Carding my fiber batts LOTS of them for my month of July spinning saori santa cruz

 Hi blog readers i did my CARD-A-THON AGAIN  for spining in the TOUR DE FLEECE 2023 .

want to join our group? You need to joinRavelry here ravelry here  then join my group WEAVING IN THE SAORI WAY GROUP HERE

what if the tour de fleece?

A group for participants in the annual Tour de Fleece spin-along during the Tour de France. TAG: tdf2023 And for the Annual Tour de France Femmes TAG: tdff2023

Welcome to our group for participants in the annual Tour de Fleece spin-along during the Tour de France. They spin, we spin. A real spinning-themed spin-along.

The purpose of the Tour de Fleece is to challenge yourself and have fun.

The concept is simple:

• Challenge Yourself.
• Spin.
• Have fun!

Dates

When they spin, we spin.

• Tour de Fleece (TdF): This year, the Tour de France starts on
  Saturday, July 1, 2023 and runs until Sunday, July 23, 2023.

• Tour de Fleece Femmes (TdFF): We will also spin along with the Tour’s women’s race, Tour de France Femmes, which start on Sunday, July 23, 2023 and runs until Sunday, July 30, 2023

  
  

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all ready for TDF!

stay tuned in july spinning!

peaceful spinning and carding in redwoods .

JILL NICKOLENE SANDERS

www.saorisantacruz.com

After you have learned the Basics Sign up for a Saori weaving tecniques class at Saori Santa Cruz Studio

linda spent a couple of hours  in class and learned some saori tecniques!

 here is  a video  of  a few things what linda was learning ….

another video…

 3 colored clasped weft 

Make your own yarn on the saori bobbin winder and using the SAORI CONE WINDER TOOL CLICK HERE

 here is a video of it in action  you use 4 OR MORE individual cones of yarn and wind a cone then the bobbins. that way you do not get discrepancy loops like you would winding directly onto the bobbins which is madding ...

now take the cone and wind a bobbin !

now weavewith your new varigated yarn!

 linda made some art yarn on the saori art yarn maker that works with you saori bobbin winder to create what ever you would like to throw in the spin!

click here to see the art yarn maker

 video of her winding the side ways fringes with THE BATTERY FRINGE TWISTER CLICK HERE

 I learned some wonderful new tecniques! loved it!

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Traveling or taking work shops with your saori loom or you ashford rigid heddle looms?

my one of a kind floor looms fit the ashford looms too. 

the inventory  on my loom bags always changes as they selluntil i can make more.

  

  go to my etsy shop saorisantacruz etsy here in the search for the sections search LOOM BAGS in my shop.

email me about classes times scheduling 

PEACEFUL WEAVING IN THE CALIFORNIA REDWOODS

WWW.SAORISANTACRUZ.COM

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