Two Fun days of Raranga Harakeke/ Flax weaving

                                        January 23rd & 24th 2010

  Venue    Mt St Joseph's Retreat Centre 14 Hillside Terrace Whanganui .

 Learn to make  This weekend workshop will focus on weaving potae/hats.

 When you learn to make potae you learn many techniques that will advance your weaving skills. You can also make kono, or kete.

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For both Beginners & those already weaving.

• Learn the basics of flax weaving
• Learn to make a kono (bowl size basket) or a large all -purpose basket
• Learn to make a rose or a lily
• Learn to make a birds nest basket or a garland
• Learn to make a kete or a backpack
• Learn to make a mat.

Aims

• To familiarize the learner with the basics of collecting processing flax ready for weaving by practical application.
• An opportunity for those with some skill already to revise and extend.

 Essential things for a weaving kit to bring with you to start with:

• large sheet clear plastic for wrapping flax in
• sharp knife for cutting flax from plant
• A dozen spring clothes pegs
• A rigid handle putty knife {traditionally a mussell shell is used
• Sharp scissors
• large crochet hook
• large needle
•  Feathers or paua pieces for decorating

2 day workshop 23rd&24th January 2010 9am -5pm each day. Learn to process own flax,  Make a potae or  a kete of own choice of design. Take your kete home

8 hr workshop 9am -5pm. Learn the basics. Learn to weave a kono( small basket) from prepared flax. Make up to three kono. Learn about  collecting  and processing harakeke/flax. Take your kono home.

 1 day workshop 10am-3pm.  Learn to make waikawa,  a no process large general purpose storage basket. Take your waikawa home. 

The Waikawa Basket is made from the whole blade . This is a good basket to make from blades taken from Harakeke plant not required for anything else. Ideal for storage. Perfect for keeping vegetables in.

Venue: Mt St Joseph's Retreat Centre 14 Hillside Terrace Whanganui

Day and Date:  12th & 13th Dec 2009

Student Fees:  

8 hr workshop: $120.00

2 day workshop: $180.00

1 day Waikawa workshop  $90.00

Student numbers:  5 - 8

 Prepared and unprepared flax will be provided.  

Payment: On registration

                                      Ko koe ki tena ko ahau ki tenei kiwa kete

                "You have that handle of the kete,I have this handle of the kete,

                                 Let us together uphold the mana of weaving"

About the Presenter

The Course is facilitated by Mere Keating.  Mere has been weaving since 2001 and expresses her gratitude to Amanda Brooke for giving her the weaving bug and Hemoata Henare of Moerewa in the Bay of Islands for being her weaving mentor. Mere weaves everyday at her studio/home in the Old Mangamahu Hotel, and  has a regular stall at the Whanganui River Traders market on Saturdays She exhibits her work from time to time and her work is available at the Whanganui Musem.

 Meremade Raranga Harakeke Registration

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