Maiwa

100% organic cotton . blockprinted . naturally dyed

Narrow backstrap woven cloth for the centre of your table - these runners are handwoven by artisans from Nagaland. In the farthest reaches of North-east India is Dimapur, a beautiful mountainous place bordered by Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar. Nagaland is home to 16 hill tribes who weave their d...

The perfect piece of cloth can transform any surface

Furoshiki with a maiwa bandana - a perfect piece of cloth

A new book on our bookshelf! Furoshiki by Tomoko Kakita. Learn the art of Japanese wrapping using cloth. This process works perfectly with our block printed organic cotton bandanas.

Maiwa Bandanas - naturally dyed on organic cotton. Each piece is a square of crafted brilliance. These bandanas have many different uses: wear them around your neck or tied in your hair; they make the most colourful bundles, they cover a small table nicely, or set a spot for lunch. Anywhere a squ...

One of our favourite shirts is back ! The Shimoga Shirt in two gorgeous artisan crafted cloths - textured hand weave & fine block print. All natural plant dyes

Handwoven cloth - thread dyed with natural plant indigo

Indigo threads drying after many dips.

Strolling in Italy in our handspun & handwoven outfit in Kala cotton.

Where there is cloth made by hand - there is life lived with soul. This outfit is made entirely of hand spun and handwoven 'Khadi' cloth.Traditional handloom is a remarkably flexible technology. Handloom permits weaving from fibres too fine to be handled by industrial mills. The mechanism of the ...

Khadi is a handwoven cloth made from handspun threads. But khadi is so much more than simply a beautiful fabric. It is an idea of cultural self-sufficiency with deep roots in the Indian identity. In its essence, khadi is a fabric created through personal labour without industrial machinery. Khadi...