Saori weaving, student learns to spin art yarn , and my cheerful new Saori place mats...

 I wove two new Saori place mats cheery  and fun!

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 many students the last few weeks as well…

 Leigh Ann has a new saori wx60 loom she came to learn how to thread it.

 here she is threading a Saori premade warp and using the Saori threading holder to thread away from the loom easily.

 sucess!!!!

 while she was threading 

Georganne dropped by to chose some more yarns for next weavings with her new wx60 loom

I have 3 new textured limitted supply cones of cotton blend yarns textured yarns here

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Leigh Ann's new louet S17 beginners spinning wheel and her learn to spin class 2, how to spin art yarn basics.

  really she  only JUST STARTING TO LEARN TO SPIN  2 weeks ago ?  she is amazing!

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Start them young weaving! with the Saori piccolo loom that adjust down lower three years old  and can weave! this last couple of weeks adorable  children  I am teaching weaving to.

   you then can  adjust  the piccolo back up for taller heights  through adults

….and  speaking of children weaving

Alyssia and  6 years old Dahlia  are back for more classes on the saori looms

she got a tapestry loom for christmas and she  wove me a little weaving and brought it ! so sweet!

  Aylissa learning to twist fringes

 Both mommy and daughter did amazing!

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How is Leigh Ann doing on her new wx60 loom?

AMAZING!!!!

 she wants to weave enough to sew a jacket! a wonderful textural fabric!

she bought a Saori inside set which allows her to share the loom with there 8 year old son so she brought the inside set and unfurled this weeks worth of weaving!

then ...

 she took a application class where she learns weaving ideas  in a sampler!

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 and me...still have the never ending sinus infection but progressing albeit slowly!

but I  found short amounts of time  and threaded  up a piccolo loom. I wove some mug mats with hand spun yarns!

  I call them my "irreverent " mug mats!

They are way to much fun!! I  am weaving more … I used a saori ready made 50x20 cotton warp and threaded it in 2 dents, skip one all the way across with the 12.5 reed…  that way it was a bit wider for mug size.

I used  soak a no rinse wash and air dried them near the wood stove pressed them while still damp

 I sewed a straight stitch  on the sewing machine because one set had  to short of fringe to tie easily.

Peaceful weaving in the redwoods

Jill N Sanders

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