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Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Learning warping, beaming and threading a Saori loom 2 day intensive class at Saori Santa Cruz

First day Bri arrived from out of state to  learn to wind warps, thread, beam on using the  saori kenzo system 







 




SAORI WARPING FRAME HERE

Bri wound 3 warps . 2 she will take home as her own ready made warps





kenzo table top threading holder here



it was  a steady stream of activity all day.



 this warp she will thread on a saori inside set and bring it home threaded.





the day 2 emily's friend Laura came to weave  while emily threads .



her warps are all beautiful!






laura and emily made art yarn with the saori art yarn maker 





laura's dog neptune 

 and spent time at the loom and visited 








emily tried on a  saori jacket  and a loopy scarf 


Bri took home 3  beautiful warps a saori warping frame , a ch60 loom, and inside set 😍

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meet Emily and her mom sheila they came for a saori try it class 









PEACEFUL WEAVING IN THE REDWOODS
JILL N SANDERS

http://www.instagram.com/saorisantacruz


Friday, February 27, 2026

how i make my Saori hand woven hats ,RED RESISTANCE caps, weaving students, and a hand spun loopy scarf this month at the studio




utube video about the history of restance caps and WWII






JUST OFF THE LOOM BEFORE I CUT OFF THE WARP AND SEWED IT UP 

 





this is yarn i used for most of my red caps  it is called cobasi DK weight you can knit ,crochet, or weave with it 
i have it in my etsy shop it is a yummy blend of cotton bamboo,silk and elastic
for all seasons wearing 



NISSE OR TOMTEN OR GNOME 




i wove one wool cap with a tassel 









pulling a selvage warp to gather  the top



 i tried french seams on one hat a alturnitive to using a serger 











 off the loom ready to be sewen together



i have several  finished woven red caps in my etsy shop for sale  saori resistance caps for sale

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meet Inga and Amy back for more classes ! they love  saori weaving 













they will be back , amy wants to learn how to spuin and Inga wants to weave some more.

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amazingly  the weather has turned and it has been in the 70's for the last few days.
so this probably will be my last hand spun art yarn loopy scarf for the season till fall. 









winding a skinny warp 













i love my spinolution fire fly wheel buy a spinolution wheel here




 i named this one blueberries and olives 




peaceful weaving in the santa cruz redwood mountains 
Jill N Sanders





http://www.instagram.com/saorisantacruz