It's interesting to see how many wonderful makers we have in our midst that aren't from traditionally creative backgrounds. Over the...

Speaking with felt artist, Tanja Gawin is a vibrant experience - there's a real air of joyfulness and creative play that follows her. She...

Zora Verona is a fibre artist who focuses on nest-like forms she creates using natural materials.

What is Natural Dyeing? Natural dyeing is an extremely old practice. Evidence suggests that extracting pigment from organic materials is...

Creativity is such a gift. Especially in times like this. The stress of constant lockdowns and covid updates, however, can certainly take...

In our Fibre Artists Series, we'll shine a spotlight on fibre artists from around the globe. If you're a basket maker like me, you'll...

It's a general rule of thumb that anyone with a creative side is going to be forever searching for ways to satisfy it. I mean, you'd be...

From the Earth, Fire and Fibre Yarra Sculpture Gallery 117 Vere St. Abbotsford, Melbourne, Australia Open until July 4th Artist Story:...

Meet Louise Freckelton Louise lives on a small-scale alternative farm and conservation area named Highfield Farm and Woodland. It's a...

My mother was a brilliant seamstress. I remember the whirring sound of her sewing room. She would sit behind her industrial sewing...

Nicole Robins is a prolific fiber and basketry artist with a wonderfully unique, contemporary style. Her latest exhibition When Nayure Moves

I’ve always enjoyed working with fibres, and love the tactile nature of the basketry, and the organic shapes and forms of baskets.

I’m new at making baskets but I'm just loving the creative outlet. I enjoy the natural colour palette that creating them brings.

Creative Mending adds a fun twist to traditional mending techniques. It allows you to use a garment’s flaws – a tear, a rip, or a lost...

Crafting doesn't need to be a trip to the store for lots of new packaged items. That's the beauty of this craft - you can use mostly...

Ellen enrolled in our Baskets from the Garden online workshop last month. She asked me about plants she could use, and I was curious to...

Making baskets using plants is all dependant on where you live. The climate will have a huge bearing on what you will find growing...

Kerrie is a basket maker, hand-dyer and painter amongst other things. She learnt to make baskets with us a few years ago.

I often feel a tiny bit of jealousy when someone tells me they've just learned to basket weave. I remember the feeling of discovering...

Raffia is a natural fiber that is perfect for basket weaving; it is strong, holds dye superbly, and is easily malleable. Basketmakers...

Meet the makers from the Craft School Oz community! We meet basket maker, Catriona who has gone from beginner to basket weaving superstar.

The latest edition of Meet the Makers talks to two talented basket weavers who learnt their craft later in life. Both make stunning baskets

Need some craft inspiration? Meet the Makers we love from the Craft School Oz community.

Connective stories across our Craft School Oz community. Seeing what inspires others, what gets them making baskets, is what inspires me!

When we craft, we are mostly about the end result: that beautiful piece you get to put your name to, the woven basket, or the intricate stit

To save you from a creative lull, I'll show you two fibre art exhibitions you can currently view online.

For many of us, modern life is hectic. A chaotic place where we are at the center of our own little doing cyclones. It’s very easy, in...

To save you from a creative lull, I'll show you two fibre art exhibitions you can currently view online.

Everyone of us has a starting point: the beginning of their craft journey. If you can remember, what was yours!?

because recycled textile baskets can be made from pretty much any fabric you can think of! In each creative workshop, we talk about fabric

If you're thinking of starting a creative business, you most certainly can. Just be prepared to work work work, and always have a plan....