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Saturday, October 21, 2023

Happy autumn i have been weaving Saori hats, spinning this October Saori hats

A  fall equinox  spin and weaving  gift  a scarf for my son's birthday .silk and merino 















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spun a Barbie art yarn skein from a batt i carder 








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hat number 2 








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new in my etsy shop artisan craftsman weaving/tapestry combs. this is the last of these combs available as the maker is retiring . beutiful woods 1/2” thick ,sturdy 

 

 a special limited cotton saori yarn set 20 cones build up your yarn shelf pallet 



peaceful fiber arts in the redwoods 

Jill N Sanders

Saturday, September 30, 2023

sewing a hand woven pillow class , saori weaving students learning tecniques

 Joi brought some of her saori  yardage to sew into pillows. she had never sewn before and wanted zippers in her cushions so yes her first sewing ever included sewing in a zipper!


  

Her pieces of yardage 





ta da 








Joi spent the remainder of the class learning tecniques 
one was "making waves"




another tecnique was using the saori art yarn maker to create unique weft yarns 

clamp on the art yarn maker and use your saori loom's bobbin winder you can make yarn, wrist wraps 



layering the art yarn 






SAORI STAND ALONE BOBBIN WINDER HERE to use if you do not have a saori loom 

we did more tecniques but this is just a sample from the class
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Saai and roopa her aide ( Saai is on the spectrum of autism ) are back weaving. this time i put Roopa on a piccolo 40 loom durning class to weave while i taught  saai.









she was very happy






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welcomed a lovely couple yesterdsay for  a saori try it class never before weavers 
AMY AND MING




what fun they had






PEACEFUL WEAVING IN THE SANTA CRUZ REDWOODS


Jill N Sanders


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