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.
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Registration is Open!
Regular Price: $160 USD*
Discounted Price: $128 USD*
( use code: maiwa20 at checkout )
Workshop begins on January 13th and runs for 8 weeks.
This groundbreaking workshop will lead students through a number of projects on silk, cotton, linen, wool, and paper. Through contact printing, immersion baths, bundling and binding techniques, and the magic of indigo, this workshop will explore new, uncharted territory on textiles.
In this workshop students will rust print with flat metal and learn bundling techniques to work with sculptural pieces. The class will make two tannin baths to selectively shift colour while working with binding resist. Additional immersion techniques will be taught with ferrous, tannin, and calcium. A special rust-tea bath will be used to give dramatic results on cloth. Finally students will explore the magic of an iron-reduced indigo vat. This is a very creative exploration of the transformative power of materials to create novel marks and patterns.
This workshop is designed to work for you wherever you are in the world. New content becomes available each week over the course of 8 weeks and will remain available for 3 years from the date of purchase. Work as content comes online or at your own pace.
Included in the Workshop:
• 38 evocative instructional videos.
• Concise written instructions and recipes along with downloadable PDFs.
• Access to a robust Q&A section with instructors answering questions 3 times a week.
• Work with 7 unique immersion baths including indigo.
• Learn a variety of binding techniques including clamp, wrap, and shaped resist.
• Complete the course with a body of work exploring the remarkable patterning potential of tannins, oxides and indigo.
For more detailed information view our Frequently Asked Questions.
*COURSES ARE PRICED IN US DOLLARS TO PERMIT PAYPAL AND E-PAYMENTS THROUGH TEACHABLE.
NOTE: SUPPLIES ARE SOLD SEPARATELY. SEE DETAILS BELOW ON HOW TO PURCHASE A SUPPLY KIT FOR THIS WORKSHOP OR VIEW THE SUPPLY LIST TO BUILD YOUR OWN.
Tannins Oxides & Indigo trailer
Learn About:
Begin with a Quest
Find your own iron pieces for printing and bundling. We give key suggestions of places to look as well as a backup plan to get what you need.
The Flat Rust Print
Learn techniques and formulas to transfer rust prints onto cloth. Begin with rusted or un-rusted metal.
The Bundle Rust Print
The sculptural possibilities to put pattern on cloth are endless. See new potential in shape and form.
Bound Resist
Discover the mark making potential of bound resist techniques. From clamping to binding, to folding.
The Environmental Print
The rust print can also engage the energy of place. Natalie looks at special projects and working with large pieces.
Tannins & Oxides
The relationship between iron and tannin is fundamental to many natural dye techniques. Learn how to get shade variation through fibre type and tannin choice.
Variations on a Theme
The bundled rust print becomes an entirely new process when conducted in a tannin bath, generating dramatic contrasts and complex patterns.
Combinations and Shifts
Explore ferrous as an immersion bath and discover new colour potentials through combinations of tannin and calcium baths.
Indigo
Indigo brings it all together, providing a complement to the earth palette obtained from tannins and oxides. Patterning takes these works into a new register.
What do I need for this workshop?
We have put together a supply kit for this workshop. You may also source your own dyes, tannins, cloth and yarns — either locally or from your favourite supplier. We are happy to fill any gaps in your list — maiwa.com.
Students will gather their own metal pieces for this workshop. Once registered, you will gain access to a lesson with detailed instructions and ideas on where and how to source your metals.
THE TANNINS OXIDES & INDIGO
Supply List
From dye pot to measuring spoon — a list of everything you need to gather for the workshop.
TANNINS OXIDES & INDIGO
Supply Kit
All your tannins, indigo, reducing agents, scours, fabrics and yarns in a kit. Priced at a discount and only available to enrolled students. The easy way to prepare for this workshop. Option to purchase is sent with your registration.
Student Price $454 CDN (Regular Price $567.50 CDN)
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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.
Receive 20% Off One Last Time
Use Code: maiwa20
Meet Your Instructor:
Natalie Grambow has extensive experience in the textile arts, and a background in design, photography and the visual arts. For over a decade she has also established herself as an exceptional art educator and maker. She is an accredited interior designer, has worked in the architectural design field and has taught design theory.
After completing her arts degree at the University of Ottawa, Natalie studied at the École d’Impression Textile à Montréal and later travelled to Asia and Latin America, where she spent six months learning to weave with local Mayan artisans in Guatemala. Shortly after completing the Textile Arts program at Capilano College, she was awarded the BC Craft Association’s Award of Excellence.
Natalie has developed numerous courses and creative workshops. She possesses an astonishing knowledge of process and technique. She has been a core teacher at the Maiwa School of Textiles since 2004. Natalie is also a working artist. She owns her own sustainable textile design company called La Cochenille based in Roberts Creek, Canada.
Natalie works with natural and gathered materials, employing plant dyes and pigments, foraged botanicals, tannins, metal, rusts, printmaking techniques, felting and stitching. She has exhibited her work in Montreal, Vancouver and the Sunshine Coast, and has been commissioned by such clients as the City of North Vancouver. She is a founding member of the Samara Artists Collective, and has completed solo and group residencies for the Sunshine Coast Arts Council and Fibreworks Gallery.
This course is the culmination of many of Natalie’s deepest interests. It represents decades of artistic exploration into the ways time changes all materials and can play a collaborative role in the mark making process. The textural depth of her work is an echo of the beauty of materials, coupled with the hand of an artisan and the mind of a maker.
What students are saying...
This course has opened up all my sensibilities from art, science and nature.
I loved gathering the metal pieces, watching the development of rust, it was pure exploration in every module. I have learned so much from you and appreciate everything you and Maiwa have put together.
- Suzanne / Tannins, Oxides, & Indigo
Thank you for all your hard work putting together such a wonderful class.
The videos made me feel like I was in the room with you. You shared so much knowledge. It was nice to have a whole week to process it and take my time with each module. I enjoyed my Monday mornings watching the videos and planning my week. The clothes line' of samples on the wall of my studio give me so much inspiration.
- Patty / Tannins, Oxides, & Indigo
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
What is the cancellation policy?
Please see our terms of use for our cancellation policy.
See also our Frequently Asked Questions.
How long do I have access?
Students have access to course materials for 3 years from date of purchase. Regular Q&A support is available during the 8 weeks the course runs. We include a robust collection of student questions (and our answers!) for each module of the workshop.
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