Sakiori weaving

I'm excited to announce that we found special SAKIORI!!

Posts about sakiori written by Nathan S

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…

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

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…

weaving with rags has a history in many cultures but using silk kimono fabric has to be the ultimate. Kimono are always folded in exactly the same way and over the years the areas of the folds beco…

My second blog for 2021 is about my saori weaving cut and sewn into my designs for wearable are… Let me start with "painting with threads " duster next blog will have more clothing and accessories, but i want to reserve this one just for this duster. it started back in november I looked through my saved Saori stashed weavings and decided to sew a new coat… first I designed it then made a muslin to make sure it would fit and to make sure I had enough yardage as well then I started cutting out…