Events

Workshop at Currier Museum of Art in Manchester, New Hampshire ——Completed! You can see how it went to read the blog.

“ Master Class! with Mihoko Wakabayashi, Free Weaving the Saori Way”
On March 23, 1:00-4:00 pm at Art Center at Currier Museum of Art
$150, Maximum 10 students

You may register from here.

This is a rare opportunity for people around the area to get the instruction from Mihoko. Bobbie Herron who used to have her Freedom Weavers Studio in Penacook, NH will be there, too. For three hours even beginners can make a scarf size piece of art. You will change your images about weaving. It’s just so much fun. Don’t miss this great chance!

Also, Mihoko’s tapestry is in the Faculty show at Museum Community Gallery on Feb. 7th- April 1st.


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Mihoko will be a vendor for this weekend show at “little e” in Greenfeild, MA.

She will demonstrate on a SAORI loom and sell books and handwoven items. More information about this event is coming.

 

 

 

SAORI kai (gathering)

April 27th (Sat.), 4pm-6:30pm at 18 Winslow St., Worcester, MA

Come to celebrate Misao Jo’s 100th birthday, the founder of SAORI Weaving. It’s a potluck party followed by Show & Tell and a short video screening about Misao’s teaching. Please bring a dish to share and your SAORI work for your presentation. This is a public event so please feel free to bring your friends and families.

RSVP to 508-757-4646 or mihoko@saoriworcester.com

Haru Matsuri (Japan Festival Boston)

May 19th (Sun.) 10am-6pm at Boston city Hall Plaza.  More information is here.

Mihoko is going to sell her handwoven items at this event.

 

 

Common Thread

 

Community Threads

Seven Hills Founation, one of our partnership site’s SAORI projects will be displayed in the hallway gallery across from the Cantor Gallery at Holy Cross, Worcester, MA on Oct. 22nd- sometime in early spring 2013! This is a part of the gallery’s exhibition “CREATE” which features art work created by people with disabilities. The opening reception at Cantor Gallery will be Nov. 1st (Thu.) 4:30pm-6:30pm.They will inspire you. Please join us!

Call508-793-3356  for more information about this exhibition. Here is the history of the program2012 SAORI.SHFS history. And here is a great coverage on T&G on Nov. 30th, 2012 .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For other workshops at the studio please visit Class page.

several scarves , image for Holiday market

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    Thanks to the article by Marion Marzolf on HANDWOVEN magazine's march/April issue, I have been getting many inquiries and book orders lately. It seems to me SAORI is circulating around.

    I am going to put a loom bulk order soon due to increase of interests. How exciting! If you would like to know more about SAORI looms, please contact me to set up 15 minutes FaceTime/Skype session for FREE. I can show you SAORI 60, SAORI 60 A (wheel Chair accessible), SAORI SX60, Piccolo and most recent model WX60. I can tell you each features and differences between. If you would like to stop by to see in person, you may do that, too. Just make an appointment.

    Also, I start FaceTime/Skype class session for those who can not travel far or can not make my class time with some reason. This is an experimental session at this point. However, I love to offer this opportunity for people who are struggling with learning by themselves. I do have experience that I tried SAORI way all by myself before taking official SAORI classes in Japan. I was in US and there was no one to help me. I had just followed the instruction in a book. So I know how frustrating it would be.If you need reassurance or encouragement, please let me know. I will be glad to help you.