Sakiori weaving tutorial

You have heard of Saori. And you have seen freeform art weaving. But you are not sure how freeform art weaving differs from Saori. Here's a breakdown.

What is sakiori? Saku, Japanese, to tear or rip Oru, Japanese, to weave Sakiori, a method of rag-weaving used in Japan by peasant or rural populations from approximately the mid-18th c. through th…

Saori weaving is a fun and simple technique for any rigid heddle type loom. It is easy to create complex patterns using only a few fun techniques, and some of the funner and crazier "non-weaving" yarns. You don't need perfectly smooth even threads for this weaving style, fun, funky, and crazy go too!

By Debbie Held

A roundup of fun weaving tutorials for beginners with step by step instructions and getting started tips for learning how to weave.

Images via Koron007 Centuries ago, fabric was a rare and precious commodity only the wealthy could afford. So people treasured old and worn-out pieces of clothing to recycle and reuse in order to make new clothes. Thus the sakiori was born. Sakiori comes from the word "saki" which means to tear up or rip and "ori" which means weave. Recycling old fabric remnants into sakiori weavings follows the Japanese indispensable concept of “mottainai” or not wasting precious cloth that can prolong the…

Took a break from the barn building because Gary is tired and designed two warps, put one on and wove one scarf from the first one...made enough warp for three scarves from each warp, no cuffs this time because I'm falling behind in my sewing the cuffs and still have a bunch to make... Sunshine and Shimmer III And another warp...no name yet but very dramatic! I love my warps! xo

This is a photo rich blog of Deb's 5 days at the studio this past week including a day weaving at the beach. The first day presented us with delayed arrival due to a major highway shut down ….but it didn't deter our goal of threading and dressing the Saori loom for a class of weaving at the beach the next day….. Deb is using the Saori cross holder to thread the reed... She is using the very portable smallest Saori loom Piccolo 15 lb loom here for our beach treck in the morning..beamed…

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