saori santa cruz studio opens again after shut down for ourdoor spinning and weaving classes

 A year and half of shut down from covid 19 and i am open again for  Fiber Arts classes again. spinning and weaving .Lea was my first student back to beam on a warp that has been waiting since before the shut down to beamed on onto a saori square cardboard tube and taken home to  ch60 saori loom to thread . 

Since teaching demands closer contact with students all must show proof of vaccinations and be masked . 

 using the Kenzo table top threading  and beaming holder makes this task so much eaiser i love Saori innovations 

the amazing KENZO BEAMING AND TABLE TOP THREADING SYSTEM CLICK HERE

 ta da  a wound warp  to take home and thread 

it was a beautiful late spring day to be safely out in the lower teaching deck! 

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Saahiti came back to weaving again, i was worried she may have forgotten but she did not!

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 i welcomed two new students  in early june a 'try it "  sam , and a student to learn to thread a  Saori ready made warp student  Katie.

 katie taking a break from threading  and  relaxing doing some spindle spinning 

second day Katie put her saori warp on her PICCOLO 40 LOOM CLICK HERE FOR ABOUT THE SAORI piccolo 40 loom 

 the  saori piccolo 40 loom more info about the saori piccolo loom

 Katie loved my Indigo  saori woven and dyed jacket and purchased  it after trying it on , she never took it off!

 it found the perfect person!

it looks wonderful on her!

a wonderful studio opening this past week! 

peaceful weaving in the redwood forest 

Jill Nickolene Sanders

WWW.SAORI SANTACRUZ.COM

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weaving saori banners, and spinning on my spinolution firefly

Spinning a happy skein on my SPINOLUTION FIREFLY 

Using a braid  I spun singles with my paulywinder auto winder on my 16 oz  flyer 

and plyed on my 32 oz flyer 

spinolution firefly click here

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 wool banner 

threading  a wool warp on my harnesses and reed away from the loom comfortably on the table! click here for  kenzo saori table top threading holder and beaming system

 i only wanted to weave one banner on this warp and save the rest , so i took  it off with  my saori  inside  set  and put on a new warp

only takes 10 minutes you do not have to unthread anything! just one  of many reasons  i love my Saori looms.

the saori inside set here

my wool  banner 

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 weaving my earthquake and wild fire  banner 

 cotton warp

 flourishes 

 earthquake and wildfire banner  finished  7' 9" long wool , silk and cotton

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 I have  received both moderna vaccines now!!! 

 I will be opening my studio for classes is june! after 15 months  covid shut down! students need to to have had their vaccinations  and be 10 past their last shot. wear a mask( doctors orders still for me for a few more months)

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 i have my favorite seam ripper 4 in one tool available for sale  again i sold out  in my etsy shop here 

4 in one seam ripper tool 

it has a bernia seam ripper, the other end has a stiletto ( great for untying knots ) and  a point turnner and a thumb presser cap! i have one near my loom and another one on sewing machine table .

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 also new to my etsy shop (i have used these on the wx60's in my studio for a few years but never sold them ), the hand break lever attachment to turn the foot brake release into a hand release like on the wx90 loom 

wx60 brake release lever  here.

stay tunned for my studio opening blogs you can contact me to schedule a class spinning, weaving outside on my lower teaching deck contact info here to schedule a class at saorisantacruz my email click  here email

peaceful weaving in the redwoods

Jill Nickolene Sanders 

WWW.SAORISANTACRUZ.COM

LOVE MY SPINOLUTION FIRE FLY WHEELS CHECK OUT MY LATEST WITH THE PAULYWINDER ON MY 16 OZ FLYER

 I HAVE MY SPINNING CORNER ALL SET UP  NOW SO WHEN I HAVE 15 OR 20 MINUTES I CAN SIT DOWN TO SPIN, OR IF I HAVE A FEW HOURS I AM ALL SET UP !

i have 2 spinolution firefly's . i keep one with with the paulywinder on the 16 oz flyer

the second firefly i have the 32 oz or the 64 oz flyer … i am so happy!

yes i have treadle wheels too. it depenmds on how much my work load i have to do or have done to chose which wheels to use . because i have 4 firefly heads the second base seemed like a good choice to purchase. now i am all set , i  can use my paulywinder ( spinolutions SPINPERFECT auto winder 

or make art or bulky plied yarns with my 32 oz or 64  .yes i have changed them out but i found i wanted one wheel dedicated  for the paulywinder and finner yarns set up all the time.   

 SPINOLUTION FIREFLY WHEELS CLICK HERE

when i card my art yarn  batts i do 3-4 batts in the same color way 

 i love the pauluwinder !

spinning my singles on firefly 1 16 0z head .

 

 plying my singles on firefly  number 2 , the 32 oz head 

no more jerking and  difficult pulling as i ply the singles . i use  my  SPINOLUTION LAZY KATE CLICK HERE  it can be feree sgtanding i have mine mounted on my firefly 1 ,you can see in the photo

i thread plied these singles my cone of textured plying thread is in the ASHFORD YARN CONE HOLDER CLICK HERE 

why is this piece of equipment so amazing? there are no metal eye hooks with seams that catch fine threads or fuzzy yarns like mohair ( used for core spinning) it unfurls effortlessly using this amazing yarn cone holder. i have one in my spinning studio, one next to my looms for winding bobbins, and another one by my warping frames for winding warps! almost daily use of this piece of equipment.

PEACE THROUGH FIBERS 

JILL NICKOLENE SANDERS 

WWW.SAORISANTACRUZ.COM

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