Centuries-old basket weaving takes shape at Birallee

Ellen Ebsary
Updated November 19 2018 - 9:23pm, first published 3:48pm
CREATIVE: Jacqueline Tansey teaches Julie McDougall basket weaving at the Birallee Neighbourhood House. A workshop on wicker beds as part of the sustainable living festival is taking place today. Picture: MARK JESSER
CREATIVE: Jacqueline Tansey teaches Julie McDougall basket weaving at the Birallee Neighbourhood House. A workshop on wicker beds as part of the sustainable living festival is taking place today. Picture: MARK JESSER

Jacqueline Tansey has been teaching the centuries-old art of basket weaving for 25 years, since learning the skill from an Indigenous elder in the community.

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Ellen Ebsary

Ellen Ebsary

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