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Saturday, May 20, 2023

After you have learned the Basics Sign up for a Saori weaving tecniques class at Saori Santa Cruz Studio




linda spent a couple of hours  in class and learned some saori tecniques!




 here is  a video  of  a few things what linda was learning ….


another video…






 3 colored clasped weft 


Make your own yarn on the saori bobbin winder and using the SAORI CONE WINDER TOOL CLICK HERE

 here is a video of it in action  you use 4 OR MORE individual cones of yarn and wind a cone then the bobbins. that way you do not get discrepancy loops like you would winding directly onto the bobbins which is madding ...



now take the cone and wind a bobbin !



now weavewith your new varigated yarn!





 linda made some art yarn on the saori art yarn maker that works with you saori bobbin winder to create what ever you would like to throw in the spin!












 video of her winding the side ways fringes with THE BATTERY FRINGE TWISTER CLICK HERE





 I learned some wonderful new tecniques! loved it!
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Traveling or taking work shops with your saori loom or you ashford rigid heddle looms?
my one of a kind floor looms fit the ashford looms too. 


the inventory  on my loom bags always changes as they selluntil i can make more.

  


  go to my etsy shop saorisantacruz etsy here in the search for the sections search LOOM BAGS in my shop.


email me about classes times scheduling 

PEACEFUL WEAVING IN THE CALIFORNIA REDWOODS






Saturday, May 13, 2023

Learn to warp and thread a loom classes at Saori Santa Cruz,zen weaving class, and saori piccolo40 loom learning



Meet Linda . she came from out of state for a few day intensive Saori  waping and tecniques classes.

this is one of her 2  warps 



click here the ashford 6 cone threading stand




Saori warping frame with stand ( free standing ) click here for the Saori warping frame info
 





also create your own ready made warps.








beam on with the reaadle( dividing rod) built in on the table top no bending over or back strain then hang it on the loom




day 2 was tecnique in saori  weaving 






Video comb reed 

Comb reed 

Linda made art yarn on the bobbin winder with the Saori art tarn maker then wove it into her sample Art tarn maker in my etsy shop here



a very full learning and fun few days of linda"s scheduled custom classes 


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Jay needed to learn more about his saori piccolo 40 loom for his two children so we learned about clipping rods, and inside sets , and threading 



 Clipping rod  practicing 



video




hanging  and removing the saori inside set 







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Jenna scheduled a full day Zen class . It is a self directed and she peacefully wove in the fresh spring 
air.














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I made a saori jumper i call it my bubble jumper! here is a slide show 



a slide show of my jumper 




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special saori cotton 20 cone sets in my etsy shop SOLD OUT 


THIS SET IS NOW SOLD OUT BUT HAVE OTHERS IN MY ETSY SHOP 


I get these only  one of a kind sets in off and on check MY ETSY SHOP SAORI CONE SETS HERE  SOLD OUT 



PEACEFUL WEAVING, SPINNNING, AND SEWING IN THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS

JILL NICKOLENE SANDERS