Christmas theme for a SAORI weaving

A new Saori weaver creates a fun table mat for the  Christmas holidays in the studio today.

yikes Solstice is less than 2 months away, what happen to this year!

She chose a theme she had been thinking of and all her own colors.

 

We will revove the packing yarn in the top rows. then we talked about sewing bells or beads on the fringes.

what I love about  Saori is even a new weaver gets inspired and  then weaves fantastic pieces ,  I mean a  christmas cloth right from the beginning , such creativity!

Wonderful clasped wefts with frosty sparking white yarn . Next class she wants  is wind her own warps and weave a mobius cowl.




peaceful weaving

Jill Nickolene


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New drop spindle learn to spin class

Today my friend Maggie and I  taught a beginning spinning class  at the Golden Fleece in Santa Cruz. The weather was fantstic, almost 90 degrees and October 23rd! So we went out side and sat under the tree for our class. IT was a wonderful class . We have 4 new spinners, who took home fiber bags, and a simple drop spindle to practice, november 6th we meet again for a spinning wheel class for those who want to learn wheel spinning.

 maggie demonstating  with Brendas fantastic fiber




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This student fell in love with maggies trindleman spindle and learned to spin very even yarn

 Many spindles were brought by Maggie and I so everyone could find there own favorites.
Each person probably tried 8  spindles. Top whorls, bottoms whorls,  turkish,supported spindles. as well as opportunities  to card and comb unprocessed fleece, soy silk, alpaca, silk hankies, soy silk, plus  learn various  breeds of fleece.

This student loved the golding aromatherapy spindle and the Royal  Hare supported spindle.

And although she tried them all she loved the golding celtic  ring spindle the  very best.

Busy at work every one learned to spin and to ply.

BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS WE HAD FUN TOO!!!

Maggie  and some of  the fiber stash  and the turkish spindle.

We had a customer who is a long time excellent  spinner come out to see what we were doing. She was amazed at the array of spindles and just could not resist playing as well. and lured by the Golding ring spindles .They are amazing  in quality  of workman ship and balance .

Here is the wonderful  yarn shop owner Gunilla pleased with the classes out come. It is rare that  a knit shop owners support local weavers and spinners and felters  too and Gunilla  and her staff is  so nice .
She has wonderful yarns , next time you are in santa cruz california stop by and visit THE GOLDEN FLEECE and say hi to her.


                  I love to reach out to the community  teaching all  fibery skills.
Like I always say" a peaceful life must include fiber" .......Jill Nickolene Sanders


                            PEACEFUL WEAVING AND SPINNING  ........Jill


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SAORI weaving is for any age

The joy of weaving FREE OF RULES the SAORI way is so much fun. all ages from 4yrs and up tottaly  love weaving on saori looms. I am very happy to "teach" more like "guide "students to weaving in the SAORI way. The joy is as much mine as my students.

I have been busy since  the Open Studios  tour ended, making loom , and weaving accessories bags.

A special order was picked up this past sunday .

This loom bag is destined to my Esty shop $145 Esty store saorisantacruz

 I love this bag . black with yellow accents

$145

The accessory bags for rigid heddle heddles, reeds, and convient for storing extra harness like for the SAORI inside sets.

 inside set ready  to be stored in my accessory bag. There is a heavy vinyl clear sleeve for a 3x5 index card to write down any information you may need to remember. a drwa string with a cord stop and a side round black  shoulder handle . THESE are sold but they run $45.

And  a bag with a place for your extra reeds and a shoulder handle. $25

and chenille ovals $145 loom bag.




Jon the fantastic artist who forged and designed the shuttle and wheel signs came up this week and moved the spinning wheel to the opposite wall greeting all who come to Saori Santa Cruz studio.

 PEACEFUL WEAVING

jill

www.saorisantacruz.com

MORE ON CULTURAL COUNCIL OF SANTA CRUZ OPEN STUDIO JILL N. SANDERS FIBER ARTIST # 21

 THESE WONDERFUL PHOTOS WERE SHOT BY AMBER OF MY OPEN STUDIOS SHOW

THIS IS MY SECOND POST ON THE SHOW SO GO TO "OLDER" WHEN YOU REACH THE END   TO SEE THE FIRST BLOG.

 THIS IS ROBIN GRACING THE SHOW WITH HER HARP PLAYING

PEACEFUL WEAVING
JILL
more photos  on first blog ( click "older" below)

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