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What is Saori? |
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The letters “SA”
of SAORI* comes from the zen vocabulary “SAI” and translates
to mean every thing has its own individual dignity. And “ORI”
is Japanese for weaving.
Saori began when Misao Jo was 57
and wanted to weave a sash for her kimono. Her husband and sons
built her a loom and her 84 yr old mother taught her to weave.
She soon realized that mechanical predictable weaving was lacking
in creativity and human expression. She started then to choose
to experiment and added so called flaws to her weaving. This
new way brought her joy and provided a outlet for her creativity.
Misao brought her unusual hand woven sash to a very respected
kimono shop to show them and they sold it right away. Soon she
was asked by her friends to teach them her weaving way. They
were soon weaving more beautiful shawls then hers.
As
a society people started valuing more personal individuality
and expressions over mass-produced goods. Now many people throughout
the world relate to misao’s freedom of expression weaving
and the ease of using saori equipment, the compactness, sturdiness
and innovation of saori looms along with her message.
Saori
weaving in Japan has celebrated it’s 40th anniversary 1969
- 2009. At 100 years old in 2013 Misao Jo still weaves every day. Thank you Misao
Jo.
*Saori is
the trade mark of SAKAISEIKISANGYOU the company that manufactures
the SAORI loom and accessories.
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