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.

Brisbane pandanus weaving circle March 2020

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WHAT: Using pandanus fibre straight from Arnhem Land, we will create a coiled basketling, pendant or earrings which are especially 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: Pandanus spiralus – ‘kunngobarn’ in Gunwinjku language. The fibre included in this workshop is the best in the world (imho)- hand harvested and dyed in Indigenous country (Arnhem Land’s famous rock country), thus the workshop calls for a slightly higher fee than usual.

$115

Please bring lunch to share, and a chair if you need one. We will be seated on the grass under a huge fig tree, on weaving mats.

Take-home pandanus is available to buy at an extra cost, if needed. See ticket info for details.

Brisbane basket weaving circle – November

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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.

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

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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.

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

by with No Comment

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