Dream Weaving: Pine Coil Basketry and Dreamwork Workshop

Join us for a hands-on workshop where ancient craft meets the language of dreams. As we weave pine needle baskets, we’ll also explore the art of dreamwork—unraveling the wisdom held within our night visions and stitching them into waking life. Through guided reflections and storytelling, we’ll weave intention, intuition, and ancestral memory into the coiled form of our baskets.

This workshop is perfect for beginners and seasoned crafters alike, offering a slow, meditative space to deepen your relationship with both the land and the unseen realms. We’ll also cover sustainable harvesting, traditional techniques, and patterns, ensuring that each stitch carries meaning and connection.

📅 Date: Saturday, April 5, 2024
⏰ Time: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
📍 Location: Tyee Arts & Education Center, Mount Vernon, WA

Come ready to weave, reflect, and dream. 🌿✨

• Opening circle: introductions & land acknowledgment
• Brief discussion: "What does it mean to weave a dream?"
• Guided visualization: connecting with the symbolic nature of weaving in myth and dreamwork
• Participants set personal intentions for their basket (e.g., a dream they are holding, a theme they want to explore)

• Overview of pine needle basketry history and techniques
• Sustainable harvesting and ethical gathering practices
• Demonstration of coiling techniques and how to start a basket

• Participants begin coiling and stitching their baskets
• Reflection prompts or dream sharing in a group setting
• Gentle music and a meditative, quiet weaving space

• Bring a packed lunch or enjoy tea while discussing the connection between weaving and dreaming
• Option to share a recent dream or an insight from the weaving process
• Discussion on ancestral wisdom, myths, and cultural weaving traditions

• Weaving resumes with optional storytelling or dream-sharing
• Optional ritual to weave dreams and intentions into your creation

• Sharing of baskets and personal reflections

• Offering gratitude to the materials, the land, and the dreams that surfaced

Step into a space where handcraft and dreamwork intertwine. In this Pine Coil Basketry & Dreamwork Workshop, you'll embark on a creative and introspective journey, weaving intention, memory, and dreams into a handmade basket. Whether you're new to basketry or a seasoned crafter, this experience will guide you through both the technical and symbolic aspects of weaving.

• Hands-On Basket Weaving – Learn the ancient art of coiled basketry using locally gathered pine needles, exploring sustainable harvesting and traditional stitching techniques.
• Dreamwork & Intention Setting – Engage in guided reflections, storytelling, and visualization to infuse your basket with meaning and personal symbolism.
• A Meditative, Slow-Paced Experience – This is a space for deep presence, allowing your hands to work while your mind gently weaves connections between dreams and waking life.
• A Supportive & Creative Community – Gather in circle with others to share insights, stories, and inspirations as we create together.
• A Meaningful Takeaway – You’ll leave not only with a handmade basket but also with new perspectives on how weaving and dreaming are interconnected in ancestral traditions.

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Ansley Roberts is an Appalachian-born, desert-grown kid with more tree sap running through her veins than blood. She apprenticed with Ariella Daly of Honey Bee Wild in beekeeping, dreamwork, and goddess study as well as in wilderness ceremonial leadership with Cascadia Quest. As a trained herbalist, wilderness rites of passage guide, and dreamtender, Ansley has the great honor and joy of leading others to their belonging on this earth and to the stories in their bones.

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We are offering a sliding scale for this workshop:

Supporting Rate - $85 (helps support our mission & offering sliding scale tickets)

Standard Rate - $75 (the base rate to cover expenses)

Supported Rate - $60 (limited spaces available)

Supported Rate - $50 (only one space available)

If you would like to know more about our sliding scale model and how to select which tier you fall into, please read our blog post about Sliding Scale Pricing.

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