How Donna wove and created in her saori clothing class

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!

M

  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

The all new Saori Kenzo warping / threading system for saori looms

For a few weeks now I have been using and teaching the new Kenzo Jo Saori warping and threading system at the studio.  what it does is makes warping, beaming on and threading faster, more efficent, and you can do it all AWAY FROM THE LOOM ON A TABLE TOP!

 The Kenzo DIVIDING ROD  is extremely well made and allows for a smooth comfortable table top, not hunched over the loom , ergonomic  experience. it will fit any of the saori 60 series looms and adaptors for the Piccolo looms too.

But first lets start at the begining , WINDING THE WARP

 the  amazing Saori warping frame in my Etsy shop  saori 14 yard warping frame click here

 Here is my student Leigh Ann during  a class at the studio learning this new method . this is her  14 yard warp

  The  threading system  is well thought out and well made I  have them for sale in  my Etsy shop BUY THE NEW WARPING SYSTEM HERE  or at the studio.
 I could wind warps and beam on my own  custom ready made warps day after day it is so much fun to do!

  Holding the cross in my hand to place in the well designed dividing rod with cap.

 the warp spread 

  Cap on!  beaming on comfortably from the table top. the ratcht and pawl on the threading holder holding the beam with a crank handle its amazing !

   heddles and reed threaded  right on the table a

  bring the dividing rod over the top of the holder beam weight it

  and either thread your harnesses now or put on a clipping rod to same it as your own unique read made warp to thread at a latter date!  you can use the new threadign / beaming on holder to thread your purchased ready made warps as well. much easier with a weighted water fall of warps tensioned to thread from!

 All ready to weave my 14 yard  18" wide warp !  all wound and  threaded  away from the loom  and finished durning the day light all in one day!  Make an appoinment for a class at  the studio, or email me questions.. 

  reed holders for threading the piccolo loom

 pipe adapters for the threading holder 

saori piccolo loom  owners

yes you can adapat the Kenzo new warping/threading  system  to the piccolo too

there are options in my etsy shop under the variations 

warping system here.

  Here I am beaming on on a table top with the new system and the Piccolo size beam.

  TUBES YOU USE WITH THE CORDS  FOR THIS SYSTEM

 HOW YOU USE THE DIVIDING ROD WITH THE PICCOLO SIZE BEAM

  using the cliping rod and then I  taped the warp  for saving to thread latter.

IF YOU HAVE A EARLIER MODEL PICCOLO 

go here to buy piccolo harness upgrade arms 

you can not fit the harnesses into the eariler verson  to thread unless you have the wooden up grade arms installed.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 Peaceful weaving in  the Santa Cruz redwoods

Jill Nickolene Sanders

WWW.SAORISANTACRUZ.COM

hand made Loom Bags for the saori sx60, wx60 and piccolo looms here