Learn how to use natural materials to make a small basket using the traditional basketry technique of twining.
Twining is the twisting of two strands of flexible material around a vertical support. This technique creates strong surfaces and adds stability to baskets.
Participants will learn how to create a rolled rim to complete the basket.
Materials such as red-hot poker, cordyline, dietes iris &/or and flax will be provided as well as information about how to collect, dry and prepare materials.
Learn how to use natural materials to make a small melon basket using the traditional basketry technique of ribbed construction.
We will start by lashing two intersecting hoops together to create a basic framework. As we weave, ribs will be inserted into the lashing to provide structural integrity and strength to the basket. The woven surface will be created using a technique called randing, which is the moving of a single weaver inside and outside alternating ribs.
A range of plant materials will be provided such as iris, red-hot poker, bulrushes, watsonia and willow. Information about how to collect, dry and prepare your own materials to use at home is included in this workshop.
WADAWURRUNG ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Sovereign Hill acknowledges the Wadawurrung people as the Traditional custodians of the land on which we operate. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and to all of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who live and work on Wadawurrung Country. We acknowledge their unceded sovereignty over Wadawurrung Country, and the ongoing hardship and trauma as a result of colonisation. The history and continuous culture of the Wadawurrung people is an important part of our shared story.
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