The Ginninderry Conservation Trust is partnering with Culture on the Move to deliver a series of fully guided weaving workshops. Over 5 weeks, you will immerse yourself in weaving techniques and empower a sense of connection and opportunity to experience and heal through traditional culture.

Join Pitta Pitta woman, Ronnie, as she takes you through the whole weaving process. The program will involve:

Introduction to coil weaving then onto learning the full technique of coiling.
Cultural knowledge shared on how to prepare traditional fibers.
Participants will have the chance to familiarize themselves with the fibers and artifacts.

Each participant will receive a weaving pack valued at $65 each. The pack includes a full weaving guide, needle and enough materials to continue weaving at home. All materials are included- raffia, natural grasses depending on time of year.

Each weekly session will run as follows:

Day 1: Collection of plants on site, plant identification and learning how to prepare fibres for weaving.

Day 2: Learning how to coil weave.

Day 3: Continue weaving, sharing cultural knowledge on weaving and plant use.

Day 4: Continue weaving using plant fibres that have been collected on site.

Day 5: Finish end product & reflection.

Details:

Dates: 9th, 16th, 30th of May, and 6th, 13th of June (all Saturday sessions) (*note- the 23rd of May will not have a session due to Ronnie's cultural obligations as a fire practitioner at a cultural burn at Birkenburn Farm. If you are interested in attending this cultural burn as well, you can see more details here)
Time: 10:00am- 1:30pm
Location: Meet at The Link, 1 McClymont Way, Strathnarin
Cost: $150 per person

A light lunch will be provided each day.

There are only 15 spots available, so get in quick! If you have any questions or queries, you can contact us at admin.contact@ginninderry.org.

Contact the host of Weaving Workshop Series With Ronnie Jordan