The Zen of Weaving and TMC sale

Wave silk shibori scarf by Carla Duncan.

Every year the Textile Museum of Canada holds a 'garage' sale selling anything and everything that relates to textiles. I've attached the details at the bottom of this page. At the sale you may find lots of items that will relate to weaving such as yarns and equipment. You can also think about donating to the the Textile Museum in future or better yet, become a member and/or volunteer. Many volunteers help make this event a success including Susan Abrams, one of the participants in our weaving class. The Volunteer Association has its own newsletter and I am attaching a link to it here:  http://www.strandnews.ca/

Silk shibori scarves by Lis Baston.

 Recently Wendy Hayden was in New York City and while she was there she tried out Saori Weaving classes. To learn more about them go to: www.LoopoftheLoom.com. In my search I also located a similar studio in Berkeley California: http://www.saoriberkeley.com/. What is Saori weaving?

"SA" of SAORI has the same meaning as the first syllable of the word "SAI" which is found in Zen vocabulary. It means everything has its own individual dignity. And the "ORI" means weaving. All flowers are beautiful, even though each individual flower is different in form and color. Because of this difference, "all are good". Because everything has the same life, life cannot be measured by a yardstick. It is this individuality that makes everything meaningful and the uniqueness of each thread that creates the tapestry of life." Misao Jo, Founder of SAORI

Here is another interesting site you can explore: http://saoriglobal.com/tabid/64/Default.aspx .