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Thu, 09/03/2009 - 03:49

saorifun (not verified)

I am working on a thrum project.

I had 8 girls last week for a birthday party. Now I have left over warp, not long enough to make a scarf, so I am making a table runner. 

I am choosing only cotton from a treasure basket that is always FULL. Just choosing right thrum is time consuming!!

However, I'm enjoying what I'm weaving.

I love your bag Terri. Is it going to be your bag?

 

Happy Weaving.

Chiaki

Thu, 09/24/2009 - 17:50

jeannine (not verified)

hello to all,are you still there ?everyone is busy weaving i guess. i just want to show what i finished.more about this on projectspage.

 

d .

Sun, 09/27/2009 - 03:39

SaoriSaltSpring (not verified)

What interesting weft and a great effect Jeannine!

Yes, I have been busy with weaving.  I now have two women visiting our cottage and my studio for a Saori weaving retreat for the week - I should have some new pictures to show soon.

Also, I am very excited by the events of this past week as one of my Saori looms is now in town at a wonderful gift shop called Windflower Moon - Gifts for the Spirit.  It is set up in the window and the staff are inviting people to weave on a community banner that will then be on display in the store.  All of the staff came up to my studio earlier this week to try out Saori weaving and to learn more about the philosophy.....the store's owner has been weaving with me all summer!

Now, I have a place in town that I can also show people more about Saori weaving if they cannot make it to my studio.

Happy Weaving,

Terri

Mon, 09/28/2009 - 05:07

jeannine (not verified)

hi Terri,I am glad that you are well and weaving again.It must be wonderful to have that place in town were you can share Saori-weaving with more people.last week we had a discusion on Weefned(dutch weaving group on yahoo)wether Saori-weaving is or is not different from just freestyle weaving .I tried to explain the best i could and it is not easy because the group manager is a very experienced and talented weaver.she also has a weaving studio .I put a link here just in case you want to look what she is doing.(  www.weefschool.nl ) I don't know her in person.It is sometimes hard to convince  those very skilled weavers that simple weaving also can be  a great experience on the way to discovering our own inner creativity. I also told her about the social aspect of learning from each other .I am very glad that there were certainly 3 other weavers that had tried Saori-weaving and they were  just loving it.

Mon, 09/28/2009 - 16:05

SaoriSaltSpring (not verified)

Yes, it is often an interesting discussion about what makes Saori - Saori.  I think that the social aspect of learning from each other, of discovering creativity and so many more things are what make Saori different and have endless possibilities.  Every time I weave with someone, I get so much inspiration and new ideas.  I think the best way to learn about Saori is to try it - and experience it...

Great that you and others are enjoying the Saori way!

Happy Weaving,

Terri

Tue, 10/06/2009 - 04:26

saorifun (not verified)

Hi,

It has been a while to check this site.

Everyone seems busy and I am, too!

I am getting ready for winter gift shows at art centers etc...

I have to finish most of it before I leave for Japan the end of this month!!

I finished weaving two banners that are going to be vests I guess.

I also get inspiration when I weave with someone.

I learnt the other day about color combination from one of the students. I would love to try that. If she hadn't done the color combination, I wouldn't have thought about it. I learned something new to try!
Yes, trying is such an interesting thing to do, but of course sometimes it is scary/makes me nervous, but it is better to try, isn't it?

I have home schoolers coming tomorrow morning. It is my first time having home schoolers at my studio.

It should be fun!

 

Happy Weaving,

 

Chiaki

Fri, 10/09/2009 - 02:28

SaoriSaltSpring (not verified)

I have two homeschool girls who came all last year and are coming this year again.  They have made stuffed animals, belts, bags, scarves, table runners, pillows and more. 

At first they were weaving, then we did sewing with the Saori cloth and now they have both learned to warp the looms.....and they just turned 7 years old in April!

It is so great to see what they create each week.

Happy Weaving,

Terri

Thu, 10/15/2009 - 18:46

sundogfiberart (not verified)

Quick question. Whenever I add new threads, I find that they 'stick out' in the final weaving. How do I fix this problem?  Thank you! 

Thu, 10/15/2009 - 19:41

jeannine (not verified)

If you like the ends sticking out don't bother about them. this is saori-weaving you can do whatever you like. in case you don't want the ends sticking out   lay the end in the open shed and let the new thread neatly overlap the old one .later on you can cut the bit sticking out as you know the are well fixed inside the shed;

I personal let the ends come out  and then people ask me why i put the backside on display?I tell them it is ment to be like this in saoriweaving  but i think they don't understand it at all;

I hope i could help

jeannine

Fri, 10/16/2009 - 03:11

Loominaria (not verified)

Hi--

When you say 'stick out', are you saying the yarn ends stick out, or are you saying the overlapped wefts are obvious next to their single-weft neighbours?

Either way, one way to solve the problem is decide it isn't a problem.

If you don't like the effect of yarn tails, you can lay them into the next shed, weave awhile, then snip any tails close to the fabric.  Or you can needleweave them in later.  Or you can use them as an opportunity for embroidery, on or off the loom.  Or you can thread them onto a sharp needle and take running stitches into a warp yarn that hasn't been woven yet, which makes a bit of interesting vertical texture (and colour, if your warp and weft are different colours). You can also use yarn tails to hold beads, charms, sequins, etc.

If you don't like the effect of overlapped weft ends, search the www for yarn splicing methods.  Some methods overlap part of each yarn and keep the join pretty much the same thickness as the rest of the weft.  There is a join called the 'Russian join' on the www that doesn't reduce thickness, but it does tend to make the join look more continuous.

See?  No problem.

Kurt

Fri, 10/16/2009 - 13:58

sundogfiberart (not verified)

Actually these comments were helpful. I don't mind the overlap look, but I will snip the 'tiny tails' in the future! (: I've been weaving with lumpy bumpy yarns and they create great organic texture. It's nice not to have to worry about 'perfectly' horizontal rows! (: 

Mon, 10/19/2009 - 20:44

SaoriSaltSpring (not verified)

My most recent weaving has some ends in and some ends sticking out.  I used a great handspun yarn that I got at Knotty by Nature and wanted some of it out so that you could really see the texture of it.

Harvest Banner

Happy Weaving,

Terri

Mon, 11/02/2009 - 21:47

SaoriSaltSpring (not verified)

I just finished a new bag - Saori woven with an Inkle handle....

(sculpture and map by Paul Burke www.bluehorse.ca)

Detail....


(more on my blog)

Thu, 11/05/2009 - 01:48

SaoriSaltSpring (not verified)

A scarf finished today!

Happy Weaving,

Terri

Wed, 12/09/2009 - 07:13

SaoriSaltSpring (not verified)

A new project finished just this week - more on my project page.

Tue, 12/22/2009 - 05:46

SaoriSaltSpring (not verified)

Anyone out there?  I'd love to see some more Saori weaving that anyone might be working on.

Here is my latest - a "Loopy" scarf....

See more details under my projects.

Happy Weaving!

Terri

Tue, 12/22/2009 - 16:41

SaoriSaltSpring (not verified)

Thanks Caroline - it was fun to weave!

Happy Weaving,

Terri

Thu, 01/07/2010 - 10:56

jeannine (not verified)

hi to all saori-weavers,

I couldn't stand it sitting around doing nothing no more. but I still can't sit at my loom properly after my operation so i took my frame loom and put a warp on it .I intend to make 4 mugrugs ;I use some leftover novelty yarn for weft .I will see how  it turns out in the end ;I am so glad I am weaving again.

 

Mon, 01/11/2010 - 17:27

SaoriSaltSpring (not verified)

Great that you are able to find a way to weave.  Hope you have a speedy recovery.

Happy Weaving,

Terri

Tue, 01/26/2010 - 09:25

jeannine (not verified)

another project   that i made recently

I had planned to do a doubleweave on this small homemade 4shaftloom but
the sheds were not wide enough .since i didn't want to waste the warp I decided
to make a saori-weaving .I combined all possible treadlingcombinations I could
make with the four shafts.the result pleased me so much that i wanted to make
something I could wear and since it is winter it became a hat and scarf ;very
warm as part of the weft is handspunwool.

with kind regards
 

Wed, 01/27/2010 - 03:57

SaoriSaltSpring (not verified)

Hey Jeannine - that looks great - love the colours and the different patterns in the weaving.

Happy Weaving,

Terri

Sat, 01/30/2010 - 18:04

SaoriSaltSpring (not verified)

I've just posted another project called a "Cool Cross" scarf.  This 3-D scarf is woven on a Saori 2-harness loom and is a type of double weave that unfolds into a cross.  More pictures on my projects page and on my blog.

Happy Weaving,

Terri

Sat, 01/30/2010 - 18:25

jeannine (not verified)

this is real eye candy; i would like  to know more about  . i am off to project page and your blog.

greetings,jeannine;

Sun, 02/14/2010 - 09:55

jeannine (not verified)

an exercise to see if I understood the construction off this cool cross scarf from saorisaltspring

( www.weavolution.com/node/7740 )

I have added some cupperwire for strenght and as special effect. it is difficult to put on display in a way you can see all the sides. I think  free hanging in space would  be  the  best  way.

Mon, 02/15/2010 - 02:13

SaoriSaltSpring (not verified)

That's great Jeannine!  I'm so glad that you tried it out.  It's great to see how different it can look woven with different materials.  Thanks for posting it!

Happy Weaving,

Terri

Mon, 02/15/2010 - 06:57

jeannine (not verified)

hi terri,I think the middle section is a bit too wide but as it is a sample  I don't mind . as for the colours that where just leftovers laying around.By using contrasting colour i was able to see what happened while weaving .

Sat, 02/20/2010 - 04:54

SaoriSaltSpring (not verified)

Directions - The West - a new banner, the first in a series, based on the 4 directions.  This first one in black for the West from the teachings that I have received.  Many different cultures have different colours for the directions...

West

More on my project page and on my blog.

Happy Weaving,

Terri

Thu, 04/08/2010 - 01:06

SaoriSaltSpring (not verified)

The Directions - South - the second in the series:

And on my blog - here and here.

Mon, 05/10/2010 - 16:29

Mary C (not verified)

This is what just came off of my loom... maybe I'm a Saori Weaver:)  This is where my loom has led me!

Sun, 05/23/2010 - 17:32

SaoriSaltSpring (not verified)

Hi Mary,

Those are beautiful pieces - all related, but all different!

Happy Weaving,

Terri

Sat, 06/05/2010 - 21:08

PattyAnne (not verified)

I loved this! Were you afraid to cut it at first?

Sat, 06/05/2010 - 21:48

fantasticfelter (not verified)

thank you pattyanne for the praise of my ruana

i absolutely do not worry about cutting into rare weaving textiles or fabrics. i have been sewing since i was 10 or so.i look at it as sky diving. go for it and trust that it will turn out fantastic. or that it will be a safe landing but a fun fall! saori has taught me this. not to over think but trust, if something is not what i wanted, a rough landing i work with it till it is.i do not give up.

i have cut a pattern out of a sheet then cut out the fabric but only to confirm the fit, or size before i commit.

here is a photo album link to my saori dress that i wove last month. at some point i just had to surrender and let go.

i have saori looms now and am so very happy.

jill

 

http://picasaweb.google.com/heartgallery/JillSandersSaoriHistory?pli=1#

http://picasaweb.google.com/heartgallery/SaoriLoomWeaving41510455PM?pli=1#

http://picasaweb.google.com/heartgallery/JillSandersHeartGalleryStudio?pli=1&gsessionid=sr3kzwVhiUJ_1HDnIJRAcA#

Thu, 06/16/2011 - 17:37

JuliaT (not verified)

I love the warp colors it reminds me of a rainbow, but I most love your mountain of color.  That is what the central shape looks like to me, and there is a tunnel right through it too! It is most certainly beautiful...

Thu, 06/16/2011 - 17:45

JuliaT (not verified)

The wave banner is just gorgeous and so creative...perfectly emulating it's subject. I love it.

Sat, 09/17/2011 - 05:17

BethD2010 (not verified)

I just finished a weaving for an art gallery entitled "Textures of a Woman" which tells the story of a woman's life beginning at childhood and continuing through her victory over breast cancer.

Part of my inspiration was finding the Saori Weaving site on Ravelry and realizing that I could make my weaving say or be anything I wanted to.  I was not limited to patterns and designs.  This was very enlightening to me and allowed me to try new things and a new concept for weaving this for this gallery of woman's art, breast cancer and henna painting for bald chemo heads. 

Because of the freedom implied in Saori weaving, I was able to just "go with it" and following a general idea in my head of what and how I wanted this piece to flow, I think I succeeded.   Because of this, I also didn't worry too much about the edges and focused on the textures I created. 

 

Mon, 12/05/2011 - 06:02

SaoriSaltSpring (not verified)

Beth, what a wonderful way to tell a story.  I haven't been on the list for a while and so just read about this today.

Terri

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