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Saturday, November 16, 2024

Catching up on Octobers blogs at SAORI SANTA CRUZ a birthday weaving party and a student weaves a spectacular saori wool blanket .

October was busy and then preoccupied with my own  health stuff so i need to catch up now  on the happenings in the studio for October 

class room ready for a 6 student class 






It was a group of friends who came for a birthday celebration ! Prasada's birthday and Adreana got friends Varum, Janice, Dave, Sri Rama  together for a saori weaving session. 

what a wonderful class!






















everyone had  such a wonderful class!
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Joi wanted to weave a large saori blanket in black whites and greys.
she traveled from out out of state for 4 days to to create a wonderful sucessful blanket .
 her choice of yarns to use 
 winding the larg bobbins 
 you can much more bulky yarns on the saori large bobbins and boat shuttles 
 what a fun few days!



   saori CH60 loom here
 saori large boat shuttles and bobbins here













 cliping the 4 sections together 
 sewing the panel's 
 
 Joi tried on my saori jacket it looks amazing on her!






 Large saori bobbins ready for the Large boat shuttle  weft weaving.

 all done!



 woven, sewed, hemmed, soaked and Joi's georgeous blanket  is done!



PEACEFUL WEAVING IN THE REDWOOD MOUNTAINS 
Jill N Sanders










Monday, September 23, 2024

Saori Santa Cruz weaving classes in the beautiful redwood mountains Felton California

 Happy fall! the month of september has had cooler days and lovely weather .  Izea  9 yrs old and his sister  Thea 6 yrs old  came with their dad for class……

Thea 's 1st class wanted pink, purple and rainbows and sparkles in her weaving 


Izea wanted in his 3 rd class weaving to be all blue!







  The saori piccolo 40 loom adjusts for height for children and raises up for adults too









what a fun wonderful class and family


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meet Hillary 
she came for a begining weaving class and loved it!








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some new saori yarn sets in my etsy shop cone set here




 a medium neutral grey set 
 yarn section in my etsy shop

 also some new loom bags i just finished sewing up in my etsy shop 

Protect you looms  and the warp when not in use or for travel
60 size will fit 24" saori folding  looms 



piccolo 40 size loom bags 


 another piccolo size  bag 
 granite mountain bag 





another 60 or 24" size bag 

 ALL of these loom  bags are 30% wool blanket weave. with full lenght zipper web handles .



PEACEFUL WEAVING IN THE REDWOOD MOUNTAINS
Jill N Sanders