Festival of Forgotten Skills
Sunday November 29th 2020
A huge thank you to everyone that has offered to share their skills on this day and what a wonderful day it is turning out to be!!!!
Here it is, the wrap up event for Local is More Month
๐๐ข๐ฆ๐: 11am โ 6pm.
๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ALL day.
A workshop learning how to make an upcycled rag rug or bag with the beautiful women from Woven
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๐๐ข๐๐ค๐๐ญ๐ฌ: $20 adults, $10 Concession, $5 kids.
Purchase tickets via the link above or cash on the day.
Waste free event.
๐๐๐ utensils + drinks for community sundowner.
Here’s the amazing program so far…
Forgotten Crafts in the Old Barn
Mark Making …Stuart McMillan
Paper dolls and sculptures using recycled materials…Michael Wise
Braiding …Jenny Stevens
Locker Hooking...Nirala Hunt
Making baskets with weeds …Seriah Adamson
Making crochet hooks and knitting needles with fruit tree wood …Georgi Zoric
Rag rugs …WOVEN Cowaramup
Recycling naturally, clothing and basketry …Marjke Tromp
Sewing, crochet and basket weaving …Clare Smith
Stitch, yarn and darn ...Nannas for Native Forests
Learn how to spin and weave using natural fibres from Cath @puckanddougalwool.
Spinning a yarn…Cath Miller
Upcycling clothes …Jane Bennet
Forgotten Trades in the Camp area
A taste of Scything …Tim Boykett …11.30
Get knotted …Tim Boykett…2.30
Building with stone…Kashmir Rouw …at the campfire
Bee Keeping …Rick Levy
Self sufficient homes and earthships …Clive Digney …midday – 3pm
Traditional metal form making, using recycled Copper …The woodland witch
Water divining & dowsing …Darryl Mack & Mike Hartnett …2pm
Wooden Spoon Carving …Greg Miller
Forgotten Knowledge
Electronics Repair …Ben
Free your Voice …Anu Grace…Bell tentย …1pm
Margaret River Historical Society display
Breath work ...Swell Yoga …Bell tent…11.30
Pule – the ancient Hawaiin ‘tool’ for spiritual connection …Shan…2.15
Reading Country: Talk …Jinny Wilson…Cafe area 2pm
Reading Country: Walk (Jinny Wilson)…2.30pm
Reframing birth – Rights of Passage & folk remedies …Mailee & Phillipa …Bell tent 3pm
The lost art of silent tea drinking …Ian Hackett – Tig Le House…3pm
Zac Webb – Wadandi shelter and Tool Making..
Garden and Plants
Greg, from The Joy of Wood, will be demonstrating the wonderful art of Spoon Carving
Backyard banter with our local gardeners panel…1pm
Exploring Self Sufficient Herbalism …Tamara Clements…Camp Kitchen 1pm
Herb Walk / Talk …Kamma Natura…meet at camp kitchen at 11.30
Permaculture Plants …Jeff Nugent
Connection/Play/Express
Forgotten Skill of Wild Play …Andrew Haskell…main stage…12.30
Games to Connect …Andrew Haskell…main stage 11.15
The Art of Wondering …Andrew Haskell…main stage 3.30
The nature and origins of accordion sounds …Clyde…Bell tent 1.45
The Art of Story Telling …Melina…outdoor cafe area
Voice and Words Tent (A mixed program)…Flora the Vintage Caravan – Camp Area
Boules with Ian and Shelly Hill…east side if Cafe
Community
The HoOts Band
Local Is More (Proud Sponsor)
Bendigo Community Bank Augusta & Districts …Proud Sponsor
Margaret River Owl Friendly Group
War on Waste – Borrow utensils / Wash up station
Wild Goose Tent (Sponsor)
Music
Welcome to Country …11am
The Hoots Band…11.30am
Mac Diarmada…1.15pm
Uke Nomad…2.45pm
Little Row of Housez
Local Food Vendors
Fair Harvest Cafรฉ – Coffee / Cakes / Cold Drinks
Conscious Catering – Vegetarian / GFย / Icy poles
Jindong Free Range – Tacos / GF
โIn the rush to return to normal, use this time to consider which parts of normal are worth rushing back toโ โ Dave Hollis
You can check out past festivals for more ideas here;
2012ย Festival of Forgotten Skills
2013ย Bee Fair
2014ย Festival of Forgotten Skills
2015ย Beanie Festival
