SAORI WELCOMES ALL LEARNERS
SAORI is a freestyle form of weaving that originated in Japan by the visionary Misao Jo. It is a contemporary twist on traditional weaving where there is no fixed weaving pattern to follow. Consequently, it is the best weaving style for anyone beginning their journey in the world of this woven craft. One can easily express their creativity by enjoying this freestyle form of weaving.
SAORI is a non-machine craft:
SAORI is a non-machine weaving with just a beautiful, simple, and ergonomic handcrafted hand-weaving loom. Mass industrialisation and large computerised looms make much of our cloth in our society today. However, with SAORI, you are making a ‘human-made’ textile. Misao Jo encouraged her students to ‘consider the differences between and human and a machine. With SAORI weaving, you can freely create whatever pattern is in your mind. The uniqueness of this craft comes from the colour, yarns, texture, missed warp thread, or irregular pattern. The real beauty lies in imperfections. With SAORI, there is no such thing as a mistake. It is indeed the best Beginner weaving craft.
Whatever freestyle pattern is woven, broken or incomplete, lumpy selvages or irregular threads, all add to this craft’s beauty and are embraced with open arms both by the artist and the audience.
SAORI encourages everyone:
The craft of SAORI weaving is so appealing and creative that it attracts a lot of people. Learners who are beginning their weaving journey find SAORI a lot easier to start with and welcoming than many other forms of weaving. Anyone can learn how to do SAORI weaving! The looms are simple to use, the weaving is easy to do. If you want to try weaving and creating something magical, start it right away with SAORI!
You can create bags, clothing, tapestries, soft furnishings such as cushions, rugs, blankets, and many other items because SAORI is fun, and anyone can do it! It is the best beginner weaving that you can indulge in.
Play with colours:
For a great visual appeal of your creation, start playing with colours. You can select the primary color and then keep adding more to the palette as you proceed or begin with every colour in the rainbow! In SAORI, the yarn is the hero of the piece, so create freely with beautiful, colourful yarns.
Freely select the Yarn:
You can freely select your yarn as per your mood. However, try not to be rigid with the placement of your yarn and the order of use. You can vary the colours as you weave and even incorporate slight variations in the number of rows. You can add some zing by leaving loose ends! It means you can leave a few ends dangling when you switch yarns. You can also add a few beads to add extra glamour. So, keep experimenting and you will find that you fall in love with this easy, enjoyable style of weaving.
There is absolutely no better way of learning a new skill other than by doing it. As they say, “Learning by doing.” So, immerse yourself into this exciting, easy, and meditative craft of SAORI weaving that will make you more imaginative and hone your skills of using your intuition. Go ahead and begin exploring this Beginner weaving art of SAORI.
So, let’s get started! Get in touch and let’s connect you with SAORI weaving.
