A introduction to Saori weaving at Saori santa Cruz from the Carmel weaving guild.

The Spring weather was beautiful  today as 5 weavers from the the Carmel weaving guild came for a Saori weaving experience . A delightful fun group.

 A quick demo to the group and  then members tried out  and  loved the unique Saori warping board.  you can  wind warps ,with a cross , up to 5 threads, at one time with out a paddle , and other unique features that other warping board do not have. Here a member trys the technique out.

  

A really delightful  fun day.

PEACEFUL WEAVING
Jill Nickolene
www.saorisantacruz.com
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A happy May day

To celabrate May 1st a good friend Maggie dropped over with flowers. But what we did with the flowers is something to behold. No we did not press them......

 This looks like pressed flowers right? Nope we" hamered "flowers into cloth so that the natural colors will dye or stain the cloth.

 The noise was so loud that we worked on the wooden steps. here is maggie taking a break.
we used paper towels under  the fabric,and on top of the flowers and fabric as well hammered HARD for the colors to transfer  dye into the cloth.

 this was maggies silk pillow top, really pretty.

 and maggies finished scarf, spetacular.

This is my piece still drying. HAMMERING flowers into cloth is really fun!

maggie brought her special support spindle she had made for her with a hand blown glass whorl with a daffodil . happy spring spinning.

maggie also brought her latest experiment, her silk dyed fabric torn into strips for a hank of yarn. this one was 88 yards. won't this great woven as weft saori style!

Happy May.
peaceful weaving
jill nickolene
www.saorisantacruz.com
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SAORI weaving at Scotts Valley Artisans

A newely formed art gallery and teaching space SCOTTS VALLEY ARTISANS , SVA web link has been formed in the Santa Cruz  California Mountains . A lovely large light filled gallery and teaching space with varied artisans and craftsman. I will be teaching saori weaving there .....when I get my schedule to them..... I put in some of my saori woven pieces in there gallery.
 A new piece of clothing " Iceplant on the cliffs  vest "

"tides edge dress and shrug"

some journals and small "woven paintings "and scarves.

peaceful weaving
jill
www.saorisantacruz.com
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people/sewing/weaving stuff

This blog is a mixture of students weavings, and sewing guild meeting, and people trying on my saori woven clothing and my new woven designs  so here it goes....

 Robins new weaving

 A new vest I wove designed and sewed. it is "called ice plant on the cliffs" it looks really great on robin.

 some more of robins weavings.

 our sewing guild was delighted to be introduced to Saori weaving . It is hosted at  a member's home that is very delightful and charming .

A few tried on my" tides edge" beach jumper that can be tied in the front and back with matching shrug . they really loved the loom and the feel and drape of the hand woven cloth in my clothing.

Tied in the front on one person

Tied in the back with the jacket/shrug on another member.

This member showed her sketches and designs  for a up coming play, she is a  stage costume designer.

 A woven and felted wool bag with leather handels I just finished


 and I want to show you jon's new saori weaving. The mint green textured weft is old nylon fishing nets that were  gathered by him when he found them washed ashore in Hawaii on his last trip there in February. Also white nets cut up as weft added as well. Just fantastic!

Peaceful weaving
jill nickolene
www.saorisantacruz.com
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