Brisbane basket weaving circle – November

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.

Use plants that grow in your garden, learn the characteristics of the fibre so as to identify and play with other fibres that suit the technique, as you walk your path onwards.

Twist weave technique using Lomandra fibre – by demand!

Brisbane weaving circle – October

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.

Use plants that grow in your garden, learn the characteristics of the fibre so as to identify and play with other fibres that suit the technique, as you walk your path onwards.

Particular technique TBA – special requests considered till further notice

Sunshine Coast weaving circle – October

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.

Use plants that grow in your garden, learn the characteristics of the fibre so as to identify and play with other fibres that suit the technique, as you walk your path onwards.

Particular technique TBA – special requests considered till further notice

Indigenous cultural weaving weekend with traditional weavers from Arnhem Land

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

 

Sunshine Coast Weaving circle – end June

Learn the Burkina basket weaving method – an open weave plaiting technique – in a ceremony-style 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. Use plants that grow in your garden, learn the characteristics of the fibre so as to identify and play with other fibres that suit the technique, as you walk your path onwards.