In today’s workshop we built and wove a tipi using mostly biological resources. Over the life time of anything we make there is deterioration and eventually things turn into compost. But a living tipi, like a living fence, can be more durable. Using nature and living resources we can train plants to replace the weave and to replace the poles, some small trees happily grow good central poles and will pleach their side branches. We talked about a range of weaving plants and suitable pole plants in the permaculture food forest. Some plants can happily produce both poles and weaving …
Cut, twist, attach, tie, thread, trim, weave and sew some amazing gifts from upcycled materials (eg. silk ties and doillies into purses, necklaces or dream-catchers, add beautiful natural objects. There will be a choice of creations to tackle: new-wave dream catchers, woven structures or woven necklaces using old lace, silk ties or doillies. Join us in another creative installment in our Wacky Wednesday Workshops series, join us in the permaculture studio garden and prepare for the festive season. $30 bring your bits and pieces and create something new and funky. Tutor: Shane LadyMoon & a special guest. See more gift …
NEWS: for our next weaving and living fence workshop we will build a tipi from scatch by building the tipi on the great woven base for the Tipi, cut Bamboo (Old Hamii) poles, and start growing plants to weave into the tipi. Discuss solar passive design for placement of ventilation, little windows and a round door. Demonstrate pleaching and how the living plants can be trained as they grow onto the tipi. Demonstrate best plants for coastal warm temperate permaculture gardens and how to manage water needs, pest and disease. This is no ordinary TIPI, it will become a living, …