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. 🌿✨
Join us for a Dreamwork & BAsketmaking experience
Registration is $75 per person.
Schedule
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Welcome & Dream Weaving Intention Setting
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)
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | Introduction to Coil Basketry & Harvesting Practices
Overview of pine needle basketry history and techniques
Sustainable harvesting and ethical gathering practices
Demonstration of coiling techniques and how to start a basket
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | Hands-On Basket Weaving (Weaving as Dreamwork)
Participants begin coiling and stitching their baskets
Reflection prompts or dream sharing in a group setting
Gentle music and a meditative, quiet weaving space
12:15 PM - 12:45 PM | Lunch & Dream Sharing (Optional Guided Reflection)
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
12:45 PM - 1:30 PM | Basket Weaving Continues + Dream Ritual
Weaving resumes with optional storytelling or dream-sharing
Optional ritual to weave dreams and intentions into your creation
1:30 PM - 1:50 PM | Closing Reflections & Group Share
Sharing of baskets and personal reflections
1:50 PM - 2:00 PM | Closing Circle & Gratitude
Offering gratitude to the materials, the land, and the dreams that surfaced
What to Expect
Weaving Basics: Learn foundational techniques of coil basketry, including shaping, coiling, and securing your basket. Our instructors will guide you through each step to create a beautiful, functional piece.
Cultural Insights: We’ll discuss the history and cultural significance of coil basket weaving, giving context to this timeless art form and its role in different communities.
Community Connection: While weaving, we will create a container for discussion and connection surrounding various topics that are on our hearts and minds this winter.
What to Bring
A Recent Dream or one that you remember well enough that you could close your eyes and walk through the dreamscape by memory.
Food and Water for Lunch: Your hands will want a break at some point!
Meet Your Guide
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.
Join us for a Dreamwork & BAsketmaking experience
Registration is $75 per person.