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Wednesday, April 5, 2023

weave a cowl on a Saori loom class at SAORI SANTA CRUZ STUDIO

 I love it when familes take a class together. Jill and Zoey came for a  intro class. It was Jill's birthday gift and she brought her granddaughter too for the saori try it intro class. 

 This is zoey's first weaving and it  turned out to be a darling cowl .



a video of them weaving on a the saori wx60 loom and the piccolo 40 loom.





the piccolo loom is a 15 lb light weight loom with a built in bobbin winder and  many features  that are found on the wider saori looms 

 saori piccolo40 loom here 



 the folding saori all wood fram looms SAORI WX60 LOOM GO HERE 


 video of ZOEY unfurling her first weaving







and jill's  hanging was super cute too! WHAT  fun class.

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special  limited colored ready made warps up in my etsy shop

shop the ready made warp sections  click here SAORI READY MADE WARP SECTION OF MY ETSY SHOP





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LOOK FOR THE NEW LOOM BAGS I HAVE FINISHED CLICK HERE LOOM BAGS TO FIT THE SAORI LOOMS WILL FIT THE ASHFORD RIGID HEDDLE LOOMS 24" AND 32" TOO.




Native American themed thunderbird wool blend  georgeous blanket weave  fabric.







 full lenght zipper, web handles drawstring  so nothing  like velcro to catch on the warp when the loom is put into the bag.

PEACEFUL WEAVING IN THE CALIFORNIA REDWOODS
JILL NICKOLENE SANDERS




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Sunday, March 19, 2023

learn to weaving tecniques at Saori Santa Cruz , a student weaves a Saori blanket and Spinning wheel classes too!



 the California atmospheric river storms keep coming this is our 12th  storm this year! students arrive from other states in spite of the gnarly road conditions for classes here at the studio .

meet Joi, she has taken a few classes from saori studios around the country and she brought a few pieces she wove to show me. Her class was a all day weave a scarf class where I taught her some new tecniques 



She has a color preference she prefers black greys red and oranges.


EVEN IN THE RAIN STORM THE STUDIO IS READY





 Joi showing me a couple of woven pieces she did at some other studios a few months ago.

I taught her tab fringes right from the start for her scarf 


 she learned fast  

 and clasped weft 
 ta da all done! only twisting fringes and i soaked her scarf in hot water with 


video of Joi unfurling her finished scarf





A over 80" Saori scarf  that wraped around twice woven in a day that turned out fabulous !

wonderful  saori weaving day.


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OH MY GODDESS  check out Linda's Saori blanket she wove! she needs to sew the last of the 3 sections together and add fringes ! It is a stunner!


the SAORI CH60 LOOM CLICK HERE 



 love her colors and textures !




NO COIL SAFETY PINS CLICK HERE regular safety pins catch with the coil and can ruin you weaving, it has happen to me,  i had to get wire cutters to remove the coil regular safety pins. that is why i only use no coil safety pins which are hard to find.


EUCLAN WOOL WASH CLICK HERE  the original eucalyptus oil and lanolin ! 


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Meet Trudie . she is an accomplished spinner and weaver BUT her Lendrum wheel was not giving her the bulky singles yarn she needed for her tapestry/rugs . She tried out the lout s10 C. at the studio in a class and she produced the loveliest singles! 




 she brought her churro fiber to sample in class . 




For the louet s10 c wheel click here  it is a reliable sturdy wheel  from Holland which has proven it's self for over 70 years  it has the capacity  for accessories for a bulky flyer and bobbins as well. it comes apart to break down in just a minute for travel.

Trudie sold her old wheel and bought the Louet s10C another Louet convert spinner !


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what have i been up too? i spun this skein and left it as my inconsistent  single which i love!





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printing  with stencils some cotton tote bags for my students and buyers of the Saori Kenzo system 
to have a bag to put their wound warp bout in to carry to the table for beaming on.
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finely a day in the 60's warm enough to dry them out before heat setting video















PEACEFUL WEAVING AND SPINNING IN THE COSTAL REDWOODS
JILL NICKOLENE SANDERS


NEW SPECIAL  SAORI WARPS!!!!  it is so fun to have some Saori warps waiting for you while you finish your current project ! if you have a Saori inside set you can thread them waiting to be hung on your loom right away. SAORI 60 SIZE INSIDE SETS  OR SAORI PICCOLO SIZE 


saori angora , and cashmere warps click here THESE WILL FIT THE 60 LOOMS AND PICCOLO LOOM 



saori 24' wide cashmere warps click here THESE ARE WIDER SPECIAL WARPS THEY WILL ONLY FIT THE THE 60 (24') OR WX90 WIDTH  SAORI LOOMS 


COTTON SAORI WARPS CLICK HERE THESE WILL FIT THE 60 LOOMS AND PICCOLO LOOM 



tweedySILK SAORI LIMITTED WARPS CLICK HERE  THESE WILL FIT THE 60 LOOMS AND PICCOLO LOOM 

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