Tjanpi Learn to Weave Kits

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Learn to weave with the Tjanpi Desert Weavers. Start weaving your own basket using the kick-starter pack weaving pack. Each pack includes:

1 Industrial needle
1 Natural raffia hank
3 Coloured raffia hanks
1 Calico Bag
Access to a weaving tutorial video and PDF instructions

The Tjanpi Desert Weavers are from Irrunytju, Western Australia. They are a social enterprise of the Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (NPY) Women’s Council, working with women in the remote Central and Western deserts who earn an income from contemporary fibre art.

Tjanpi represents more than 400 Aboriginal women artists from 26 remote communities on the NPY lands. The NPY lands cover approximately 350,000 square kms across the tri-state border region (WA, SA, NT) of Central Australia. Tjanpi field officers regularly travel to these communities and purchase artworks from the artists, supply art materials, hold skills development workshops, and facilitate grass collecting trips.

Tjanpi also runs public weaving workshops, has a public gallery in Alice Springs, and regularly exhibits work in national galleries and commissions for public institutions and collectors.

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* Your purchase benefits Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and communities

* Fair licensing agreements and fair royalties paid

* Helping to keep the world’s oldest living culture strong

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Reviewed by Jessica J.

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I recommend this product

Rated 5 out of 5

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An activity for connection, caring, culture and fun!

I bought this kit because I’ve always wanted to learn or participate in cultural weaving workshops and never managed to get to one. The instructions were clear, fabulous video tutorial and inspiring story. I was so happy to support these wonderful women. My children are mesmerised and working on their own baskets too. It has brought us all together and I can see it catching on in my little hills community - a great way to come together and recover post bushfire for us too.

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Reviewed by Belinda W.

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I recommend this product

Rated 5 out of 5

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Beautiful colours

As yet to start as I am planning on focusing on it - once finishing a course online. Looks so relaxing - ☺️

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Reviewed by Margaret F.

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I recommend this product

Rated 5 out of 5

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Weaving

The colours are amazing

Instructions easy to follow and my woven product worked out really well

I’m so happy I bought these

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Reviewed by Gail V.

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I recommend this product

Rated 5 out of 5

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Weaving baskets

Thankyou Rose Wilfred, I am now a weaver. I have completed two baskets, and now onto my third. I'm playing around with colour atm, it's fun.

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Reviewed by Leigh P.

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I recommend this product

Rated 5 out of 5

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5 stars

My friend and I got stuck in after watching the YouTube presentation. We laughed , we tangled untangled told stories and accepted advice from the resident electrician on how to go up not out . What a wonderful experience for two friends to share

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