Puckered Edges
Using multiple fibres in our Saori work is a delightfully, risky activity.
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Technique
This is a good category for posts with actual techniques
Heathering the Squid
I’m back to the squid design again on a cloth that I really wasn’t comfortable weaving at first until I heathered the yarns. The warp
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Pulling Warps
The magic of weaving cloth doesn’t have to stop when the warp runs out. This technique is a simple and fun one that allows you
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Asemic weaving in the Saori way
Get your translation skills ready by weaving asemic writing. Asemic writing doesn’t have any meaning except for that which invites the ‘reader’ to interpret their
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Shuttle shelves and intensive weavers
I’ve just hosted a delightful intensive Saori class with two weavers from Queensland. It was a long planned weavers road trip to my Old Bar studio. Three
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Journey Weaves
Taking a weaving technique on a journey produces such a spirited and freeform opportunity in a woven cloth. I’m calling it a journey weave because some
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The Old Clasped Weft Trick
I just can’t get enough of the clasped weft technique! And neither can others. I’ve never heard anyone say “please don’t show me that one
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The Lozenge technique
There are so many different techniques which can be used in ‘plain’ weave cloth which forms the basis of Saori weaving. Many woven tapestry techniques
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The ‘pinch’ technique
Saori inspired weaving offers a real insight into the weaving process and how our human connection with it can be developed in very unique ways.
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