Weaving Workshop: Make a Gorgeous Wall Hanging

Transform humble bullrushes into a stunning wall hanging in this Hornsby workshop!



2 x 5 hours

Class size 1 to 10 (public classes), 5 to 12

  $355 - $399 (Afterpay available)
($355 for Concession, $389 for Bring a Friend, $399 for General Admission)

Sydney
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Craft
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Textiles
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Weaving
Make a gorgeous wall hanging in one weekend!
Have you ever wanted to try weaving with natural fibres? In this workshop you’ll learn how to transform humble bullrushes into a stunning wall hanging, and walk away with a gorgeous artwork that you've crafted from scratch, ready to showcase in your home!
You'll join a small group of like-minded people for a fun weekend of creative self-expression, getting confident with the basics of basket-weaving using the simple two-strand twining technique.
You'll learn:
  • How to identify suitable plant fibres for weaving
  • How to prepare and work with natural fibres
  • How to start your wall hanging with a common basketry technique
  • The two-strand twining stitch
  • Patterning and shaping your wall hanging
  • How to finish off your stunning piece
  • Care for your wall hanging once it's at home
These skills are transferrable to your future basket weaving projects, setting you up for a whole world of crafting with foraged fibres!
Worried about your skill level? Don’t be! This workshop is perfect for both beginners and intermediate weavers looking to have a fun and creative experience. We focus on play rather than perfection, so you can relax and enjoy the process.
* Please note this is a two day, non-residential workshop running 10am - 3pm Saturday and Sunday.
What People Are Saying:
"Thank you so much for the basket making workshop. Being a teacher in my past life I was appreciative of the huge amount of preparation and care you took to make the workshop a success. Also your knowledge and enthusiasm - brilliant."
Lesley B.
"Thank you for all your careful preparation and for your calm and patient tuition. You are a wonderful teacher! Everything was perfectly timed and everyone was made to feel comfortable and welcome. I can't think of any improvements you should make!"
Annette Lang
"Kirrily was an excellent facilitator - patient, explained things clearly and slowly, and happy to help everyone. The weaving was so much fun and it is the kind of thing that is great to do in a group setting like this!"
S.W.


Knowledge required
Beginner and intermediate friendly
 
What you'll get
All materials for the day are provided, including natural fibres that have been harvested, foraged and prepared for you.
Being a small class there’ll be time for personal tuition.
You'll leave with a beautiful wall hanging of your own.
What to bring
Just your lunch, and your creative selves!
 
Session repeats

This class series runs over 2 consecutive days.

Suitable for

This class is great for individuals and couples as well as for a date idea or hens party.

This experience would also be a unique gift for her, gift for mum or gift for couples.

Location

Wallarobba Arts And Cultural Centre, Edgeworth David Avenue, Hornsby NSW

This venue is within walking distance from Waitara station (700m) and Hornsby Station (800m). There is public parking on the property, and additional street parking nearby.

Weaving Workshop: Make a Gorgeous Wall Hanging location
More about this class

This class is new, and is covered by ClassBento's money-back guarantee.

Your teacher

Kirrily Jordan
Kirrily Jordan

female Women-owned

Kirrily Jordan is an award-winning artist specialising in basketry, textiles and social practice. She has taught hundreds of people how to weave baskets and harvest natural weaving materials since 2021, including in her regular workshops around Australia and at music festivals and special events.
Kirrily loves nothing more than to share her knowledge and enthusiasm for basketry, and to see her students growing in confidence, skill and self-expression. She believes deeply in the role of weaving in wellbeing, and ensures her workshops are fun and safe spaces that support play, experimentation and connection.
Although Kirrily started her own weaving journey nearly a decade ago, she is still excited by the power of woven objects. She grounds her teaching with reflection on the diversity of weaving techniques in Australia and overseas and what they can tell us about ourselves, each other and our world.
Kirrily graduated with a Bachelor of Design majoring in textiles in 2023. In 2024 her community weaving project, in which she taught 250 people how to weave, was chosen for the prestigious Emerging Contemporaries exhibition in Canberra, and as a finalist in the Alice Prize. In 2023 she won two Emerging Artist Support Scheme Awards from Craft & Design Canberra and Canberra Spinners and Weavers. Her woven piece Invocation was Highly Commended in the Hornsby Art Prize Emerging Artist Awards in 2022.
Kirrily’s own life is testament to the healing power of art and creativity, having survived a cancer diagnosis and made a radical career change from her high stress office job to artist and maker.

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