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REGISTRATION IS OPEN!

Click below to enrol in our online workshops.

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Learn to successfully mordant cellulose and protein fibres. Work with cloth and yarns to achieve vibrant, clear colours using classic natural dyes.

In this workshop students will make over 18 separate dye-baths on a variety of fibre types (including wool, cotton, linen, silk, and hemp/cotton). The results will be shifted with iron and indigo for a complex palette. Exhaust baths will be used and these will also be shifted with a modified indigo vat. Students will receive an introduction to shaped resist and indigo dyeing. Throughout the course students will receive professional instruction from Maiwa founder Charllotte Kwon and her daughter Sophena Kwon.

• 45 evocative instructional videos.

• Work with 11 natural dyes including indigo.

• Build dye pots from 18 recipes, shift colours with iron and overdye with indigo.

• Complete the course with close to 100 different colours...and a whole new appreciation for the magic of natural dyes.

The Natural Dye Workshop

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.

In this workshop students will make a range of inks including water soluble and waterproof inks. The workshop will explore papers, and the basis of pointed pen (flexible) writing. Students will learn how to generalize the procedure of ink making so that it may be applied to any organic or mineral matter. The workshop will also present a discussion of journaling, writing, books, and creativity.

• 21 documentary-style instructional videos.

• Work with a range of materials including indigo, carbon black, cochineal, weld, gum Arabic and shellac.

• Learn about ink making as a way to explore materials.

• Consider the history of writing and ink and the future of your own creative practice

The Ink Making Workshop

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.

In this workshop students will be taken, step-by-step, through the process of making a number of indigo vats, including three organic "fruit vats." Students will learn not only how to make a vat but also how to maintain it, revive it, and put it to bed. The different vats will be explored through the use of many forms of shaped resist - including bound, clamp and stitch resist. An astonishing array of patterning is possible through these techniques. Students will learn how to adjust vats for different fibre types and conditions.

• 35 detailed instructional videos.

• All shaped resist techniques shown with clear, step by step instructions.

• Works taken from blank cloth to finished piece so you can see the entire process.

• An in-depth explanation of the chemistry of indigo extraction and indigo vats so you can learn how and why they work.

• Discover why indigo is the worlds most magical dye.

Journey Into Indigo

The Maiwa School of Textiles Online is ready for our registration day on Monday, December 7th beginning at 10am (PST)

When registration opens you will also be able to give these workshops as gifts!

Click the link below to see all our online workshops.

maiwa.teachable.com

Monday, December 07, 2020 No comments

REGISTRATION

IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER!

Registration opens on Monday, December 7th at 10am (Pacific Time)

Maiwa Workshops Online

These are in-depth workshops delivered through engaging high-definition videos. Our Instructors skillfully guide students accompanied by detailed notes and student Q&A sections. At the end of each workshop students may participate in an optional Zoom meeting.

Workshops commence in January but students are free to work at their own pace. New content is delivered on a weekly basis until the course is complete. Students have access to workshops for three years from the date of purchase.

Our workshops are delivered on the teachable platform. To get a sense of how it works you may enroll in any of our seven free workshops.

Learn to successfully mordant cellulose and protein fibres. Work with cloth and yarns to achieve vibrant, clear colours using classic natural dyes.

• 45 evocative instructional videos.

• Work with 11 natural dyes including indigo.

• Build dye pots from 18 recipes, shift colours with iron and overdye with indigo.

• Complete the course with close to 100 different colours...and a whole new appreciation for the magic of natural dyes.

The Natural Dye Workshop

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.

• 21 documentary-style instructional videos.

• Work with a range of materials including indigo, carbon black, cochineal, weld, gum Arabic and shellac.

• Learn about ink making as a way to explore materials.

• Consider the history of writing and ink and the future of your own creative practice

The Ink Making Workshop

• 35 detailed instructional videos.

• All shaped resist techniques shown with clear, step by step instructions.

• Works taken from blank cloth to finished piece so you can see the entire process.

• An in-depth explanation of the chemistry of indigo extraction and indigo vats so you can learn how and why they work.

• Discover why indigo is the worlds most magical dye.

Journey Into Indigo

The Maiwa School of Textiles Online is ready for our registration day on Monday, December 7th beginning at 10am (PST)

When registration opens you will also be able to give these workshops as gifts!

Click the link below to see all our online workshops.

maiwa.teachable.com

Saturday, December 05, 2020 No comments

Thursday, December 03, 2020 No comments

ANNOUNCING

OUR FIRST THREE ONLINE WORKSHOPS!

REGISTRATION OPENS DECEMBER 7th AT 10AM (PACIFIC TIME)

Learn to successfully mordant cellulose and protein fibres. Work with cloth and yarns to achieve vibrant, clear colours using classic natural dyes.

— 45 evocative instructional videos.

— Work with 11 natural dyes including indigo.

— Build dye pots from 18 recipes, shift colours with iron and overdye with indigo.

— Complete the course with close to 100 different colours ... and a whole new appreciation for the magic of natural dyes.

The Natural Dye Workshop

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.

— 21 documentary-style instructional videos.

— Work with a range of materials including indigo, carbon black, cochineal, weld, gum Arabic and shellac.

— Learn about ink making as a way to explore materials.

— Consider the history of writing and ink and the future of your own creative practice

The Ink Making Workshop

— 35 detailed instructional videos.

— All shaped resist techniques shown with clear, step by step instructions.

— Works taken from blank cloth to finished piece so you can see the entire process.

— An in-depth explanation of the chemistry of indigo extraction and indigo vats so you can learn how and why they work.

— Discover why indigo is the worlds most magical dye.

Journey Into Indigo

The Maiwa School of Textiles Online is ready for our registration day on Monday, December 7th beginning at 10am (PST)

When registration opens you will also be able to give these workshops as gifts!

Click the button below to see all our online workshops.

maiwa.teachable.com

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Tuesday, December 01, 2020 No comments

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