WEAVING PROGRESSION OF 4 NEW SAORI HATS AT THE STUDIO : SAORISANTACRUZ

 I went on a hat weaving spree last week and warped and wove 4 new saori hats!

 photos are not in chronological order 

4 hats one warp. it all starts by winding a warp 

 why i love the  15 yard saori warping frame? it is free standing, no need for a table or wall! you can get the saori warping frame with the  folding stand separatly, but the stand makes it even more usable. the stand allows you to adjust the height and the metal rail allow you to sit up close and wind and warp with interfering with a chair if you chose to do that. 

the pegs slant outwards just enough to keep the warps on beautifully 

it has eye hooks to do the thumb flip 5 at at a time with needing a warping paddle 

maple wood YOU CAN WARP MUCH FASTER WITH THE SAORI WARPING FRAME

click  FOR INFO SAORI WARPING FRAME HERE

 this saori hat is up in my etsy shop  it is named "BLUE JAZZ NOTES"

 these two saori hats are already SOLD

 

this is my happy hat i call it " don't worry about a thing, because every thing is going to be alright" 

 this saori hat is available just up in my etsy shop 

soari hat link click here

I USE MOSTLY COTTON YARN THERE ARE SOME RAYON PLYS AND BLENDS BUT ALL MY HATS ARE HAND WASHABLE  

ALL ARE VERY SOFT 

many of the yarns i use are up in my Etsy shop 

YARN SECTION CHOICES CLICK HERE

 

I  BEAMMED ON  AND THREADED MY WARP ON THE AMAZING KENZO TABLE TOP SYSTEM MAKES IT FASTER AND WAY MORE ERGONOMIC  here you see the dividing rod with a secure fitting wooden cap . it will work for the 60 and the piccolo size harnesses 

SAORI KENZO SYSTEM more info on the KENZO system click here

 special adapters for the piccolo harnesses 

 beamed on, heddles threaded , reed threaded ….

 

tied up carried to my piccolo loom hung tensionsed ready to weave !

i chose to use my piccolo loom 

more INFO ON THE SAORI PICCOLO LOOM CLICK HERE 

 Braiding the warps make sure to allow 2-3 hours for this  as you finish your hats .

"BLUES JAZZ NOTES "

CLICK HERE TO BUY IN MY ETSY SHOP

 PEACEFUL WEAVING THE COSTAL REDWOODS  WWW.SAORISANTACRUZ.COM

MY ETSY SHOP HERE

A tunic of hand spun organic Sally Fox cotton weft

 THE LAST OF MY SERIES OF HAND WOVEN 100% weft saori yardage.

I spun all of this cotton over several months.  I ran out 6 " before the end of the warp I only had to spin a little to finish it .

 the saori ch60 A-2 loom here 

yes it took many many months to spin the wefts but I love the earthiness and feeling of the hand spun cotton

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the textures you get from handspinning and weaving are so tactile and unique 

the blue is not colored cotton it is recycled jeans carded with white cotton

 ASHFORD ESPINNER 3 HERE IN MY ETSY SHOP

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 peace through fibers

Jill Nickolene Sanders

WWW.SAORISANTACRUZ.COM

my Saori piccolo 40 loom fun weaving some fun saori woven accessories

I am going to start out with my experiment for fun weaving some saori yardage on my piccolo 40 loom and interspersing elastic thread . goal ….fingerless mitts and I  thought a scarf but look  to see what it turned out to be !

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so instead of another scarf  from the left overs I made these!

CLOG TOPERS

 boot toppers 

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I have elastic thread in my etsy shop elastic thread bobbins here

WWW.SAORISANTACRUZ.COM

MY ETSY SHOP

the saori piccolo 40 loom in my etsy shop here