5 day Saori weaving intensive at Saorin Santa Cruz

 Meet Gigi. she has never woven before and  wanted to immerse herself in learning . She is a fiber artist who specializes in eco print dying  she then creates clothing and sells it in her brick and mortar business in Asheville NC. follow along as she creates 3 stoles and learns how to thread a saori ready made warp ….

first before she can weave she needed to wind boat shuttle bobbins . i set up a bobbin winding station for her with a saori table top winder . yes the saori  looms have the same bobbin winders built in, but since she was using bulky yarns we needed to use the xl boat shuttle and xl bobbins . i wanted her to have a larger area to  have plenty of room to place her finished wound bobbins …

DAY 1)

 

SAORI TABLE TOP BOBBIN WINDER HERE

 baskets with her yarns 

Gigi's  amazing eco dyed prints and  photos of her business

examples of her work 

saori xl boat shuttles here

 weaving side fringes 

gigi wanted side fringes on her first stole 

DAY  2) …….  GIGI LEARNING CLASPED WEFT 

she has a specific color pallet she prefers 

2nd stole off the loom 

second stole finished 

 

DAY 3 CLASPED WEFT AND LONG SIDE FRINGES (THIS STOLE WAS 3/4 DONE IN ONE DAY)

SAORI CH60 LOOM HERE

DAY 4 ) FINISH CLASPED WEFT STOLE / HANGING  WITH LONG FRINGES , TWIST THE FRINGES 

I HAVE BATTERY FRINGE TWISTERS CONTACT ME TO PURCHASE

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DAY 5 )  LEARN TO THREAD A SAORI READY MADE WARP AND LEARN SOME TECNIQUES IN A SAMPLER 

Gigi is going to buy a Saori ch60 loom, so i taught her how i thread a ready made warp comfortably on the table top is 2 steps, first the heddles then the reed . i it different from the way saori teaches, for mature eyes, it is easier to see the black warps in the reed but either way saori equipment and looms are amazing.

TIME TO LEARN SOME TECNIQUES IN A SAMPLER 

day one stole 

day 2 stole 

day 3 and 4  her long fringe stole 

Text from Gigi 

“Perfect!!

I will look at everything tomorrow morning when I am fresh before I leave on my journey. 

Thanks again I can’t express what a wonderful adventure it has been with you and your expertise Jill.

Have a wonderful deep night sleep”

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PEACEFUL WEAVING IN THE REDWOOD MOUNTAINS

JILL N SANDERS

WWW.SAORISANTACRUZ.COM

My Buddhist Monk Peace Walk Saori woven and sewn Jacket blog saori santa cruz

 Back in sept 2025 , over 20 buddhist monks set out to walk on foot to washington DC for peace. i followed there journey. in January of this year  2026, i wove a commemorative saori weaving to honor  and mark the time  and prayers they gave to the world  through my weaving. they reached their goal  in feb. i used the colors of their saffron garments . 

here is my journey at the loom and sewing machine to create my peace walk jacket 

Saori ch60 loom here

this yardage is mostly cotton some rayon and silk but i also included some had spun art yarn i carded pieces of Buddhist prayer  flag that were weather worn form years in the wind sun rain elements into my wool batt.

i designed the the jacket knowing had a finate amount of fabric. like magic i had the exact amount needed nothing left over. the pockets and sleeves hems i found a scrap of saori woven cotton that blended and so i was able to add those pockets 

peaceful weaving in the redwood mountains of costal california 

weaving, spinning , sewing classes 

Jill N Sanders

WWW.SAORISANTACRUZ.COM