Category: Saori
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Wagga Wagga Wow Workshop
Thinking up catchy post headings is hard and totally unnecessary. But the W’s in Wagga Wagga work well for this kitsch one! Unfortunately some of my better photos of the workshop have disappeared into oblivion. I may have had a hand in it by my inefficient data transfer process. So I apologise that all weavers…
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Finishing…the weaver’s prerogative
Winter is a time for wool again and you can’t beat how it weaves up. Here is a completed cloth using wool warp and wool and cashmere weft. So light but so warm too. A scarf in this fabric at 35cms wide ( finished) and 2.4m in length and had a weight of only 170g. …
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Winter weaves and pre-wounds in wool
I’ve been weaving a few jackets for winter and started with a pre-wound green wool. The wool pre-wounds are very nice because they save time and also provide a good array of different yarns. The weft was all wool and some silk. The green wool sets , that came through in the northern winter, worked really…
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Undaunted by Rain
Another magnificent Saori workshop at Old Bar. Undaunted by the downpours and much needed rain last week all of the participants bought finer weather to the area, thank goodness. Perhaps the rain in the air enhanced their weaving ways! Every participant did a magnificent piece or even two. And Anna came for a few days…
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Scone Workshop in the Upper Hunter
A couple of weeks ago we travelled to Scone in the Upper Hunter of NSW to do a Saori weaving workshop. What a lovely venue and town it is. I did a workshop here four years ago and this one was different again, engaging weavers and new artisans travelling in from around Scone, and even…
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Workshop Kickoffs
We’re off to a year of workshops and Saori weaving experiences for 2018. Aside from lovely locals weaving in the studio, this weekend was the first two day workshop for the year. February is normally too hot and I wonder about the sense in having a workshop but we’re had a good, not so bad…
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Seaming up to wear
For those of you who have been weaving in the Saori way for a while, you may have quite a bit of fabric ready to turn into a wearable. You may even get to the ‘another scarf and I’ll scream’ situation. Please, I’m not rebelling against scarves! I love them and I think they are…
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Weavers! You are more than your rags
Weaving with rags is such a wonderful tradition. In Japan it is called sakiori. It’s one of the few things where old and worn out is a good thing. In fact it’s better than when it is new. Old worn clothing gets softer as the cloth breaks down and is laundered. The cloth I stripped…
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Make a Huipil inspired Maya top
I think I take my sewing skills for granted. And I image everyone else has the same skills. But increasingly, because we haven’t had to make our own clothes, we don’t need those skills. I understand that others have more valuable skills to earn money. But to make your own clothes…that’s a freedom. To weave…