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Friday, August 25, 2023

AUGUST'S NEW STUDENTS IN SAORI WEAVING CLASSES .

MEET SOPHIE AND KATE. Kate brought Sophie to the studio for a suprise birthday gift class. they had so much fun! 











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Laura's family was visiting for a week, and she scheduled  a class for her Aunt Holly and her mom Robin t and herself at the studio  and oh what fun she and her family had!


 what fun…










i loved seeing how her aunt holly started out with a palin weave then caught on to the saori way and and now she is totally hooked for weaving. she had never woven before!

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Saai was back weaving in july and august
she is on the autistic spectrum . i have taught her for quite a few years. but i loved here latest saori weaving. 






 peaceful weaving in the california redwoods
Jill N Sanders




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Thursday, August 24, 2023

A Brand new Saori weaver learns winding a warp, beaming, threading and weaving to beautiful garments , Videos.

 Meet Mahika, she wanted to learn to weave and happend to read about the saori philosphy  and looms and scheduled classes at the studio  in July and and August while she she was back home for the summer from  her university across the country.

She was so very delightful as a student. very creative and artistic ……..

 


winding her first Saori warp
beaming on and threading with the keno table top threader 



winding bobbins with the built in bobbin winder





bobbins ready for the shuttle placed in the bobbin rack



 towards the end of the warp i weighted a few lose warps 
 weaving her shawl

measuring about half way through 


 off the loom all done 


twisting fringes 


 lovely shawl!
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for Mahika's  second warp she wanted to make a garment so i suggested a ruana . 

 here color choices for her second  weaving 

saori free standing warping frame here


beaming on and threading on a table top the saori way. KENZO'S SAORI TABLE TOP BEAMING AND THREADING HOLDER


 12 bobbin  maple rack here 











yardage done


she loves it 



next class sewing into a ruana 






pinning trying on






 ALL DONE!






 peaceful weaving in the redwoods
jill N Sanders









Friday, August 4, 2023

How to wind a warp and beam on and thread all COMFORTABLY away from the loom with the Kenzo table top system






Joanne and Nadine came for a warping and kenzo table top system all day class


 

 the saori santa cruz studio is all set up  ready to go 





they each took home two warps they will thread on their saori ch60 looms at home.








Nadine happy with her ready made warp she just created  

 if you have saori coned thread the cones fit on the saori warping frame, but most of my cones are different sizes or tubes. so i love the Ashford 6 cone thread holder ASHFORD THREADING HOLDER CLICK HERE WHY IS THIS SIMPLE PIECE OF WARPIN G EQUIPMENT SO GREAT? BECAUSE steel eye hooks, pig tails etc your yarns get caught. you can use flower pots bowls But many times cones come out of them and topple winding around chair legs or rolling all over tje floor slowing your warping. these have plastic collar  sleeves no seams  in eye hooks , a effortless yarn delivery system!



THE SAORI WARPING FRAME WITH A FOLDING FRAME STANDS ALONE click here



winding a warp is fast with the kenzo dividing rod cross and the saori warping frame .


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Heidi wanted a floor loom and wanted to do plain weave . she came to learn about saori loomsand try them out  and left with a saori wx60 wood folding loom and a kenzo table top unit  here was her class.




the Saori wx60 loom click here


here KENZO SAORI TABLE TOP SYSTEM CLICK HERE in my etsy shop



save your back and beam on and thread away from your loom faster. 

cary your  threaded harnesses and threaded reed over to the loom hook up and weave 


  


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 here is one of Heidi's weaving's she wove on a table loom she brought to show me 


 She tried on my hand spun cotton jacket i hand spun, and wove and designed and adored it. " this is just like something i want to weave and sew"

peaceful weaving and spinning in the redwoods 

JILL N SANDERS

www.saorisantacruz.com




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