SAORI Weaving and Bengala Dye Bring Everyone  SMILES!

Instructor/distributor SAORI & Bengala Dyes: Chiaki O’Brien

Studio “FUN” is an authorized SAORI looms and accessories dealer of SAKAI Seiki Sangyo Co. Ltd.
and Kosyokunobi Ltd. (Bengala Dye), Osaka, Japan.

CONTACT: 952-393-7985/chiakiobrien@gmail.com
Presentation and mini-workshop, off-site classes, intensive are available

WGM class

If you have any dates/times you’d like to come and weave/dye at the studio in Bloomington, MN, please contact me!
Appointment Required
$35 for a 2 hour session including materials (for one time class)
A session can be longer than 2 hours with additional cost.

EXHIBIT
White Bear Center for the Arts Instructor Showcase

Off-Site workshops
Des Moines Weavers and Spinners Guild Fiberfest 2024
4/27 SAORI Weaving all day workshop
4/28 Bengala dyeing a half day workshop  (Kaleidoscope design Furoshiki dyeing)

WE Went to Japan! Oct. 17-26, 2023!! 

Thank you for those participated the tour. We had great weather everyday and enjoyed ourselves learning the Japanese arts and cultures! The next tour will be in 2025 or 2026. Stay tuned!

Next SAORI Study Group will be in the spring of 2024. (TBA) It’ll be held at the Weavers Guild of Minnesota.

Please bring something to “show and tell.” Let’s learn from each other! 
Please RSVP (call or email me)  Please join the WGM!

Off-Site classes: Weavers Guild of MN (monthly), MN Landscape Arboretum (Chaska, MN), Gale Woods Farm (Minnetrista, MN), White Bear Center for the Arts (White Bear Lake, MN), Signature Arts (Minneapolis, MN/monthly/summer camp/women’s art retreat), Minnetonka Center for the Arts (Minnetonka, MN)

 GIFT CERTIFICATE AVAILABLE FOR BOTH SAORI WEAVING AND BENGALA DYEING.
Great holiday/anniversary/birthday Gift!!
($35 for a 2 hour weaving or dyeing session per person.)

Watch! By Twin Cities PBS,
https://www.tptoriginals.org/discover-how-weaving-fights-stress-dementia/

Chiaki was featured on MN Original in Feb. 2017

Off-site classes are available. Please contact!
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Studio FUN Offers:

  • Regular classes
  • Intensive courses
  • Birthday parties (Yes! There is a place to do fun Birthday parties in Carver County! Weaving party or Bengala party?)
  • Summer Camps / Seasonal events
  • Off-site workshops / demonstrations
  • Drop-in lessons (Trial)
  • SAORI instructor training
  • Artists in Residency (Chiaki is one of the teaching artists for COMPAS)

Call and reserve a studio right now. 952-393-7985