Click here for printable CLASS REGISTRATION FORM

• Start your SAORI improvisational weaving class series, or enjoy a trial class, anytime!

To Register, first check Schedule & Events for class time options, and Services & Fees for tuition costs. Then mail your $20 deposit (check or money order) with your printed-out and completed registration form (see above link). Questions? Email us, or call 508-757-4646.

• See photos of Frank Cole with SAORI work from his Apr.4-May 3 solo exhibit at our studio

• July 26-27 (Sat.-Sun.) INTENSIVE BASIC COURSE at our studio, especially for people living far from Worcester! Four 3-hour sessions over 2 days. E-mail us if interested. We will send info on hotels or free home-stays with local SAORI students!

• NEXT LOOM ORDER: We need your $250 deposit per loom by Sept. 1, 2008.

(Note : that's Labor Day, so mailed checks must arrive by Sat., Aug.30). Prices as follows:

Portable SX60 $1180

SAORI 60 $1320

Wheelchair-accessible / Height-adjustable 60 A-2 $1430.

See SAORI Looms page for links to the complete Price List and Online Catalogue.

• SAORI Group Exhibition now on display through August 2. Works will rotate throughout this period. This is our greatest group show yet! Students who have been deepening their skill and widening their imagination over several years have inspired and been inspired by newer SAORI artists. See FLYER

• July 11-13, 3rd US-Canada SAORI Conference, to be held in the Minneapolis, MN area, and hosted by Chiaki and Dan O'Brien of SAORI Studio Fun! For up-to-date info, including making hotel reservations, please send them an email by clicking the underlined link in this news item.

• Lesson plans and other materials for Nat's "Tapestries and Tales" curriculum, integrating SAORI with Language Arts and Literature, are now posted on our Documents page. Nat is making these proprietary, copyrighted materials available free for non-commercial educational purposes only. Teachers - please email us with any questions!

• To order "Self-discovery Through Free Weaving" by Saori founder Misao Jo and her son Kenzo Jo (cover photo below), see our What is Saori? page. See also Maile Jones Book Review and Sept.-Oct. 2005 Handwoven Magazine Book Review by Jane Patrick!