Workshops 2021
Having left a teaching career, I now find that teaching others to weave brings me great joy. To that end I conduct workshops at various locations. I will hold the workshops below, so check in with me as the rollercoaster that is Covid continues.
The gentle art of coiling - NEW DATE
New date due to Covid 19 Lockdown:
When: Saturday 14 August
Time: 10:30am to 1:30pm
Cost: $75.00
Where: Hawkesbury Remakery, Loder House, 126 Windsor Street, Windsor
Learn how to create a beautiful basket with raffia using a variety of techniques and stitches. All materials will be provided.
The workshop is suitable for beginners, no previous basketry experience is required, Slow down and take a breath, relax and create. Added bonus you will take home your own beautifully created basket.
A lovely morning tea will be served.
Weave a wall hanging - NEW DATE
** date change due to lockdown**
When: Friday 20 August
Time: 10:30am to 1:30pm
Cost: $75.00
Where: Hawkesbury Remakery, Loder House, 126 Windsor Street, Windsor
Fill that empty wall space with a creation of your very own. You will learn how to weave a coiled centrepiece, and learn a variety of techniques to frame your work. No experience with basketry is needed for this creative activity. All materials will be provided.
A lovely morning tea will be served.
The Gentle Art of Coiling
**Date change due to lockdown**
When: Sunday TBA
Time: 10:00am to 4:00pm
Cost: $150.00
Where: North Sydney Community Centre, 220 Miller Street, North Sydney
Learn Coiled Basketry, one of the oldest forms of basketry weaving.
Coiled basketry weaving is a meditative process that will produce a beautiful raffia basket for you to take home.
I will show you a variety of traditional stitches using both dyed and natural raffia.
Suitable for beginners and those looking to refresh your skills in basketry weaving.
No experience is necessary for this relaxing workshop.
Sculptural random weave
When: TBA
Time: 10:30am to 1.30pm
Cost: $75.00
Where: Hawkesbury Remakery, Loder House, 126 Windsor Street, Windsor
Using bangalow palm inflorescence you will create a unique sculptural piece. All materials will be supplied. A fun and creative activity. No experience necessary. A delicious morning tea will be served.
Power up - using e-waste to create a basket
When: Sunday 15 August
Time: 10:00am to 4:00pm
Cost: $150.00
Where: North Sydney Community Centre, 220 Miller Street, North Sydney
Reuse & Recycle while you learn the art of creating a twined basket.
Explore the wealth of available materials that you can use to create baskets!
These are materials that most people just throw away, creating so much landfill. We will use power cords and other e-waste to create a unique twined hanging basket.
All materials will be supplied. A fun and creative activity. No experience necessary.
All materials provided
Make your own garlic basket
When: Sunday 29 August
Time: 10:00am to 1;30pm
Cost: $75.00
Where: Hawkesbury Remakery, Loder House, 126 Windsor Street, Windsor
Create a basket specifically to store your garlic. You will learn the skill of twining using a variety of fibres to create this specific style of basket. The skill can then be used to create countless other baskets. No experience is required. All materials will be supplied, as well as a lovely morning tea.
Weaving from the garden
When: Sunday 10 October
Time: 10:00am to 4:00pm
Cost: $150.00
Where: North Sydney Community Centre, 220 Miller Street, North Sydney
No experience is needed for this fun and creative weaving experience.
I will guide you through creating a twined or coiled basket/nest from natural and garden-gleaned materials. Along the way, you’ll also receive hints about harvesting and storing natural fibres.
Notes and all materials are provided.
“Wrestling with grape vines and wisteria vines is not something I imagined I'd enjoy, but at every stage of the basket weaving class, our tutor explained and demonstrated what to do very patiently and clearly. And she made it fun. It was a great day, and I had a lovely, very rustic basket to take home!”
No experience necessary.
All materials provided
Workshops already held this year! Looping a bottle holder
When: Saturday 29 May
Time: 10:30am to 1:30pm
Cost: $70.00
Where: Hawkesbury Remakery, Loder House, 126 Windsor Street, Windsor
Create a drink bottle holder by learning how to make your own cord and then looping it around your very own drink bottle. You will have the opportunity to choose from a natural fibre (red hot poker), plastic (bread bags) or raffia. A fun and creative activity. No experience necessary. Bring your own drink bottle! A delicious morning tea will be served.
Cobble a platter
When: Sunday 30 May
Time: 10:30am to 1:30pm
Cost: $75.00
Where: Hawkesbury Remakery, Loder House, 126 Windsor Street, Windsor
The art of cobbling something together is such an old tradition. In this workshop you will learn how to cobble together various fibres (including raffia, silk, fabric scraps) to create a colourful platter. A fun activity requiring no experience. All materials will be supplied, plus a lovely morning tea will be served.
More workshops you have missed! Power up
More workshops you have missed! Power up
More workshops you have missed! Power up
When: Saturday 17th April
Time: 10:30am to 1:30pm
Cost: $70.00
Where: Hawkesbury Remakery, Loder House, 126 Windsor Street, Windsor
Explore available materials that you can use to create baskets - materials that most people just throw away creating so much landfill. Use power cords and other e-waste to create a unique basket. All materials will be supplied. A fun and creative activity. No experience necessary.
A delicious morning tea will be served.
Upcycle your denim
More workshops you have missed! Power up
More workshops you have missed! Power up
When: Sunday 18th April
Time: 10:30 am to 1:30pm
Cost: $70.00
Where: Hawkesbury Remakery, Loder House, 126 Windsor Street, Windsor
Get out your old jeans! Covid has a lot to answer for, if those jeans have shrunk, here is what you can do! Learn how to use your old denim to make a beautiful little basket. All materials will be supplied. A fun and creative activity. Lets save the planet one basket at a time!
A delicious morning tea will be served.
Baskets from the garden
More workshops you have missed! Power up
Random weave - sculptural
**Change of date**
When: Sunday 14th March
Time: 10:30am to 1:30pm
Cost: $70.00
Where: Hawkesbury Remakery, Loder House, 126 Windsor Street, Windsor
Using fibres that can be collected from your garden (or friends!) you will learn how to harvest, prepare and create a coiled basket. All materials will be supplied. A fun and creative activity. No experience necessary.
A delicious morning tea will be served.
Random weave - sculptural
2020 Workshops A Christmas centrepiece
Random weave - sculptural
When: Saturday 20th February
Time: 10:30am to 1:30pm
Cost: $70.00
Where: Hawkesbury Remakery, Loder House, 126 Windsor Street, Windsor
Using bangalow palm inflorescence you will create a unique sculptural piece. All materials will be supplied. A fun and creative activity. No experience necessary.
A delicious morning tea will be served.
Upcycle - create a basket from waste
2020 Workshops A Christmas centrepiece
2020 Workshops A Christmas centrepiece
When: Sunday 21st February
Time: 10:30am to 1:30pm
Cost: $70.00
Where: Hawkesbury Remakery, Loder House, 126 Windsor Street, Windsor
You will learn how to use things which might normally end up in landfill to make a beautiful little coiled basket. All materials will be supplied. A fun and creative activity. Lets save the planet one basket at a time! A delicious morning tea will be served.
2020 Workshops A Christmas centrepiece
2020 Workshops A Christmas centrepiece
2020 Workshops A Christmas centrepiece
When: Sunday 15th November
Time: 10:30am to 1:30pm
Cost: $70.00
Where: Hawkesbury Remakery, Loder House, 126 Windsor Street, Windsor
Using bangalow palm inflorescence you will create a unique Christmas centrepiece for your table, just add a candle or fairy lights! Perfect for all occasions. All materials will be supplied. A fun and creative activity. No experience necessary.
A delicious morning tea will be served.
Random Weave
Random weave sculpture
Upcycle a basket!
When: Sunday 18th October
Time: 10:30am to 1:30pm
Cost: $70.00
Where: Hawkesbury Remakery, Loder House, 126 Windsor Street, Windsor
You will learn how to use vines, twigs, leaves and seed pods to create a beautiful basket. All materials will be supplied. A creative activity that requires no experience. We will also discuss what types of natural fibres are best for random weaving and how to harvest and store them.
A delicious morning tea will be served.
Upcycle a basket!
Random weave sculpture
Upcycle a basket!
When: Sunday 27 September
Time: 10:30am to 1:30pm
Cost: $65.00
Where: Hawkesbury Remakery, Loder House, 126 Windsor Street, Windsor
You will learn how to use things which might normally end up in landfill to make a beautiful little coiled basket. All materials will be supplied. A fun and creative activity. Lets save the planet one basket at a time!
A delicious morning tea will be served.
Random weave sculpture
Random weave sculpture
Random weave sculpture
When: Saturday 20th June
Time: 10am to 1pm
Cost: $70.00
Where: Hawkesbury Remakery, Loder House, 126 Windsor Street, Windsor
You will learn how to prepare and use the inflorescence from a bangalow palm tree to create intricate and delicate sculptural pieces. Playing with natural fibres is a rewarding experience, as well as a lot of fun. Come along and foster your creative side in this workshop. All materials and notes provided.
A delicious morning tea will be served.
Twining natural fibres
Coiling with raffia and more
Random weave sculpture
When: Saturday 18th July
Time: 10am to 1pm
Cost: $70.00
Where: Hawkesbury Remakery, Loder House, 126 Windsor Street, Windsor
Learn how to create a basket using one of the oldest methods of weaving - twining.
Create your own unique bowl or basket using natural fibres you may find in the garden. All materials provided, along with notes and a great morning tea
Coiling with raffia and more
Coiling with raffia and more
Coiling with raffia and more
When: Saturday 15th August
Time: 10am to 1pm
Cost: $70.00
Where: Hawkesbury Remakery, Loder House, 126 Windsor Street, Windsor
Raffia is a natural fibre harvested sustainably from Madagascan palms. It is a great way to introduce yourself to coiling a basket. You will use both natural and dyed raffia and if you want, fabric, novelty yarn and other bits and pieces. Embellishments can be added and many will be available for you to use in this hands on workshop, and yes, you will go home with a small completed basket!
All materials, notes and morning tea will be provided.
Twining with Natural fibre
Twining with Natural fibre
Twining with Natural fibre
When: Saturday 8th August
Time: 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Cost: $70.00
Where: Hawkesbury Remakery, Loder House, 126 Windsor Street, Windsor
Due to over-subsciption of my earlier workshop, here is another chance to learn how to create a basket using one of the oldest methods of weaving - twining. Create your own unique bowl or basket using natural fibres you may find in the garden. All materials provided, along with notes and a great afternoon tea
Powered up!
Twining with Natural fibre
Twining with Natural fibre
When: Saturday 18th July
Time: 1:30pm to 4:30pm
Cost: $70.00
Where: Hawkesbury Remakery, Loder House, 126 Windsor Street, Windsor
Explore available materials that you can use to create baskets - materials that most people just throw away creating so much landfill. Use power cords and other ewaste to create a unique basket.