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Year Long BARE Weaving Immersion
BARE Weaving Co-Founders, Katie Rydge and Ingrid Riverstone are super excited to be offering this extended weaving program.
Through this training you will deepen your understanding of place through learning a broad range of global weaving techniques, as applied to your local native fibres and eco dyes.
This training is ideal for you if you ready to embody your own unique weaving style and explore weaving as an ancient craft.
If you are also keen to teach after this year-long immersion you will also gain an understanding of how to holistically teach successful weaving experiences.
To apply you need to have already attended a BARE Weaving Retreat, hold a desire to teach weaving in your local area and/or be an active weaver or string maker keen to seriously advance your skills.
Immersion begins in February 2025 in a private event incorporating the 2024 Immersion Graduation Ceremony
Participation is via an APPLICATION PROCESS
More information about the exchange is available upon receipt of your application.
3 Day Twining & Natural Dyes Weaving Workshop
An amazing 3 Day Retreat that will ignite your weaving mojo!
Your instructors Ingrid Riverstone and Nikki Penny will offer in-depth weaving training - covering native plant identification, collection and processing, natural dyes, 2-strand hand twining technique, weaving decorations and bark string creation.
Includes camping accommodation, all fibres and dyes, expert weaving instruction and beautiful locally sourced organic dinners.
Early Bird - Before 25th January $399
Full Exchange Per Participant $490
Yarralen Retreat, Yarrahapinni
5 Day Women’s Retreat - Natural Dyes, Twining & Coil Weaving
An amazing women’s only 5 Day Retreat which will ignite your weaving mojo!
Your instructors Ingrid Riverstone and Katie Rydge will offer in-depth weaving training - covering local and native plant identification, collection and processing, natural eco-dyes, coil weaving, 2-strand & 3-strand hand twining technique, weaving decorations and bark string creation. This retreat includes time to connect with nature and the other wonderful women in attendance. You are warmly welcome to join us!
Includes camping accommodation, all fibres and dyes, expert weaving instruction and beautiful locally sourced organic dinners.
Retreat Investment
$990 Early Bird Discount ends 30th April 2025
$1,100 Full Exchange
Yarralen Retreat, Yarrahapinni
First Nations Scholarship Program
As a way of honouring and giving back to the traditional custodians of the land we live and share our weaving practices on, the Gumbayngirr people, BARE Weaving offers twice yearly rounds of applications for two spaces in each of our 3 and 5 day programs. In addition, we offer a place in our Year Long Immersion Program.
If you would like to apply please email us with a request an application form.
First Nations Scholarship Applications are open for 2025 Progams
Please apply via the link here
3 Day Twining & Natural Dyes Weaving Workshop
An amazing 3 Day Retreat which will ignite your weaving mojo!
Your instructors Ingrid Riverstone and Nikki Penny will offer in-depth weaving training - covering native plant identification, collection and processing, natural dyes, Coil Weave, 2-strand hand twining technique, weaving decorations and bark string creation.
Includes camping accommodation, all fibres and dyes, expert weaving instruction and beautiful locally sourced organic dinners.
Bookings Open
Full Exchange $490 per participant
Yarralen Retreat, Yarrahapinni
Natural Dyes String & Woven Jewellery Workshop MALENY QLD
An amazing retreat that will ignite your weaving mojo!
Join Ingrid Riverstone on a beautiful fibre rich private property in Maleny QLD!
Ingrid is excited to be invited back to South East Qld after. This 3 Day workshop is part of a vision to support the strength and growth of weaving communities across Australia. Ingrid is very excited to share the potentials of exploring your local environment to create with natural fibres and dyes for weaving, particularly Jewellery.
We will be covering native plant identification, collection and processing, natural dyes, 2-strand hand twining technique, weaving decorations and bark string creation.
Includes all fibres, dyes and tools, expert weaving instruction. This is a non residential intensive over three days on private property in Maleny Qld. There are local campsites, B&B’s etc. nearby.
$300 - Full Exchange
Private Property, Maleny, South East QLD.
Twining & Natural Dyes Weaving Workshop JERVIS BAY
An amazing retreat that will ignite your weaving mojo!
Join Ingrid Riverstone on a beautiful fibre rich private property in Erowal Bay, Jervis Bay area!
This will be the first time Ingrid will be teaching on the South Coast of NSW. This 2 Day workshop is part of a vision to support the strength and growth of weaving communities across Australia. Ingrid is very excited to share the potentials of exploring your local environment to create with natural fibres and dyes for weaving.
We will be covering native plant identification, collection and processing, natural dyes, 2-strand hand twining technique, weaving decorations and bark string creation.
Includes all fibres, dyes and tools, expert weaving instruction. This is a non residential intensive over two days on private property in Erowal Bay, Jervis Bay area. There are local campsites, B&B’s etc. nearby.
$250 - Full Exchange
Private Property, Erowal Bay, Jervis Bay area, South Coast NSW.