A lot of what we do at Maiwa involves storytelling. We tell stories about how subtle fibres are wound round and round each other until they become threads, at times so fine a whisper might snap them; and about other fibres, dexterous and true, like the silks which are ounce for ounce stronger than steel and much more beautiful. We tell stories of cloth, its genius and character. We relate also the stories of surfaces, of pattern and embellishment, how it is embroidered, printed, and stitched. And all our stories are told because to us these things are as alive as the people who made them.
Below you will find some of the stories we have crafted into documentaries, books and journals...
