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CBC Radio One: Interview by Sheryl MacKay

Airtime: Saturday, March 22, 2008

North Shore News: Celebrating the Art of Handmade Crafts

Joanna Habdank, North Shore News
Published: Friday, October 26, 2007

Georgia Straight: Pieces with a Past

By Jennifer Van Evra
Published: October 11, 2007

City Cultural Events

Straight Choices
Published: July 5, 2007

Shared Vision: Crafting Passion

Published: January 1, 2007
by CATHERINE TSE

Natural Dye Symposium and Workshop Hyderabad, India

Maiwa has been invited to show a short film during the introductory events at the UNESCO symposium on natural dyes. The symposium is being held by UNESCO in partnership with the Craft Council of India and Dastkar, Andhra.

Charllotte Kwon, owner of Maiwa, will be chairperson for the "Economic development and marketing of natural dyes - case studies" session on November 9, 2006.

For additional information on the Symposium please visit the Craft Council of India website.

Gees Bend Stamps Released by the United States Post Office

The Quilters of Gees Bend who appeared in Vancouver as part of our 2005 Textile Symposium, are the subject of a special commemorative issue of US postage.

"This is such an honor," said Mary Lee Bendolph, a Gee's Bend quilter whose "Housetop" quilt is featured on one of the stamps. "I just have to give praise to the Lord. We all are blessed to have our quilts on a postage stamp. We never had any idea this would happen to us. We are all so honored."

For additional information or to purchase stamps visit the United States Postal Service website.

Urban Trendz: "Shop the Exotic"

Staff Writer
Published: January 26, 2006

The Vancouver Sun: "Light shed on our love of bright things"

By Lloyd Dyke.
Published: October 16, 2004

North Shore News: "Weaver Shares Expertise"

"TEXTILE novices and aficionados alike are invited to the first-ever Maiwa Textile Symposium for an eclectic mix of workshops and lectures, starting today and running to Oct. 23." By Niki Graham
Published: 8 October 2004

The Georgia Straight "The Fabric of Our Lives"

"In many countries, the textiles that people wear owe their decoration, dyeing, and hand-weaving to techniques that date back thousands of years."
By Angela Murrills.
Publication Date: 30 September 2004

The Vancouver Sun: "Symposium shows that cloth's more than merely a textile"

By Joanne Blain.
Published: September 28, 2004

The Georgia Straight: "Linen is like cilantro: you either love it or hate it."

Angela Murrills
Published: January 21, 2004

The Coast Reporter: "One stitch at a time."

by Jan DeGrass
Published: August 9, 2003

Vancouver Magazine: "The Ultimate Shopper"

By Angela Murrills, photographs by Lincon Clarkes. Published: January 1, 2003

"Her business is a model of social responsibility, contributing to improved social and economic standards for artisans. Since 1994 she has focused largely on Indian crafts in order for her to play a more active role in the betterment of standards with the craftspeople with whom she has established relationships and does business. Her involved approach allows her to bypass middlemen to support and promote independence and sustainability in the craft sector."

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