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Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Sewing your hand woven fabic garment class at Saori Santa Cruz.

No fear in cutting out your Saori handwoven fabric!  Schedule a time  to come to the studio for a class and or sewing intensive!Denise came Last week with choices of  her fabulous Saori hand wovens  to sew!




 
  deciding on differnt design options
  my  white wool sparkling ice palace ruana here looks great on her!
   so do other designs


  the sewing studio is all ready!
First garment  we decided to sew is a beautiful overshot silk warp weaving Denise calls " old love letters"
it is exquisite ! wonderful weaving Denise!






  piecing ,pining, pressing, sewing…..


  until… Denise has finished her one arm stole it looks stunning!

  she is very happy and we used every inch of her silk warp cotton  and silk weft weaving!

now to chose the second fabric …..

  A black silk warp and saori silk fabric strips and black silk weft too!  a wonderful  weaving a almost ethnic feel!

 cutting pining sewing 
more pining , sewing , piecing, designing...

  BASTED! try on ….. we like it!!!!






  next day , day 2 pockets and sewing it up and finishing the seams and sewing the hems!


untill … Denise's  new jacket is finished!
  with pockets!




 I wish the mylar shiney gold threads showed in the photos! THE POCKETS ARE GREAT!


  what a fun  two day Denise!
 you new jacket and one arm stole look amazing!
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 Molli is back and a new student Joan too!
molli bought a wx60 loom and is learning how to thread a warp, and joan is buying a new saori loom and wanted to thread as well
  I think we may be having a early Autumn this year, the mornings are a bit crisp but very lovely.


 JOAN is weaving!
  here is mollys white warp!


  threaded away from the loom and hung on the loom!

 Joan threaded her loom to take it home!
 winding bobbins with the Saori built in bobbin winder


back home  at molli's  she set up the loom for  her Nanna too! set up ready to weave in these lovey light filled room . they are going to share the
saori WX60 LOOM  info HERE

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 AND THE  the faster GOLDEN WHORL POLLYWOG  SPINOLUTION WHEEL ARRIVED! 
want to take it for a spin? make an appointmnet  and stop by the studio! or order it from Etsy shop I have in stock  ready to take home!

  I am planning to spin cotton  on it!



   i love my machine washable and dryable  bulky VERY soft COTTON on cone in my etsy shop here SOFT COTTON YARNS ON CONES
a all year round wonderful yarn for blanket, hats, and to add textured to saori yardage ! never stiff or ropey!


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Peaceful weaving in the redwoods
Jill Nickolene Sanders
classes
looms ,fiber  equipment , yarns by appointment 





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