Sewing some new Saori clothing designs

I have been Designing  and  sewing some new Saori clothing pieces.

  draping on the form

 but wait … lets look back  at when I was weaving this fabric….

  About 9 yards woven on my SAORI PICCOLO LOOM

 baste try on , baste try on ,cut try on ,baste baste

  sewing for real and knowing I can not rip out now!!! how far got  by day two

  Day 3

  slowely it is taking  form

  I need pockets!

twist fringes on the back

  I HAD JUST ENOUGH FABRIC LEFT FOR POCKETS!!!

 my new saori top/tunic!!!!

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Time to cut my indigo dyed warp and weft yardage !

I wanted to make a muslin first for my ideas so I did
fit is fine need to re draft the sleeve to be a cap sleeve

back when i dyed my warp with natural indigo and wove my yardage  my blog about winding and dyeing this indigo warp here

 cut pin baste sew

  ty it on the dress form… it is looking like what I wanted  !

  press …. then leave it to hang over night

  in the morning I decide  I will trim the bias  hem

  trimmed hem  . Now to stay stitch so that the frayed edges behave and do not contine to fray more.. i prefer this look of the hem rather than turned up and machine sewn..

final fitting and  sewing on the small blue buttons for  the neckline  to shoulder seam opening...

  Another Saori garment to wear finished  on the rack!!!! 💙💙💙

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A simple vest from the SAORI BEGINING CLOTHING DESIGN BOOK HERE  the draping collar vest and  my take on it...

  I wove this  cloth with black cashmere and  angora blend  yarns

  the vest  back with the unmistakable halo of angora. rather like a aurora borealis .

  strategically  placed fringes  to give front opening options for wearing

  open

 closed

 half opened

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 Hope came to the studio to learn about weaving !

  weaving on the SAORI CH60 LOOM here

  she loved the Saori loom.

  ….then trying out the 12"  ASHFORD KNTTERS LOOM WITH STAND here

I love the saori small mini boat shuttles for rigid heddle looms

saori small shuttle here

  An economic choice if she wants to save up  for a saori loom . she could be weaving on the ashford knitters loom, T hey come in three sizes and can fold up in there own tote bag . you can use them on a table too  you do not need the stand , very portable too.

  she loved the Saori loom and here is her first weaving !
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magggie came to pick up her Clemes and Clemes stiching stand ( see below)
when she was here she showed me how she learned  how to spin a shifu paper yarn recently  and she demoed it for me  on the saori loom's bulit in bobbin winder! soo cool! i have to try spinning paper. now

  Clemesand Clemes  stitching stand  she picked one  up . it  is totally aticulated!

 of course maggie and I are going to  use ours  it to hold  smaller weaving looms … but you can use it quilting and embroidery etc etc 

   i use it for looms like the weaving that  I do on various sizes of  circle looms for mandala weaving

and it folds up! if you are interested in them ?  email me … jill@saorisantacruz.com

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  finshing up with another designed piece 

my "whole earth catalog fabric "

  draping  

asymmetrical pockets , my cotton ruana 

Peaceful weaving in the California redwoods 

Jill Nickolene Sanders

WWW.SAORISANTACRUZ.COM

My Etsy shop

Spinolution Pollywog wheel spinners and new Saori weavers!

The last week brought new spinners to the studio Jill was looking on line to learn but just only so much can be learned on Utube so she scheduled a 2 hour  beginning spinning class here  and did really well. i think the the Golding shepard's flock bronze ring top whorl spindle here helped Jill to grasp and suceed quickly. good tools really aid in sucess, no wobbly spindles that stop turning a couple of seconds!

 she spun two cops worth and then i said "let ply  it on the wheel"

 i set up the spinolution pollywog wheel which i carry and she did really great spinning any plying!

 here first skein wound off on the clemes and clemes NIDDY NODDY.. a golding spindle , fibers, and a niddy noddy went home with her to keep practicing!

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Cassie promissed herself after tax season she would buy herself a portable spinning wheel !
she had looked at the SPINOLUTION pollywog WHEEL on line and scheduled a time to try and buy i am a dealer ..

  yep she loved it ! so i unpacked a new pollywog  after she had tried out mine  but it was love at first spin. it is only 8 lbs and easy to carry one of her requirments !

  she enjoyed spinning louet merino silk fiber from my shop very fine!
she wanted to add the optional  accelerator head . the ACCELERATOR HEAD allows for higher ratios and less  fast treadling . it also raises up the the pollywog several inches  the extra height which is  is not necessary to enjoy the pollywog  spinning , but the high speed ratios are nice for spinning finer yarns.

 Spinolution wheels are made in the USA i carry the firefly e spinner and the pollywog in the studio but can order any of the models and accessories  if you are interested go to my etsy shop or web site and email me for more info.
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Kim came to the studio to pick up her Ch60 loom and learned how to thread a ready made warp to put on her new loom!

taking a break she tried on my glistening  ice palace ruanna , " it is sparling and even more lovely in real life" ruanna in my Esty shop here with hand spun and lots of textures.

 after the warp was threaded on the table top kim learned how to put it on her new loom.

  tada! time to pack up the loom and go home and weave! i got a eamil from her telling me how much she loves her new saori loom!
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a try it class sucess!!!

  Elizabeths try it class results! she is hooked!
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  Deb came by the studio to see the Kenzo Jo table top warping system look at her cute saori top she wove and sewed that she wore!

  she said her daughter designed  made a pattern for her to sew! just darling!

  Cindy came to the studio with her new Brother sewing machine to learn some things and how to put in a zipper~!!!!! loved it!

my " the crayon box spilled " cotton warp silk weft bias cut jacket on of a kind SILK JACKET UP IN ETSY SHOP HERE

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if you have a Louet S17 wheel or thinking of buying one there is a new promotion! paint your wheel send in your design to louet North America and get $200 free fiber! louet s17 wheel in my etsy shop here


Peaceful weaving, spinning, and sewing in the redwoods
Jill Nickolene Sanders

WWW.SAORISANTACRUZ.COM