I took a SAORI weaving workshop last February with Terri Bibby of SAORI Saltspring. I used to weave in my "life before kids". In fact I had studied weaving with a master weaver for about 10 years. I put down my half warped loom when I was pregnant with my first child, and I didn't touch it again for 17 years.
This free form self expressive style of weaving starts with the belief that "there are no mistakes". It was the perfect reintroduction to weaving for me.
SAORI is a weaving philosophy that started in Japan with a woman named Misao Jo. From the SAORI NOMORI website, "In SAORI we do not weave only a cloth, we weave our true self."
There are many slogans in SAORI weaving that really resonate with me. I made a little book to record some of them. I also used the book to test out my collection of aging felt pens, and created a woven like pattern on each page. Yes, the cover is made from a large paint chip sample.
These are the slogans that are the basis for SAORI
1. Consider the difference between machines and humans
2. Let's adventure beyound our imagination
3. Look out through eyes that shine
4. Inspire one another
After taking the workshop, I was inspired to dig out my loom, and finish the weaving that had been waiting for 17 years.
All flowers are beautiful, even though each individual flower is different in form and colour. 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
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