MAIWA'S
HANDWOVEN SHEETS
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.
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
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We use natural dyes extensively in our own production. This is the best way to know how a dye behaves and see the changes that happen from harvest to harvest. Because we use the same dyes we sell, we can ensure that each package contains the best available dyestuff.
Thursday, September 19, 2024
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Weavers know that cloth is like architecture. You can build it with structure and form and depending on where and how you place your threads, you will achieve desirable effects with colour, texture, drape and movement.
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
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STOCK UP YOUR STUDIO
Organic Cotton Dyeable Scarves at an Incredible Price!
Our scarves and shawls are designed to be platforms for your creativity and handwork…or just simply enjoyed for their natural beauty. Finished with a rolled hem and twisted tassels, all of these scarves are 100% organic cotton, making them a dream to work with.
Monday, September 16, 2024
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18 COLOURS
3 WEIGHTS AVAILALBE IN SKEINS
1 WEIGHT IN CONES
After years of working with artisan weavers and knitters, Maiwa has developed its own line of naturally dyed yarns. These yarns are everything we have been looking for in a spun fibre.
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
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LIMITED EDITION PRINTS
Last summer we dreamed up this design together with master print maker and designer, Alexandra Snowden. She incorporated all of her favourite natural dye plants into this beautiful design. This summer, we wanted to see how it would translate onto paper in a large format using natural dye inks. Of course, we reached out to Granville Island based printmaker and papermaker Ed Juan who specializes in natural dye inks in his work.
Friday, September 06, 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.
Wednesday, September 04, 2024
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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.
Thursday, August 29, 2024
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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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20% Off All Workshops — Use Code maiwa20 At Checkout
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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20% Off All Workshops — Use Code maiwa20 At Checkout
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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20% Off All Workshops — Use Code maiwa20 At Checkout
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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Use code maiwa20 at checkout
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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