CENTERING WITH FIBER

Sunday, June 7, 2015

Saori learning how to wind a warp , sewing class and other happenings around santa cruz

Here are some Saori pieces I am working on for submission for a August fiber show.

Silvia came for a refresher class in warping and brought some beautiful new pieces she wove.

Then she tried on my ARTIST VEST and loved it!

Saori warping frame two leg model and the hang on the wall model and the easel stand optional stand for the two legged model and she look home the tow legged model .

warp off the loom now time to decide what that beautiful blue and yellow weaving should be.

Silva wanted to sew a long vest something like this saori piece of mine that she she tried on.

so we set to cutting and sewing and twisting and ….

TA DA! A beautiful vest emerged! her own vision.

Beautiful Silvia

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My new love ! this non secented no rinse wash is all I use now for my hand wovens and hand spun yarns, swimsuits etc . It does not contain lanolin so it is safe for cottons, silks,bamboo, wools, linens etc . in my Etsy shop soak link here. you can use it in the washing machine as well as hand wash. AND NO RINSING. It is concentrated a little goes a long way and it is gentle but removes stains too! I am addicited to it now, no more worry about the harshness or lanolin in other wool washes. Cottons , rayons, linens etc and silks do not need oils in there wash!

I carry the 12 oz no scent size and it is what I use on my garments and fibers as well.

New loom bags! I love this group…

red and white For the full size 60 series saori loom

Piccolo loom bags DOTS and a blue green GEOMETRIC

In my weaving loom bag section loom bags etsy here

Incredably soft hand painted dyed BULKY COTTON hanks I have now in the studio in my shop great for weaving and or knitting , machine washable cool line dry. It has been very popular in the studio ! Cotton yarn go here

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The santacruz MAH go here and the first friday art walk downtown Santa Cruz had our family and grand kids attending. On the roof sculpture garden I saw these great planters. I need to replace some of my planting boxes ( 4 years of a drought sad plantings) with new succlents like these ! little water or matainence .

peaceful weaving in the redwoods

Jill Nickolene Sanders

www.saorisantacruz.com

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A new Saori 'artist vest" i just sewed, students, and other fun stuff

Still warm from the iron my new Saori " Artist vest"! cotton and silk.

Pockets for sketch books, keys, phone, and the mossy inspiring stones you discover.

Cotton warp, silk weft up in my Etsy shop click here

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Jeanne came by to try out a picccolo loom...

She tryed on my "artist vest" and decided to buy a 15 pound portable piccolo loom …

So about 30 mins latter from the box Jeanne was weaving. ( she has a full size saori loom at home she loves it) it was so easy to assemble!

MORE ABOUT THE PICCOLO LOOM HERE

I showed her how to spin cotton briefly on the Charka

and she was off . she arrived home at her Daughters home where she is staying for the summer and her youngesr granddaughter started weaving at 3 years old! she sent me this photo saying

"THANKS JILL"

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Joan i have know from our local weavers guild for quite a few years.

She came to the studio with a piece of her hand spun cotton indigo dyed cloth she wove over a decade ago and asked me to create and sew a top for her out of it.