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Indigenous cultural weaving weekend with traditional weavers from Arnhem Land
September 6, 2019 @ 2:00 pm - September 8, 2019 @ 3:00 pm
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Two places have become available. Email me for details – weaverywork@gmail.com
This is a special opportunity to share a weekend of with traditional weavers from Arnhem Land as they journey to the Sunshine Coast in Australia. These special weavers travel once a year to Weavery HQ, where Rene Bahloo hosts them as part of her family, to share their culture, hearts, stories and traditional weaving practices with the wider community. They will share knowledge on fibre preparation, natural dyes and weaving techniques in this weekend. This is so much more than a weaving workshop for sharing and learning techniques, it is an opportunity for healing through the telling of stories, sharing song, learning language and culture from a remote community in the Indigenous Australian bush. It is a nurturing and safe space to ask questions, relax, have fun and immerse yourself in a new energy as you create your own basket with naturally dyed pandanus fibre straight from the homelands.
It is anticipated (preferred) that participants will attend for the whole weekend, though there are limited spaces for drop-in attendance of a single day.
Friday 2pm-5pm – pandanus fibre stripping and splitting and dyeing
Saturday 10.30am – 3.30pm – traditional weaving – (please bring your contribution to a shared lunch)
Sunday 10.30am – 3.30pm – traditional weaving continued – (please bring your contribution to a shared lunch)
All materials included.
$390 entire weekend.
Friday single – $150 one place available
Saturday single – $185 sold out
Sunday single – $185 one place available
Please email me to book, do not buy tickets over eventbrite platform
René – weaverywork@gmail.com