Fibre to Form: Twining with Jugan Dandii

Where: Ignite Studios - 60 Crane Street Ballina
Date: Sat 22 - Sun 23 November 2025
Time: 10.00am - 1.00pm (both days)
Age: 16+
Cost: $240 (incl GST) - tools and materials supplied

An immersive weekend with local weaving collective Jugan Dandii learning the relaxing art of twining and natural fibre weaving. Twining is an archetypal technique common to many cultures, and is a meditative way to create bags, baskets or sculptural forms from common garden refuse and wild foraged plant material. 

Under the guidance of Aunty Tania Marlowe and Deb Cole of Jugan Dandii, participants will learn how to harvest their own fibre from the surrounding environment and prepare it for weaving baskets or other forms. A variety of ways to use the twining technique will be demonstrated, to create a range of decorative and rustic natural baskets. Across the weekend participants may work on multiple projects with a range of twining techniques, or choose to focus on one larger piece, whilst enjoying yarns and conversation.

This workshop is suitable for all experience levels. Tools and materials are included.

Local weaving collective Jugan Dandii are Nyangbal, Bundjalung woman Aunty Tania Marlowe and fibre artist/educator Debra Cole. Passionate about empowering individuals and groups to gain confidence in woven arts for its creative and wellbeing potential, they have been sharing the restorative practice of natural fibre weaving, along with connection to community, country and culture across the region for over a decade.

For more information visit nrcgballina.com.au or contact the Gallery on 02 6681 0530.

Ignite Studios is a wheelchair accessible venue. Please contact us ahead of time if you have accessibility needs you would like us to be aware of.

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 Image: Jugan Dandii Weaving Workshop for NRCG Creative Recovery Project, 2023, photographer Elise Derwin