Leatherwork from the Artisans Alliance of Jawaja. These pieces are completely hand-worked by skilled craftspeople from the stitched details to the burnished finish on the leather. Jawaja makes some of the most enduring items we have ever seen.
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
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MAIWA WORKSHOPS ONLINE
These are in-depth workshops delivered through engaging high-definition videos. Our instructors skillfully guide students accompanied by detailed notes.
Thursday, August 22, 2024
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A UNIQUE APPROACH TO A TRADITIONAL CRAFT
When craft moves it changes, innovates, and becomes something new.
Mumbai block prints trace their past to the traditional block printing communities of the Kachchh desert in Gujarat. Hand carved wooden blocks, natural dyes, tannins, resists and a printing process that goes back centuries. But the Mumbai block printers have modified the printing blocks to imitate the patterning of distressed paint on cloth. This unique approach is combined with contemporary imagery to create breathtaking patterns.
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
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MAIWA WORKSHOPS ONLINE
Thursday, August 15, 2024
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SUMMER SCARVES & SHAWLS
Heading to a summer market? A weekend getaway? An evening out? Chase the light this summer with Maiwa's collection of scarves and shawls. Lightweight and liveable, styles that work for all events, day or night.
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
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The first workshop of its kind.
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.
Monday, August 12, 2024
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Registration opens on Monday August 12th at 9am (Pacific Time)
Saturday, August 10, 2024
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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.
Thursday, August 08, 2024
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REGISTRATION OPENS AUGUST 12th
Tuesday, August 06, 2024
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NEW STYLES HAVE JUST ARRIVED!
Thursday, August 01, 2024
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REGISTRATION OPENS
— AUGUST 12th at 9am PACIFIC TIME —
Tuesday, July 30, 2024
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A COLLABORATION BETWEEN
INDIA FLINT & MAIWA
Maiwa dyeable garments and the Journeywoman Collection
They are for dyers what a blank page is for a writer or what a blank canvas is for a painter.
Thursday, July 25, 2024
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20% off all workshops during our next registration happening August 12th, 2024.
In September 2004 Maiwa launched its Maiwa School of Textiles. The school has become a place where knowledge is shared, techniques perfected and students, makers, educators and cultures meet.
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
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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
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YOU SUPPLY THE CREATIVITY,
WE SUPPLY THE REST.
It's easy to express yourself through making. When you embellish with stitchwork it is as if you are drawing a line with thread. Add some colour and a stitch in just the right place. Bring your materials and your ideas together.
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
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CARRY YOUR LIFE IN A KANTHA QUILT
THERE IS ONLY ONE OF EACH QUILT BAG
We've sewn a limited number of our Kantha quilts into bags. These are large cloth bags that can hold a picnic or your haul from the farmer's market. They are based on two popular Maiwa bags - the Market Bag and the Studio Bag. Sizes and location of pockets are given in the listings.
Thursday, July 11, 2024
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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
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The weavers of Bhujodi are known as some of the most accomplished artisans working in handloom today. They have a wide range of skills and can bring their traditional design sense to play in many formats. See, for example, this incredible selection of panel blankets, bed covers, throws, scarves, and shawls.
Friday, July 05, 2024
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THE MUMBAI BLOCK PRINTERS
Over the centuries, communities of block printers have often migrated. When they do, their designs and ways of working change and evolve. This is certainly true of the Mumbai block printers. Originally dyers from Kachchh, Gujarat, they have taken the art of hand block printing in a completely new direction. Still working with natural dyes and traditional processes, they only work in contemporary designs they themselves create.
Wednesday, July 03, 2024
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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, June 27, 2024
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