Saori Inventiveness

Image from Saori no Mori, Japan

Saori Japan is so inventive with its products and working methods. See how you can use the bobbin winder to ply interesting yarns for weaving. It’s not something that can be as easily achieved with a wheel or spindle. It plys the yarn with a s twist then its opposite the z twist. Very effective with light and dark yarns together creating patterns which differ from each other depending on the twist direction in the yarn. How easy it that!

Many people have inquired about the Saori clipping rod. How could such a’ low tech’ solution save so much time. You have to see this in operation to believe how expedient this tool is. As always Saori are about leaving the maximum time for creating weaves rather than dwelling in the set up – as enjoyable as the set up can be, these inventive approaches allowed me more weave time.

You can also see these videos from Saori Japan on the Saori Instruction page. So many ideas and not enough time!


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3 responses to “Saori Inventiveness”

  1. Sampling Avatar

    I love the clipping rod! I have also used it on my Ashford table and the 8 shaft counter floor looms. The only thing is to watch out you for the tension! Not too tight.

  2. Meg in Nelson Avatar

    That rod was something I tried in a very crude way using two dowels and many, many robber bands some years ago. I think this would be fab for my cashmere, but I’ll still tie cords because I tend to weave under very high/tight tension.

    As regards the winder and plying… Ummm…. yeah…. Kaz… Hasn’t everybody been doing this???

  3. Sandra Rude Avatar
    Sandra Rude

    Hi, Kaz,
    Thanks for posting the info about the clipping rod. I immediately wanted one, but long enough for the 32-inch-wide warps on the jacquard loom, where I frequently cut pieces off and then have to re-tie onto the apron. By the time I’d gotten a reply email back from the Saori dealer in California that the longest Saori rod is 24 inches, my husband had made me one that’s 34 inches. Can’t wait to try it!
    Thanks again – Sandra

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