In our SAORI Study Group, our most recent prompt was “Reedless Weaving” – weaving without a reed. In this type of weaving, the warp is still threaded through the heddles, but there is no reed. Because the reed is missing, there is nothing to keep the warp threads straight and in line. This means that […]
It was so wonderful to be back to MISSA this year! Instead of the workshop being held in Metchosin, the venue was moved to Shawnigan Lake School – another beautiful campus. I taught a 5-day SAORI Weaving Adventures workshop with 10 enthusiastic people and 2 assistants – Laura Roveda from SAORI Studio LA and […]
Thanks to Mihoko at SAORI Worcester for putting together these fun Fashion Shows on YouTube. Great inspiration for Clothing Design! Fashion Show 1 Fashion Show 2 Fashion Show 3
During the time of COVID, in person classes, exhibits, festivals, etc. have been shut down. One day when I was out for a walk, an idea came to me to hold a Virtual Exhibit. So, “Words to Weave” became the theme. I wondered how many people might be interested in this topic and who […]
My newest cowl neck top in colours of Salt Spring and the Salish Sea in summer. My favourites. Mainly cotton. Based on pattern 8 in the Black Book – Shitate no Hon. Cowl neck. This weaving was completed some time ago and I finally made this top, inspired by a different cowl neck top by […]
The fabric for this vest is quite thick and heavy. The weft is 3-4 strands of wool wound together on a bobbin and I used lots of colour blending. The warp was 10 thin threads of wool per dent and heddle (yes all put together to be like one thicker thread) and then 2 individual […]
When I first looked at this cloth, I thought I would make it into a simple top or vest with the white bands down the front. I cut the cloth in half and pinned it, and didn’t like it after all. Now what? I browsed through the pattern books to get a new idea and […]
I want to share some of the things I’ve made based on some patterns in the SAORI books. I say “based on” as nothing I make follows the pattern exactly. Each cloth, each person and so each piece of clothing is different. My variation here is using 1 1/2 widths of the cloth I had […]
Happy New Year! I’ve just sent out a newsletter with events happening at the studio and in Victoria in 2020. You can read it here. It includes information and registration for SAORI weaving workshops and retreats with SAORI Salt Spring.
