CENTERING WITH FIBER

  3 days of intensive learning at SAORI SANTA CRUZ. LaRayne learned sooo much last week! first 2 days learn to wind a warp and make her own ready made warp. day one blue's cotton warp. ...

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much  of my hand spun  went into my tide pools jacket  here is my student Lea modeling it  i here i am with selfies  here is the  saori yardage i wove a year and a h...

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what a fun day!   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Saai a special needs student wove a great scarf this month ...

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 I taught a all day  Sewing class to a weaving teacher Lim. she works a Camp Hill California . it is an organization that provides an environment for special needs "FRIENDS".  Here what we a...

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 Rebecca came for a intro saori .class she left with a fun wall hanging  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Molly has been a stude...

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 students came to learn to spin and learn new skills  meet bonnie, she has alpaca (17) and a few llamas and was having trouble learning to spin on her wheel  i started bonnie out on the sp...

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 This is Pat’s time weaving !  She will be back for  a all day scarf class  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ meet mary , she g...

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Meet Diana she came for 2 days of designing and sewing saori garments class here at SAORI SANTA CRUZ this is the total yardage she brought  first piece we made a ruana because that i...

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     what a fun day with christie and her visiting mom susan  class at SAORI SANTA CRUZ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WILLIAM AND ELLI cam...

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linda is carding making a art batt. the LOUET DRUM CARDER  here the spinolution  firefly wheel here  first carded batt hand spun small ball linda brought her sa...

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 Bring family and friends to a saori weaving class it is very fun, no previous experience needed! Anna's piece  saori folding wx60 loom here wx60 saori loom  anna lu's p...

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 this is the year of the fingerless mitts for gifts! i wove them on my Saori piccolo 40 loom   with elastic thread in the weft    after the tension waslet off  Full of ...

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 December has been busy at the studio with students  i have been weaving and spinning too.  Joi wanted to learn abou the comb reed so i wound a warp for her all day class   love my a...

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 I love it when a want to be weaver comes to the studio to chose amount the models of Saori looms  which one fits their needs. meet two such weavers  ***CLICK 2 OR 3 TIMES ON THE VIDEOS TO...

https://centeringwithfiber.blogspot.com/2023/11/saori-students-buying-new-saori-looms.html

  hazel  and joi are taking a all day class hazel is  learning  saori tecniques  look at her cute SAORI STYLE vest she created at home  and wore… saori art art yarn ma...

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A  fall equinox  spin and weaving  gift  a scarf for my son's birthday .silk and merino  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~...

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 Joi brought some of her saori  yardage to sew into pillows. she had never sewn before and wanted zippers in her cushions so yes her first sewing ever included sewing in a zipper!    ...

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MEET SOPHIE AND KATE. Kate brought Sophie to the studio for a suprise birthday gift class. they had so much fun!  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~...

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 Meet Mahika, she wanted to learn to weave and happend to read about the saori philosphy  and looms and scheduled classes at the studio  in July and and August while she she was back home for ...

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Joanne and Nadine came for a warping and kenzo table top system all day class    the SAORI SANTA CRUZ studio is all set up  ready to go  KENZO TABLE TOP SYSTEM click HERE...

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 I welcomed a new weaver to the studio in July  Mahika has returned again in july for more classes so stay tunned ! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~...

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  RAW ORGANIC GINNED COTTON ART YARN SPIN  ...

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 DAY 9 TDF23 EYELASH YARN FOR MY CHALLENGE DAY   Warning use a n95 mask when spinning eyelash yarn the iber goes evry where you do not want to breath it in!  use a clamp if you have t...

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 HI BLOG READERS I DID MY CARD-A-THON AGAIN  FOR SPINING IN THE TOUR DE FLEECE 2023 . WANT TO JOIN OUR GROUP? You need to joinRavelry here ravelry here   then join my group WEAVING IN ...

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linda spent a couple of hours  in class and learned some saori tecniques!  here is  a video  of  a few things what linda was learning …. another video…  3 c...

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