Spinning and Saori weaving at the beach

Our Santa Cruz  fiber group, Mavens of the Fiber Forest , arrived at Capitola beach around 9 am in the fog and we brought and set up  our spinning wheels. I brought  my wheel and two Saori piccolo looms. the junior life guards were on the beach doing warm ups, a few surfers and boogie boarders were in the waves. and so the beginning of the annual spin and weave at the beach mavens group outing began..

This is Jenny blind from birth. Untill a couple of years ago she folded pizza boxes for a living. Jon , one of my students,who I taught to spinn and weave ,taught Jenny to spin and last year I suggested they get a hansen mini spinner and now she is selling her yarn!

Soon Saori weaving classes for her will be happening with her hand spun.

The main purpose of going to the beach is to spinn and weave in public and share our craft with the tourists, locals, and children and parents . People started flocking and gathering around to watch us weave and spinn for the day. We were there to share and give some hands on experiences of fibers to those wanting to try.We had a marvelous time sharing and visiting with each other and the beach goers

 

 The sun broke through the fog about 11:30. the beach filled up with families with  friends. We enjoyed our day with scents of sun screen, kelp, sea breezes gulls, and laughter of a people having fun at the beach and dropping by our group, some dripping wet , of all ages, experiencing  fibery things on the sunny beach.

PEACEFUL WEAVING, SPINNING AND OCEAN BREEZES
Jill Nickolene Sanders
www.saorisantacruz.com
MY ETSY SHOP

saori yardage in reds

Weaving more yardage with the rest of my warp from the burning man banner. This saori fabric  will be for me to use to design  and construct clothing.

Bell peppers at the Felton farmers market on a sweltering day influnced my color choices

peaceful weaving
Jill Nickolene
www.saorisantacruz.com
ETSY SHOP

Contemporary fabric and Red White & Blue loom bags

Designed and sewed a folding floor loom bag set today, on the fourth of july.
I named them Sgt. Liz's loom bag because she is retired military and wanted a red white and blue bag for her Saori loom. I made her one too. I put this bag set  up on my ETSY SHOP shop . 25% of the proceeds  of this sale I will  donate  to this  non profit  returning vets wounded vets. Thank you veterans
for the service to our country, you are not forgotten.
HAPPY 4TH EVERY ONE!

 also a contemporary graphic fabric bag set as well

 A more sophisticated contempoary design  bag set .

PEACE AND FREEDOM IN WEAVING
JILL NICKOLENE
www.saorisantacruz.com

Two day workshop of Saori loom weaving

Robin, Jennifer and Singne took a two day work Saori work shop  here at Saori Santa Cruz studio  out out side on the deck this week. Every one worked on something different but we experimented with new teqniques AND  Singne  learned  to warp/thread as well.

Singne winding a warp

Sleying the reed

Jennifer , new to weaving, learned clasped weft.

Threading the heddles

Some of Robins great colors in her  weaving.

Beaming on the warp

 Singne learning clasped weft

 The Saori  comb reed in action here

 Jenifer weaving windows

 Robin's weaving off the loom

  we had a Saori Kai where we share our  previously  woven Saori pieces .

So inspiring Robin

 Jenifer wanted to learn how to weave a circle, and other things, and she did !

What a great piece,  lots learned , really cool jennifer!  

Robins Fantastic workshop piece!

Signe will come back to  the studio to finish her weaving . She spent  more, and very important,  time   learning warping and threading fundamentals  as well as weaving. Her colors she chose by applying saori's philosophy of not  over thinking, and they are marvelous  ..

 Wishing you peace and freedom in your weaving this July 4th
peaceful weaving

Jill Nickolene
www.saorisantacruz.com
My ETSY shop