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Events:
Super Kai 2015
Looms waiting for their weavers
We learn from each other and everyone in the group
Weavers of all ages share ideas and weaving inspiration
Super Kai 2015
Our very first SAORI weaving retreat. What a great group of people, and so much fun!
Workshops to go!
This “workshop to go” was at the Fiber Guild in Savannah, GA
Cloth on the Loom:
Finger Fringe!
A fun way to start or end a warp. Finger fringe can then be used in the final design for fun and interesting designs.
No straight lines here!
Weaving curves is fun and adds interesting texture to your cloth!
Fun supplemental warp
I used some of the supplemental warp as inlay before turning it back to become warp again.
Playing with art yarn
You can use art yarn as both warp and weft!
Comb Reed
The comb reed allows the weaver to play with spacing of the warp threads.
That’s an earring!
This student wove several pieces of old jewelry into her cloth. Later she made a top! Totally cool!
First warp on the WX90 SAORI loom
I wound the warp to go from black to grey to white. In each of those colors, stripes of the other two color appear. Check out how the color of the weft appears to change across the colors of the warp!
Accessories:
Small cross body purse
Designed to hold a cellphone and wallet. And maybe a pen.
Dina’s SAORI tote bag
This wonderful tote is fully lined and features both a zippered pocket and a drop-in pocket. This was made at a Bag Workshop held at the studio.
Janelle’s SAORI bag
Students in the Bag Workshop bring their own hand-woven cloth and some commercial cloth for the lining, and they learn to make totally awesome bags based on the size of their cloth!
Debbie’s Red SAORI Tote
I love everything about this tote! The back story: two friends scheduled a multi-day intensive and as a part of it asked for a Bag Workshop. Perfect reminder of a great weekend!
Cross body bag with flap closure
Features hand-woven and commercial-woven cloth to make the outer shell.
Gina’s Awesome Tote
Gina wove the cloth & made the tote.
Fun and Funky Hat in Black
I love making hats! Hiromi taught me several nifty patterns on one of my trips to Japan. These are so much fun to make, and I teach three of them in the Hats Workshop.
Fun and Funky Hat in Red
My chiropractor wanted a hat. So I made this one for him.
Draped Shrug (Front)
This was draped with consultation from Masako Kida at SAORInoMori
Draped Shrug (Back)
I love this piece because there is SO much happening in the cloth.
Draped Tunic
Deep rich fall colors, the tunic also features handspun yarn by Esther Rodgers, Denise, and others.
Bias Skirt
Silk warp. Mushishi (by Plymouth) weft.
Handkerchief-Hem Skirt
Handkerchief hem skirt made from two different lengths of cloth: one white warp, one black warp. Both used the same seven colorways of Noro yarn.
Bias Skirt
The remnants of a length of cloth from organic cotton ready-made warp. Fun cotton lace and high-low hem.
Orange Vest (Front)
The warp was a white cotton ready-made. The weft was predominately Bri-Aly cotton (the ombre orange) with bits of other cotton, Tencel, fun-fur, etc.
Orange Vest (Back)
The green rope accent serves a function to keep the vest on the shoulders. The color progression of the Bri-Aly threads is kept across the back and added detail and room is achieved with the box pleats.
Evidence of my insanity!
Making designs out of the fringe and hand-sewing it in place.
Miscellaneous:
Colorful Bobbins
Hand-dyed wool yarn in graduated colors wound onto bobbins and ready to weave.
Student Wall
These cones of yarn (and more!) are waiting for you!
SAORI Woven Valance
Two-color interlocking with long side fringe. This was supposed to be a valance for my family room windows. Better use: the valance/skirt on my checkout stand at shows!
Esther’s Finger Fringe
It’s always a blast when fellow SAORI studio owners are in the studio!
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