Saori weaving

Saori is the name of a Japanese textile technique but also the name of the special loom that’s needed when doing this type of weaving.

You have heard of Saori. And you have seen freeform art weaving. But you are not sure how freeform art weaving differs from Saori. Here's a breakdown.

You have heard of Saori. And you have seen freeform art weaving. But you are not sure how freeform art weaving differs from Saori. Here's a breakdown.

The Joy of Saori Weaving exhibition at the Whitchurch Silk Mill

Welcome Dawn to Saori Santa Cruz designing and sewing clothing class! Lets look at how this progression class went from hand woven cloth to jacket Here is Dawn's happy hand woven fabric she wove Saori style and brought to class in her luggage from Canada . I had the studio all ready for cutting and sewing and trying on…. Dozens of muslins to try and finished garments as well for ideas….. Dawn confess that in her soaking stage of her finished cloth she some how felted part of it . …. you can…

Do you like playing with colors? Are you fascinated by interesting textures? Do you want to begin a new weaving project but math and numbers get into the way? Play with SAORI! It is fun, creative and liberating. SAORI is named after its founder Misao Jo and means “ Misao’s weaving”. SAORI is a […]

I get asked " what do you do with art yarn?" I usually say" it is art in and of it's self ,you do not have to "do " anything with it . But that being said i do use my art yarns often woven in scarves, pillows, and a jacket. I decided to weave my latest adventure of my art yarn into the warp and weft on my Saori ch60 loom. First i wound a warp using my art yarns on my FREE STANDING SAORI WARPING FRAME HERE This is all an experiment! first time art yarns as warp on my Saori loom! i decided to…

Kaz Madigan shares her unique relationship to the Japanese Saori weaving workshop, which values the human touch as part of Zen Buddhism

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