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Saturday, May 13, 2023

Learn to warp and thread a loom classes at Saori Santa Cruz,zen weaving class, and saori piccolo40 loom learning



Meet Linda . she came from out of state for a few day intensive Saori  waping and tecniques classes.

this is one of her 2  warps 



click here the ashford 6 cone threading stand




Saori warping frame with stand ( free standing ) click here for the Saori warping frame info
 





also create your own ready made warps.








beam on with the reaadle( dividing rod) built in on the table top no bending over or back strain then hang it on the loom




day 2 was tecnique in saori  weaving 






Video comb reed 

Comb reed 

Linda made art yarn on the bobbin winder with the Saori art tarn maker then wove it into her sample Art tarn maker in my etsy shop here



a very full learning and fun few days of linda"s scheduled custom classes 


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Jay needed to learn more about his saori piccolo 40 loom for his two children so we learned about clipping rods, and inside sets , and threading 



 Clipping rod  practicing 



video




hanging  and removing the saori inside set 







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Jenna scheduled a full day Zen class . It is a self directed and she peacefully wove in the fresh spring 
air.














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I made a saori jumper i call it my bubble jumper! here is a slide show 



a slide show of my jumper 




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special saori cotton 20 cone sets in my etsy shop SOLD OUT 


THIS SET IS NOW SOLD OUT BUT HAVE OTHERS IN MY ETSY SHOP 


I get these only  one of a kind sets in off and on check MY ETSY SHOP SAORI CONE SETS HERE  SOLD OUT 



PEACEFUL WEAVING, SPINNNING, AND SEWING IN THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS

JILL NICKOLENE SANDERS












Sunday, April 30, 2023

Weave a scarf in a day on a Saori floor loom Saori Santa Cruz

Meet Alcide and Mellisa International  Language teachers who scheduled a all day weaving class at the studio last week.


Alcide loves Yellow and they chose there colors to wind for the bobbins 




winding bobbins on the built in bobbins winders on  all saori looms



and now to weave!







mellisa's is off the loom!

next cam Alcide's 







wonderful weaving day !!!!💕😍


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a sneek peek of my newest saori garment I am designing and  sewing .more  photos to come soon




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 peaceful weaving in the california redwoods

JILL NICKOLENE SANDERS


Thursday, April 20, 2023

Spring has arrived watch weaving students learn at Saori Santa Cruz classes

 

Hanna had never done any fiber arts ever .  she will Graduate from UCSC next month with a history major. She wanted to learn to weave and came for a 2 hour introductory class and discovered the Fun and joy of saori weaving 


 Hanna trying on some of the garments i made with my saori weaving 
So cute 





another jacket 





 
how fantastic hanna!

choosing branches from our property Bay trees we cut and students can chose one for there weaving if they would like one.











HANNA  emailed me  a photo of her weaving hanging at her home, an amazing first piece!


sooo happy so much fun



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Joi  came back and wanted  to weave a white monochromatic scarf . I wound a cotton yarn warp for her , and threaded it for her  a few days ahead of the class. 



SAORI FREE STANDING WARPING FRAME CLICK HERE 


Beamed on threaded all comfortably away from the loom  with the amazing SAORI KENZO BEAMING AND THREADING TABLE TOP SYSTEM saori has so many accessories to make weaving  and warping and threading eaiser and faster.
 just carry the beamed threaded warp to the loom and  hang, hook up treadles and tie on tension and ready to weave!


 SAORI SANTA CRUZ  STUDIO'S PERGOLA STUDIO READY FOR JOI'S ALL DAY SCARF CLASS


 AND JOI BEGINS

learning a new tecnique 


 the class is over and what a beautiful scarf!









beautiful WEAVING JOI!!!








She will soak it home and it will be soft and drapey ! You wove  such a beautiful scarf Joi!





 These are the SAORI CH60 LOOMS i use in my classes. I want my students to be ergonomically fitted so i have looms with different heights and loom benches to adjust to their correct height as well. I have other models of saori looms but the off set cloth beams and the high back warp beam and sturdiness make these  student's  favorites.


I love all Saori looms but i especially love the the Saori 


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PEACEFUL WEAVING IN THE REDWOODS

JILL NICKOLENE SANDERS


my email is in my web site to schedule a classes 
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