Artists Loop presents Mihoko Wakabayashi and SAORI Weaving

Japanese born Mihoko Wakabayashi is the owner of SAORI Worcester who had established the first SAORI studio in the US and has been teaching SAORI Weaving since 2000. Her background is in alternative education. She studied the philosophy of one of the oldest models of alternative schools, “Summerhill”, then worked for “Tokyo Shure” which is one of the pioneer alternative educational institutes in Japan. While she was teaching weaving to kids, she encountered a SAORI book and
realized the philosophy of SAORI matched the education she believed in. SAORI Weaving is an art of weaving by hand that is dedicated to free expression and self-development. www.saoriworcester.com