The Poetics of Textiles — Tim McLaughlin
Like all great arts, textiles recreate our visiton of the world. We hold them up as exemplars of skill, ingenuity, creativity, and ambition....
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Textiles and the fiber arts, traditional craft, natural dyes, culture, trade, and artisan markets.
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Between Science and Art — Ellis & Boutrup
Joy Boutrup is a textile engineer, chemist, and historian from Denmark. Catharine Ellis is a textile artist from North Carolina who speciali...
Invitation to the Divine — Amy Putansu
In this lecture Amy Putansu will discuss how notions of spirituality have influenced her own hand-woven artwork. Inspired by Buddhism, Zen de...
The Art of Ajrakh — Jabbar & Adam Khatri
Recorded at the Maiwa School of Textiles September 14th 2017.
Knitted Felt Works - Aya Matsunaga
Aya Matsunaga is a Japanese textile artist who tempered her formal studies by moving to Nottingham, England and embracing the UK fibre art s...
Field Notes in the Colour Garden pt 2 — Micahel Garcia
When leading natural dye expert Michel Garcia goes into a garden, what does he see? He sees botanical strategies for survival that often giv...
Field Notes in the Colour Garden pt 1 — Michel Garcia
When leading natural dye expert Michel Garcia goes into a garden, what does he see? He sees botanical strategies for survival that often giv...
The Art of Storypainting - Susan Shie
For over thirty years Susan Shie has been producing art on cloth that mixes the personal and the political. Her distinct method of working c...
Stone Diaries and Quilted Lines — Barbara Todd
On October 5, 2015, Barbara Todd delivered her lecture, "Stone Drawings and Quilted Lines" or "One Day Tells Its Tale To Another." to a full...
Deeper Than Indigo - Jenny Balfour Paul
Recorded at the Maiwa School of Textiles Lecture series on September 19, 2016.
The Working Traveller 2009 Part 4
Each member of our panel has carved a road in the wilderness. It is not easy to walk off the map, but they have all done it, struck out alon...
The Working Traveller 2009 Part 3
Each member of our panel has carved a road in the wilderness. It is not easy to walk off the map, but they have all done it, struck out alon...
The Working Traveller 2009 Part 2
Each member of our panel has carved a road in the wilderness. It is not easy to walk off the map, but they have all done it, struck out alon...
The Working Traveller 2009 Part 1
Each member of our panel has carved a road in the wilderness. It is not easy to walk off the map, but they have all done it, struck out alon...
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Retooling for the Future Part 2
The Artisan's Alliance of Jawaja make their presentation to a Vancouver audience at the Maiwa Textile Symposium via Skype.
Retooling for the Future Part 1
The Artisan's Alliance of Jawaja make their presentation to a Vancouver audience at the Maiwa Textile Symposium via Skype.
Bleu de Lectoure
Inspired by both the colour and the plant, the Lamberts created Bleu de Lectoure in 1994. Soon their lives were given up to woad. It took mo...
Creating a Garden of Natural Dye Plants Part 2
Join Michel Garcia as he leads us on a walk through the garden of natural dye plants, explaining the motivation and origins of this project,...
Creating a Garden of Natural Dye Plants Part 1
Join Michel Garcia as he leads us on a walk through the garden of natural dye plants, explaining the motivation and origins of this project,...
From Gandhi to Globalization Part 2
In part two, Ashoke Chatterjee presents the remainder of his lecture and answers questions from the audience. Part one contained the visiual...