Thursday, September 28, 2023 No comments

 

TABLECLOTHS & NAPKINS

A new selection of cloth for your table. Beautifully block printed by the kalamkari artisans of South India, bandhani tied by artisans in Rajasthan, and block printed with the Dabu resist technique by artisans living near Jaipur. All in natural dyes on certified organic cotton. 
Thursday, August 31, 2023 No comments

 



ARTISANS, HANDWEAVES,
BLOCK PRINTS & NATURAL DYES

What's behind our clothing: from the kalamkari block printers of South India, to the handweavers of Bengal, to the dabu mud-resist printers of Rajasthan. 
Thursday, August 03, 2023 No comments

 



Give your guests a visual feast before the food even arrives. 
Tuesday, July 04, 2023 No comments

 



YARDAGE

Patterned with Stitch Resist and Running Stitch
We are happy to offer the finest artisan cloth for your projects. In this hand-stitched yardage you can feel a creative flow running through the cloth. This is the perfect starting point for everything from cushion covers to clothing. 
Thursday, May 25, 2023 No comments





MORE PATTERNS HAVE ARRIVED!

BLOCK PRINTED BANDANAS
Tuesday, May 16, 2023 No comments



ORGANIC COTTON
BLOCK PRINTED BY HAND

We work with this fabric so much that we sometimes have to remind ourselves that it is all printed with natural dyes by artisans using a set of hand-carved wooden blocks.
Thursday, May 11, 2023 No comments




NEW PATTERNS HAVE ARRIVED!


THE KALAMKARI BLOCK PRINT

From India's Coromandel Coast, come the fabled kalamkari block prints. After centuries, the designs still harken back to their Persian origins. 
Tuesday, May 09, 2023 No comments
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