Jill Nickolene Sanders : Saori Santa Cruz ,Fiber Artist

Applying for the Cutural Council of Santa Cruz's open house means chosing  some of my pieces and photographing them, and choosing a photographer  to take some images as well. So I have been  very BUSY!

 "Parrots of telegraph hill top" .  a few photos

Yardage before sewing 

 sewing

For my  hand woven pieces I prefer nature shots, as most are clothing and accessories.How ever when applying for a show different criteria comes in to play.

 Some of my morning shoots I took to find out out latter when I up loaded them to my computer my camera had a light leak, so I had to re take them all in the afternoon with a different  camera.

Here are a few takes, of me playing around,  not the final selections.

" Sand and Sandals " dress

Neturals cotton  yaradage before sewing

 woven in gathers.

  A couple of my Saori sun umbrellas.

  Photos of my piecing saori hand woven fabric for the  sun umbrellas

 sewing

One of my latest pieces is my "cabernet  reserve pewter jacket".

 The amazing wine that was the inspiration for my jacket

  My yardage used for my jacket

 Here are some shots of the photographer  I chose Dave , David Reese Photography  preparing for the shoot. I brought dress forms , and many pieces to be photographed . It was a good all day session, Dave was excellent , and worked hard with me on lighting and many details he has a eye for.

Thank You dave for helping me meet the dead line! resizing, cropping, and much much more, great  work.

 A few more photos I took

peaceful weaving

Jill Nickolene

www.saorisantacruz.com

my Etsy shop

I love Saori looms, and the Louet LE s90 spinning wheel

5 days is the amount of time Erica has been living in Santa Cruz.

1 day was the amount of time it took her to locate a weaving studio.... Saori Santa Cruz studio

1 day till she could  come and take her first weaving class

15 years (about) since she has wanted to learn to weave.( and now she has a chance.)

 Here is a beloved chenille  scarf, a handwoven gift from her birth mother that  Erica constantly wears. Weaving  someone a gift is a special sharing of energy, love, gratitude, a way of expressing feelings that there are no words for.

SPINNING AT SAORI SANTA CRUZ
Using hand spun yarns in your Saori  weaving is  very cool and expressive. Some wonderful saori weaving done by a student /friend who spins her own weft yarns regualrly .She is spinning now on the louet  s 90 wheel to make her  amazing yarns. She then sews her hand woven hand spun fabrics into  unique garments.

There is something about those Louet LE s90 spinning wheels that is just right. I was disappointed that they did not manufacture them any more BUT this year Louet made a very small  LIMITTED run of them, the first is 20 yrs. I had purchased one 14 yrs ago used, and have really loved it to spin and teach with it. Other wheels  have come and gone, but this one remains a favorite.
I have two of these special edition LE s90's  that I ordered and they have arrived  and are now available for sale. One has sold ,info where to buy a louet LE s90 in my etsy shop an yes, I ship , or come by the studio to test drive.  The TWO following photos are  from a  customer who sent them to me she just recieved her LEs 90 wheel  two days ago. She  wrote to me to say how much she loves it.

A customers testimonial and photos :

"Jill
I wanted to tell you too as a selling feature of the Louet is that nothing has to be removed. Plus I swear its lighter weight and less bulky than my lendrum. So for travel with the  lendrum  I have to unscrew the head,put that in my bag or basket. Unscrew the treadles and fold that up. It's a hassle to remove the head. With the Louet is super simple. You can use my happy customer feedback anytime.  I feel fortunate to have been able to order one of these from you of this very  limited edition wheel." S

Handspun yarns  in blues .Various fibers, mostly wool .Saori loom woven,  designed and sewed by my student.

sleek

streamline, timeless design
balanced fly wheel

compact, nothing has to come off it all folds up , even the flyer stays on just fold it down, it fits right into the grove in the wheel safely.

Here are photos of my 20 yr old s90 , it still looks fantastic!, nothing has broken on it, and it is durable.  It looks barely used after years of use. A photo of  student learning on it. these and othe Louet  wheels  and fibers, and carders in my Etsy shop. I  also can order any Louet equipment just contact me through my etsy shop.
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Peaceful weaving in the redwoods
 Jill Nickolene
WWW.SAORISANTACRUZ.COM
my Etsy shop

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