WHAT: Using the local weed vine of cats claw, we will create a fairly large fruit basket/ harvesting tray which is strong, durable and beautiful.

This is an opportunity to experience the ancient art of basket weaving as a deeply mindful and heart connecting practice. It is a space of sharing, creating, being and breathing, conducted through ceremony and celebration of life. Using natural materials from the land, you will learn to weave individual strands of fibre together to form a whole creation, while recognising and acknowledging the mirrors and metaphors that bind us together with nature and each other. Like a weave within a weave, this has the power of revealing a way of being that is nurturing, growthful, enlightening and honouring of the energy of creation. Together we will weave baskets that hold in their fibres all of the stories we share, flowing in symphony with the songs of nature as they unfold around and within us.

THE FIBRE: Cat’s claw creeper (Macfadyena unguis-cati) is a native of South and Central America and is an aggressive climber that was used as an ornamental in older-style Queensland gardens. This vine has the ability to completely smother native vegetation, growing up over trees. Many bushland areas in our local vicinity already have serious infestations of this weed. Luckily for us, it’s an amazing vine for weaving baskets, so we can clear the bush of it without worrying about its sustainability!

$100

NB!! Please bring lunch to share, your own beverages and a chair if you need one.

We will be seated on the grass under a huge fig tree, on weaving mats.