Look at Donna's finished Saori weaving from her new Saori ch 60 loom
she spent 4 days learning about her loom in a in Saori intensive at the studio.
Tim ,Donna's husband ,came with her from Washington state and he found many mountain bike trails and ocean trails to stay busy for her 4 days at the studio!
donna learned to thread using the saori threading holder away from the loom
SAORI THREADING HOLDERS HERE
end of day one
In the afternoon we moved out to the deck to spend the next day weaving her yardage learning new tecniques.
in the morning we learned tecniques
LOVE those special selvages!!!!
outside we learned the
saori comb reed here
begining of day 3 weave , weave weave!!
and we have over three yards for the creation of a garment !!
it looks great Donna!
we soaked it and i hung it to dry over night in the studio
TIM loved it too !
begining of DAY 4 SEWING!
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out in the tree house sewing studio donna and i explore designs
Donna wanted something that looked good on her body type.i have over 30 muslins student s can try on. i have how much yardage each one takes.after trying on many donna chose this simple design because she like how it looked on her . let me stop and say the muslins are just a starting point… each student will decide how the design can be changed for themselves and how the hand woven yardage can be used to be more creative in it's applications.
draping and discussing ….
and what the students call the" scary part" cutting into your yardage for the first time!
pinning i want to mention my favorite sewing shears
gingher spring loaded shear here
pin sew , pin sew
try on many times and then….
TA DA !!!! S he loves it ! and it does look really great on her
if you are interested
saori classes at the studio here or email me from my website
and it is TIM approved too!!!!
just enough time to learn a few more tecniques and then …
pack her new loom and bench in the suv for it's trip back to washington state!
I have met a new Saori freind for life! Thank you Donna it was a such a wonderful intensive!
"Some time in the future I want to come back to learn how to wind a warp and learn a little about pattern-making…or at least, how to alter a pattern so it looks good on my body. I had such a good time those 4 days!"
Peaceful weaving in the redwoods
Jill Nickolene Sanders
My Etsy shop
WWW.SAORISANTACRUZ.COM
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This looks like just the most awesome offering. I live on the opposite coast in Maine but we have just begun teaching Saori weaving. Oh if only you lived closer, we would love you as an instructor!! thanks Linda. www.artsworth.org
ReplyDeleteHi linda from the Atlantic side of the country !
DeleteThank you! i have been sewing since i was 11yrs old and weaving over 47 years so saori and sewing is like going out to the play ground for me to teach!