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  • Start your SAORI improvisational weaving Basic Course, or enjoy a Trial Class, anytime! First, check Schedule & Events for class time options, then Services & Fees for tuition costs. To register, print and fill out this CLASS REGISTRATION FORM & mail it to 18 Winslow St., Worcester, MA 01609 with your $20 deposit (per person) check or money order made out to Saori Worcester. We'll contact you to confirm your Trial Class or Course Start Date). No printer? Just mail your deposit & Contact Us with your info!
  • Visit our Weekly Class Schedule page to learn about some temporary changes to our usual schedule in Feb.!
  • SEE the new YouTube SLIDESHOW - with stylish Nat Needle Narration & Music! Get the full story of how our Banner Scholarship Fund for 15 low-income Worcester Public School students grew out of the SAORI Bridges of Elm Park exhibition of 2010! We still have original Banners from that exhibit - your tax-deductible gift to ARTS Worcester's SAORI fund will get you a Banner and keep these kids weaving! VISIT the Individual Banners Gallery to see which tapestries are available! Interested in sponsoring-owning a banner? = Contact Us!!
  • Our 2012 Price List for looms, accessories, books, etc. is now available. It includes the new SAORI WX60, a foldable loom with an all-wood frame, that was just born at the end of 2011. Pix will be up soon. Our studio has purchased one; check it out when it arrives!
  • 2012 Summer Weekend Intensive Course dates are now set for Sat.-Sun. August 4-5. See Services & Fees page for details! We expect this class to fill quickly, so send your $20 deposit early to reserve your space - first come, first served!
  • NOTECARDS featuring the SAORI Bridges of Elm Park are available for sale! See the bottom of this page!
  • SAVE THE DATES! The 2012 International SAORI Weaving conference ~ "SAORI on Salt Spring" will take place September 21-30 on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada (off the coast from Vancouver), sponsored by the SAORI USA-Canada Association AND Saorinomori/Sakaiseikisangyco Co. Ltd. of Japan! Our hosts: Terri Bibby of SAORI Salt Spring and her intrepid team of British Columbians! This will be our 4th USA-Canada gathering, but only our first since Minnesota in 2008 (which followed conferences in NYC in 2007 and in Worcester in 2006), so it's about time! For more info and ongoing updates, stay tuned to the SAORI Salt Spring website and especially to Terri's Blog. See you in September!
  • VISIT The Bridges Gallery to view NEW and amazing art-photos by Jonathan Sher of the 2010 SAORI Bridges of Elm Park installation, as well as photos by local photographers Karen Brockney, Steven Jones-D'Agostino, Don Ricklin, Peter Scott, and of course great shots by our official photographers Scott Erb & Donna Dufault of Erb Photography
  • See Mihoko & Nat on TV, starring in the gripping Episode 28 of "Arts and Ideas"! It's all about SAORI & SAORI Worcester!
  • Need a lift? You can still use this link to Nat Needle singing the Saori Blues
  • To order "Self-discovery Through Free Weaving" (see cover below) by Saori founder Misao Jo and her son Kenzo Jo see our What is Saori? page, OR...
  • You can purchase the books and notecards below from this page using Paypal! Just click on the Buy Now logo on the bottom of each book image below to buy one or more copies. Note: We can ship books within the USA only (we can ship notecards worldwide).

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#1"SAORI, Self -discovery through Free Weaving" by Misao Jo and Kenzo Jo

This book contains a biography of the founder Misao Jo, directions for the use of Saori looms, weaving techniques, and some clothing patterns . If you are too far away from a Saori studio to learn from a teacher, this book could help you to get started! From this book you can understand Saori philosophy deeply, and you'll get a different perspective on weaving.

This might change your perspective on life, too!

 

For domestic (USA) ONLY

For outside USA place the order to Sakaiseiki, Japan

 

 

 

 

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#2"SAORI, Shitate no hon"

This book contains more than 50 patterns for making clothing. It's in Japanese, but you can read the numbers (in centimeters), and the clear design sketches are easy to figure out. Since we have a lot of demand for this book even though it's in Japanese, we make it available for anyone who likes to make clothing from hand-woven fabric. But watch out for the "Japanese size" numbers! You will have to adjust those numbers for your body!

For domestic (USA) ONLY

For outside USA place the order to Sakaiseiki, Japan

 

 

 

 

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#3"SAORI, PHOTO REPORT Vol. V, 2004"

These banners on the cover pages were displayed on the National Folk Art Museum in Osaka for several months. This book is in full color, with many pictures of Saori weavers modeling their creations. These images will definitely inspire your imagination.

For domestic (USA) ONLY

 

 

For outside USA place the order to Sakaiseiki, Japan

 

A set of 8 SAORI Elm Park Bridge Project by SAORI Worcester Notecards

with envelopes - all made from 100% recycled paper. Inside is blank  = suits any occasion!

For domestic

For outside USA