Weaving is Healing Bribie Island

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Workshop 1: 25 June 2023: With a coiling technique, we will create a basketling or set of earrings with the amazing and unique fibre of Pandanus spiralus.

Workshop 2: We will create a medicine pot using a double strand twisting technique using pandanus spiralus from Arnhem Land and a selection of local fibres.

The 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 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 two workshops. Two days, two different techniques and fibres. Workshops can be attended individually, or can be booked as a duo. (Discounts apply for multiple day bookings).

May 27 – Pandanus coiling

July 1 – Pandanus, lomandra and cordyline double strand twist weave

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 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 February 2023

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We will create a medicine basket by weaving with pandanus spiralus (from Arnhem Land) in a spiral coiling 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. 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).

Jan 14 – 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 Bribie Island December 2022

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This weaving workshop is followed by a sacred music event by Rebecca Thompson, at the same location, at 6.30pm. There will be a shared meal inbetween the two. (Music event is by $20 donation, at the door). https://www.facebook.com/events/1181352012596405/

Events can be attended separately, or together.

The weave:

We will create a beautiful medicine pot by weaving with pandanus spiralus (a unique and rare premium weaving fibre from Arnhem Land) in a spiral technique.

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 for the expansion of your current one.

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

$110 pp

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

Click here for the sacred music event description https://www.facebook.com/events/1181352012596405/

weaverywork@gmail.com

Sunshine Coast Pandanus weave October

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Learn to weave – in a ceremony-style basket weaving circle where each member of the group is honoured for their own special contribution to the group in a gentle, nurturing manner. It is an open-hearted, fun and growthful experience for the beginner and experienced weaver alike, a creative space full of shared wisdom and joy.

Prepare for a beautiful, grounding, skill- building and deeply immersive meditation on the practice of the ancient craft of weaving. It will be a sacred space to bring yourself, to be nurtured and held safely in a circle of like-minded souls, sharing and breathing and creating together. I will also introduce some embodiment practices/nervous system regulation skills for navigating challenging times, like breathing, visualisation and soul-to-cell toning, into the workshop circle.

Pandanus fibre from Arnhem Land is our fibre of practice in this workshop, it is a fibre harvested prepared and dyed by indigenous women in my weaving family, from the Kunnwinggu language group.