Weaving is Healing Melbourne May 2023

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We will create a beautiful medicine basket by weaving with pandanus spiralis (a unique premium weaving fibre from Arnhem Land), and other local fibres. Two dates – two different techniques – on Saturday 20th May we will weave a basketling using a two-strand twist weave, using locally harvested cordyline and lomandra fibres. On Sunday the 21st May we will weave a coiled basketling or medicine pot with multiple fibres, including the premium fibre from N.E.Arnhem land, pandanus spiralus.

Both workshops will be facilitated through means of a ceremonial space where you will be nurtured and held safely in a circle of like-minded beings, sharing and breathing and creating together. Trauma informed, please let me know by private communication if you would like your circumstances to be known, and gently held.

Beginners are celebrated.

This is an opportunity to experience the ancient art of basket weaving as a deeply mindful and contemplative practice. It is a space of sharing, creating, being and breathing, conducted through joyful wisdom 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.

Extra pandanus fibre will be available to buy on the day, if needed for future weaving projects or expansion of your current one.

Please bring a chair, cushion or mat to sit on, and lunch to share.

10am till 3pm.

$120 pp or $230 for both

Subject to minimum numbers.

Tickets can be booked online or by emailing me to organise a direct deposit / cash.

weaverywork@gmail.com

0438162552

Weaving is Healing Sunshine Coast March 2023

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We will weave a basketling or pouch in a single strand, loop-and-twist weave technique, using a choice of local natural fibres.

The workshop will be facilitated through means of a ceremonial space where you will be nurtured and held safely in a circle of like-minded beings, sharing and breathing and creating together. Trauma informed, please let me know by private communication if you would like your circumstances to be known, and gently held.

Beginners are celebrated.

This is an opportunity to experience the ancient art of basket weaving as a deeply mindful and contemplative 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.

Extra pandanus fibre will be available to buy on the day, if needed for future weaving projects or expansion of your current one.

Please bring a chair, cushion or mat to sit on, and lunch to share.

$120 pp

Tickets can be booked online or by emailing me to organise a direct deposit / cash.

weaverywork@gmail.com

Weaving is Healing Weekend Sunshine Coast February 11-12, 2023

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In this weekend, we will create a beautiful medicine piece by weaving with cordyline and/or pandanus spiralus (a unique premium weaving fibre from Arnhem Land) in a twining technique, including stringmaking. I will also teach you how to make a coiled lid for your basket (or you can make a separate coiled basketling if you prefer). We will also play with my natural plant dyes, dyebaths and ironwater to make leaf- and fibre prints inbetween the weaving process.

It’s best to attend both days as they build on each other, however, single day options will be available for those who cannot make both days.

Day 1 is for the twist weave technique only, and ends at 3pm. For all other participants, the day ends at 5pm. We will wrap our dye plants into the cloth. 

Day 2 begins with a coiling technique instruction, and making string. We will boil the eco-print bundles in the dye pots, and unwrap them to see our masterpieces.

The workshop will be facilitated through means of a ceremonial space where you will be nurtured and held safely in a circle of like-minded beings, sharing and breathing and creating together. Trauma informed, please let me know by private communication if you would like your circumstances to be known, and gently held.

Beginners are celebrated.

This is an opportunity to experience the ancient art of basket weaving as a deeply mindful and contemplative 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.

Extra pandanus fibre will be available to buy on the day, if needed for future weaving projects or expansion of your current one.

Please bring a chair, cushion or mat to sit on, and lunch to share.

Tickets can be booked online or by emailing me to organise a direct deposit / cash.

weaverywork@gmail.com

Weaving is Healing Brisbane May 2023

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We will create a flexible basketling or pouch using a single strand twist-and-loop technique. Learn about harvesting, preparing and storing multiple local fibres.

The workshop will be facilitated through means of a ceremonial space where you will be nurtured and held safely in a circle of like-minded beings, sharing and breathing and creating together. Trauma informed, please let me know by private communication if you would like your circumstances to be known, and gently held.

Beginners are celebrated.

This is an opportunity to experience the ancient art of basket weaving as a deeply mindful and contemplative 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.

This is one of a series of three workshops. Three days, three different techniques and fibres. Workshops can be attended individually, or can be booked as a duo or trio. (Discounts apply for multiple day bookings).

14 January – Lomandra and cordyline double strand twist weave

Feb 18 – Pandanus coiling

May 6 – Single strand loop and twist weave with natural fibres

Please bring a low chair, cushion or blanket to sit on, and vegetarian savoury lunch to share.

Tickets can be booked online (includes booking fee) or by emailing me to organise a direct deposit (no booking fees).

weaverywork@gmail.com

0438162552

Weaving is Healing Brisbane January 2023

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We will create a beautiful basket by weaving with lomandra longifolia in a two-strand twining technique. Learn about harvesting, preparing and storing fibre.

The workshop will be facilitated through means of a ceremonial space where you will be nurtured and held safely in a circle of like-minded beings, sharing and breathing and creating together. Trauma informed, please let me know by private communication if you would like your circumstances to be known, and gently held.

Beginners are celebrated.

This is an opportunity to experience the ancient art of basket weaving as a deeply mindful and contemplative 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.

This is one of a series of three workshops. The other dates being 18 February and 6th May 2023. Three different techniques and fibres. Workshops can be attended individually, or can be booked as a duo or trio.

Feb 18 – pandanus coiling

May 6 – single strand loop and twist weave with natural fibres

Please bring a low chair, cushion or blanket to sit on, and vegetarian savoury lunch to share.

Tickets can be booked online (includes booking fee) or by emailing me to organise a direct deposit (no booking fees).

weaverywork@gmail.com

0438162552