Next Registration Opens December 9th at 9am (Pacific Time)

In August 2024 we celebrated 20 years of Maiwa School of Textiles with a special anniversary sale and sold out before many students could claim their seats.


Now we are offering this special 20% discount one last time…

USE CODE: maiwa20


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. Come celebrate with us.




Natural Dyes: Alchemy Chemistry Craft


with TIM MCLAUGHLIN and CHARLLOTTE KWON

A science course for dyers.


Print & Paint With Natural Dyes


with SOPHENA KWON and DANIELLE BUSH

Direct application of mordants and dyes.


The Natural Dye Workshop


with CHARLLOTTE and SOPHENA KWON

An in-depth study of natural dyes.


Tannins Oxides & Indigo


with NATALIE GRAMBOW

Contact printing, binding and bundling — incredible texture and pattern.



Journey Into Indigo


with SOPHENA KWON and DANIELLE BUSH

Indigo dye and shaped resist.



The Ink Making Workshop


with TIM McLAUGHLIN

Ink from natural dyes, lake pigments and iron gall ink.



What students are saying...

This course has been such a fantastic and heart warming experience.

I have wanted to do a course with Maiwa for years (but I'm in the UK) and have enjoyed this course so much! Your knowledge and passion for what you do shines out and it's so inspiring to have had this chance to learn from you and Sophena. The tutorials have been clear and so enjoyable to watch and learn from.


- Michele / The Natural Dye Workshop


Thanks so much for a great workshop.

I'm not new to Shibori and Indigo but I learned a ton. I felt that this workshop was even better than some in person courses. Here we were really in charge of our own vats and got to learn what to do, and when to do it. It was great having a few vats going at the same time and I loved seeing the subtle differences in the shades. I feel much more confident and in charge of my blues and I have some fresh inspiration when it comes to the resists.


- Kathi / Journey Into Indigo


This course so far has been beyond what I had hoped.

Charlotte and Tim - Brava for the years of studio work, research, world travel and artisan support and gateways you have provided, and the beautiful and thoughtful way with which you've presented this course is a real pleasure. You're pioneers that continue to inspire and lead!!


- Liz / Natural Dyes: Alchemy Chemistry Craft


Loved the entire course!

I will go back and study each module further. You answered so many questions I had on the processes. I started natural dyeing over 40 years ago with handspun wool yarn, when there was very little information available. Amazing! Thanks!


- Patricia / Print & Paint with Natural Dyes

Absolutely fabulous!

The palette and patterns created by the rust, tannins and indigo resonates with me in my own journey with colour and cloth, and I am looking forward to integrating these techniques into my practice. I am very grateful for how generously Natalie shared her experience, with such delight in her process and grace in her manner.


- Morgen / Tannins, Oxides, & Indigo

This has been the most wonderful course.

The videos are so well put together (even my partner's ears will perk up when he hears the opening theme music and he'll come over to watch for a purely aesthetic experience :)). Instructions are easy to follow, and I love how you provide historical background on the dyes, as well as the important how-tos. The course has whet my appetite for ink-making and has also flooded me with creative inspi-ration. I would absolutely recommend future iterations of this course to others.


- Madeleine / The Ink Making Workshop

MAIWA DOCUMENTARIES

Now Available as Free Lessons

Four documentaries about craft.

Watch the MST Trailer


Our first trailer to launch the online school in 2020


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