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New York SAORI-kai

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Weaving in Action!

Meet friendly local SAORI weavers to talk about SAORI and get inspiration! Come to New York SAORI-kai at Loop of the Loom or support our activities as a part of volunteer team. Show creativities, find ideas, share experiences and make new friends. Anyone can join!

Next New York SAORI-kai will be held on Sunday, June 2nd, 2013!
1:00pm-3:00pm at Loop of the Loom

This is a wonderful opportunity to meet with SAORI weavers.

Bring your SAORI creations and inspiration to share your experiences. See the new technique, tips and questions & answers.

$15 non members
$10 for current student

Light refreshments will be served.
See our past SAORI-kai >>>

Become a member of "New York SAORI-kai"

A presentation by Satomi Kawakita at SAORI-kai

Welcome to the New York SAORI-kai. ('kai' means a club or gathering in Japanese.)
We gather every other month at Loop of the Loom to reveal our SAORI works.
Go to Facebook and search "New York SAORI-kai" where you can see many SAORI works.

SAORI-kai was started in January, 2008 by students of Loop of the Loom who urged me to set up a New York gathering for anyone interested in SAORI. No experienced necessary.

The aim of this meeting is comprehended in these SAORI slogans.

Consider the differences between people and machines.
Let’s adventure beyond our imaginations.
Let’s look out through eyes that shine.
Let’s learn from everyone in the group.

We try to follow these four SAORI slogans because to free ourselves from conventional ways of weaving is sometimes very challenging for us. Bring your work. Don't worry if you only have a small piece. Show us, wear it and tell the story about it. Ask questions. Share your ideas. Improve your skills!

We welcome the inexperienced and the beginner. See you at the New York SAORI-kai!

Loop of the Loom Co-op

Use your skill and experience for teaching SAORI to others. If you'd like to help us as an assistant instrustor at our studio or off-site workshops, just sign the registration form. Must be completed Advanced Class and received approval from a SAORI certified instructor. Also we will take your SAORI works on consignment to sell at craft show, websites (LoopoftheLoom.com, Etsy.com) or in our studio.

Our Etsy site>>> Looming

Weaving in Action!

Attention "Loop of the Loom Co-op" members and SAORI loom owners! Loop of the Loom needs your help!
Can you donate your time and possibly your loom for events and workshops that are outside the studio? These would be opportunities to visit schools, hospitals, facilities and homes where SAORI weaving would be very beneficial.
Details? Ask Yukako. Become a part of the Weaving In Action Team!

Read the news from a friend of Loop of the Loom.

Japan Day 2009 at Central Park

Donation to:
A nurse practioner with a teepee made by campers from the children's hospital.

* Daara de Malika (Children's Home), Senegal, West Africa
* The Carter Burden Center For The Aging
* Hosipitality Committee for UN Delegations
* Pediatric Cancer Foundation
* New York Presbiterian Hospital / Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital
* New York University Medical Center / Rusk Instuitute
* Camp Dream Street / Kaplan JCC on the Palisades
* Manhattan Youth Down Town Community
* Parents Association All Souls School
* Hunter College Elementary School
* Brearley School
* P.S. 9 / Sarah Anderson School for Music and Art / City of New York Public School
* P.S. 363 / Neighboorhood School / City of New York Public School
* Rudolf Steiner School
* Bank Street School
* 14 Street Y
* 92 Y
* Parsons The New School for Design
* Saint Ignatius Loyola School
* Japan Day 2009 @ Central Park