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SAORI Woven Organic Dress

Submitted by SaoriSaltSpring on Mon, 12/05/2011 - 12:58am
Project
Draft: 
Plain weave
Project Status: 
Finished
Project Date: 
Sat, 10/01/2011 - Mon, 11/21/2011
Yarn
Yarn:
Color:
Type:
Loom
Loom Used: 
Saori SX-60
Number of Shafts: 
2
Number of Treadles: 
2
Sett: 
12.00 EPI
Length on Loom: 
6.00 m
Notes: 

This fabric for this dress was woven on a SAORI loom by Tara on a ready-made organic cotton warp from Saorinomori in Japan.  The fabric was made into the finished dress based on a design in one of the SAORI pattern books and modified and sewn collaboratively by me, with Tara's input and assistance.

You can read more about it on my blog - here.

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Textures of a Woman

Submitted by BethD2010 on Thu, 09/15/2011 - 6:58pm
Project
Draft: 
plain weave
Project Status: 
Finished
Project Date: 
Thu, 08/29/1991 - Thu, 09/12/1991
Yarn
Yarn:
Color:
Type:
Loom
Loom Used: 
Ashford Rigid Heddle Loom
Number of Shafts: 
2
Number of Treadles: 
0
Sett: 
10.00 EPI
Length on Loom: 
23.00 ft
Width on Loom: 
12.00 in
Notes: 

This weaving was done for an art gallery on breast cancer.  The woman who asked me to be part of it had celebrated 3 years without recurrence.  Some of the gallery dealt with the henna painting she had done on her head after she lost her hair.  My purpose was to show the story of a woman's life in fibers, textures and color.  The goal in breast cancer was to reach the 5 years without recurrence (signified by the gold fiber).  I was very excited to have such good responses to my weaving and my hem/onc physician wants to put it in his chemo room for display.

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100 Mile Fibre

Submitted by SaoriSaltSpring on Thu, 06/02/2011 - 10:51am
Project
Draft: 
Plain weave
Project Status: 
Finishing
Project Date: 
Sun, 05/29/2011
Yarn
Yarn:
Color:
Type:
Loom
Number of Shafts: 
2
Number of Treadles: 
2
Sett: 
8.00 EPI
Width on Loom: 
10.00 in
Notes: 

This was set up for the 100 Mile Fleece & Fibre festival in the Parksville/Coombes area of BC.  I took my loom with the local Salt Spring fibres and invited people to try it out.  Have taken it off the loom and will wash and felt it and make it into a 100 Mile Bag.

More info on my blog here.

Happy Weaving!

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Saori hats

Submitted by SaoriSaltSpring on Thu, 05/26/2011 - 7:07pm
Project
Draft: 
Plain weave
Project Status: 
Finished
Yarn
Yarn:
Color:
Type:
Loom
Number of Shafts: 
2
Number of Treadles: 
2
Sett: 
10.00 EPI
Width on Loom: 
15.00 in
Notes: 

More info on my blog.

This is a woven hat on top of a straw hat - I love the two together.

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Blossom Tunic

Submitted by SaoriSaltSpring on Mon, 05/09/2011 - 9:23pm
Project
Project Status: 
Finished
Yarn
Yarn:
Color:
Type:
Loom
Loom Used: 
Saori SX-60
Number of Shafts: 
2
Number of Treadles: 
2
Sett: 
10.00 EPI
Notes: 

Inspired by Cherry Blossoms and woven on the warp remaining from the Sendai Blossom Banner (see my project page).  The narrow warp determined the style of the finished top.

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Blossom Banner

Submitted by SaoriSaltSpring on Fri, 04/29/2011 - 8:56am
Project
Project Status: 
Finished
Yarn
Yarn:
Color:
Type:
Loom
Number of Shafts: 
2
Number of Treadles: 
2
Notes: 

This banner was woven at the Blossom Festival on Salt Spring Island - celebrating the Cherry Blossom season.  The activities were raising funds for Japan for their recovery from the recent earthquake and tsunami.  I set up my Saori loom and invited people help to weave a banner for Sendai, Japan.  I also cut out some 'blossoms' for people to write messages on.

I took the finished banner to Hawaii to a SAORI Workshop to give to Kenzo and Naoto Jo - who were sending it on to the Saori studio in Sendai.  More details and pictures are on my blog...

Blog posts - creating & finished

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New Beginnings

Submitted by SaoriSaltSpring on Sun, 01/09/2011 - 12:45pm
Project
Draft: 
Plain weave
Project Status: 
Weaving
Project Date: 
Sat, 01/01/2011
Yarn
Yarn:
Color:
Type:
Loom
Loom Used: 
Saori SX-60
Number of Shafts: 
2
Number of Treadles: 
2
Sett: 
12.00 EPI
Notes: 

Background to this weaving is on my blog at http://www.saltspringweaving.com/blog/?p...

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Arbutus Scarf

Submitted by SaoriSaltSpring on Tue, 07/20/2010 - 7:35pm
Project
Project Status: 
Finishing
Yarn
Yarn:
Color:
Type:
Loom
Number of Shafts: 
2
Number of Treadles: 
2
Sett: 
16.00 Ends/cm
Length on Loom: 
2.50 
Width on Loom: 
8.00 in
Finished Length: 
2.00 
Finished Width: 
7.00 in
Notes: 

This scarf was woven for my mom for her birthday.  She chose the weft colour on a visit here and I bought some silk for the warp.  The finished scarf is light and has a nice drape to it.

More on my blog here.

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The Directions - East

Submitted by SaoriSaltSpring on Tue, 07/20/2010 - 7:35pm
Project
Project Status: 
Weaving
Project Date: 
Mon, 03/22/2010
Yarn
Yarn:
Color:
Type:
Loom
Number of Shafts: 
2
Number of Treadles: 
2
Sett: 
10.00 Ends/cm
Length on Loom: 
5.00 
Width on Loom: 
10.00 in
Notes: 

This is my third banner in "The Directions" series.

East / Yellow - spring, new beginnings, children

More on my blog here.

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The Directions - South

Submitted by SaoriSaltSpring on Tue, 07/20/2010 - 7:32pm
Project
Project Status: 
Weaving
Yarn
Yarn:
Color:
Type:
Loom
Number of Shafts: 
2
Number of Treadles: 
2
Sett: 
12.00 Ends/cm
Length on Loom: 
5.00 
Width on Loom: 
10.00 in
Notes: 

This banner is the second in my series "The Directions".  This banner is white for the south. 

Blog posts - South (1),  South(2)

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