CENTERING WITH FIBER: March 2016

Saturday, March 26, 2016

Student activity weaving and sewing at Saori Santa Cruz and I am in print check it out.

David VanStralen at Louet north America asked if I would write a guest blog about the new Louet Victoria Wheel Art Yarn HEAD and and flyer

It went Live March 22

Check it out link to Louet's blog page and MY PHOTOS!

I have been spinning on my Louet victoria travel wheel for the past few days coils and puffs
utlizing the new brilliant art yarn head conversion!

This skein I finished today with my hand painted rovings I solar dyed late last summer. with the Large Bulky Bobbin I can fill it up ! I got the this nice large skein!

Louet dependable never fussy wheels see other louet wheel models here

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Two sewers last week

Leigh Ann came for a Basic machine class ...learn to thread , and choose stitches

and another student Shelia who is advanced ... she is setting in a sleeves

...and she did a beautiful job!

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Kerri came to a try it class

Kerri twisted fringes with the Lacis Fringe and cord twister lacis fringe twister .
she chose a branch from a selection I have in the studio from our property and made a wall hanging !

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…... Meryl came latter on in the week saori try it class info.

Meryl tried out the saori WX60 FOLDING LOOM

and the Saori Piccolo ….she really love the 15 lb SAORI PICCOLO LOOM HERE she said it was just the right size for her home.

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Found some time to spin some sea island cotton

spinning cotton on My charka ….

A new yarn in my etsy shop a true dark black rayon chenille nice to to add texture and large cones.

another beautiful rayon to add some textured shine

A group of large textured rayons this one Lemon creme

There is chartreuse ,candy apple red, and Delphinium blue all in large cones at great price .
check them out the new yarns here
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New crop of loom bags fresh from my sewing room… they fit the saori x60 all sizes and a special size for the piccolo.

go here to see them in my Etsy shop loom bags

The the new growth of Japanese maple is bright red , the leaves as they mature will turn green in a couple of months…

I am so excited! warmer weather ! This means more classes out side on the lower teaching deck now HAPPY SPRING!

Peaceful Weaving In The Redwoods

Jill Nickolene Sanders

WWW.SAORI SANTACRUZ.COM

My Etsy shop

Friday, March 11, 2016

New Saori zen day student and a Mommy and Me class and The MAKERS FAIRE

I love meeting new students . This week Jorie and her freind Liz and 4 year old Arlo came for classes this week..

What is it about Saori weaving and children? I like to think the superb design of the Saori Piccolo LOOM here HELPS A LOT!!!
Arlo wove straight for the whole two hour class! He was totally amazing!

Jorie was weaving and listening to her music.. she wove amazingly beautiful patterns...

Liz did get some weaving done when she was not changing bobbins for little Arlo!

Jorie tries out the 4 harness saori CH60 LOOM

Look at those beautiful textures!

Jorie trying on one of my suggestions for a black and netural hand woven yardage she wove and brought along ( my photos of it did not turn out I took! too blury)