Colors unfold! COLORFUL SCARVES HANG IN SAORI WORCESTER STUDIO IN MASSACHUSETTS.
1) Where is "Worcester" on a Massachusetts map?
2) What makes these scarves beautiful? 3) Can you find Ms. Gardner's teacher at the SAORI WORCESTER's website, www.saoriworcester.com ?
(HINT: Her name is Mihoko and she is from Japan.) |

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Designs emerge! This is Bobbie. Her SAORI studio is in PENACOOK, NEW HAMPSHIRE.
1) Find "New Hampshire" on a USA map?
2) Go to Bobbie's SAORI studio:
www.freedomweavers.com
Watch the slide show. Read the captions.
3) What have you learned about SAORI so far? |
Beauty blooms! This weaving it titled,"HARMONY." It is hanging from a tree in Chaska, MINNESOTA at the SAORI FUN studio!
1) Can you find MINNESOTA on a USA map? (HINT: Look north!)
2) Go to the SAORI FUN studio:
www.geocities.com/saoristudiofun
NO TRAVELING AT RHIS TIME. UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Find the "photo pages" and find "Harmony." What does the color "WHITE" mean in this weaving.
3) How are you feeling today? What types of yarn and which colors would you choose to weave your feelings? |

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SAORI is for everyone! Men, women, and children all over the world weave SAORI style.
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Weave from the heart! Over 100 people from all over the world helped to weave this PEACE BANNER in 2006.
1) This banner began in Vancouver, Canada. Can you find the city of Vancouver on a map of North America? (HINT: Find British Columbia in Canada first.)
2) If the banner is 30 feet long, about how long is it in METERS?
3) Now find the 2007 PEACE BANNER at SAORI Salt Spring Studio's website? The address is: www.saltspringweaving.com |

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No patterns in mind! SAORI looms are unique. This one is in a creativity studio in EASTON, MASSACHUSETTS.
1) Find the town of EASTON on a MASSACHUSETTS map. (HINT: south of Boston, west of Plymouth.)
2) Go to WOVEN PAINT Studio and find the missing word for this phrase: Creativity = ???
www.wovenpaint.com 3) How would you weave on this loom without making patterns like a machine? |
It's an inner journey! This weaving is on a SAORI loom in a studio in SEATTLE,WASHINGTON.
1) First you must find the state of WASHINGTON on a USA map. (HINT: Go west!)
2) Now you will travel to Japan via Seattle, Washington. Once you get to Japan you will meet Misao Jo, the founder of SAORI.
First go to the homepage of the WEAVING A WAY studio in Seattle: www.weavingaway.com
Click on THE SAORI WAY. Misao Jo will be waiting for you! |

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Enjoyed socially with others SAORI-NO-MORI means "SAORI FOREST." This is where Misao Jo and her third son, Kenzo, spend most of their time weaving and making looms. Misao Jo says NATURE teaches us to LISTEN to what is INSIDE of OURSELVES.
1) Find JAPAN on a world map. (Hint: Japan is 3000+ islands in the Pacific Ocean, east of China.)
2) Go to the SAORI FOREST in JAPAN and find people who are having SAORI fun together? (Hint: You must go inside the building.)
www.saorinomori.com/ENGLISH_PAGE/en g.index.html
3) Email Ms. Gardner when you have visited all of the above 7 SAORI studios. Tell her what you learned about SAORI!
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