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Contemporary Basketry is so much more than Weaving.

It’s about creating vessels that hold space, which can be achieved using a variety of sculptural mediums.

Fibre Weaving Course with Harriet Goodall

Harriet Goodall’s signature online course Form to Freedom – Weaving for Fibre Sculpture has been designed with this in mind.

Carefully developed as a deep dive into working with plants, fibres, dyeing and the basketry techniques Harriet uses to make her sculptural objects and woven lighting unique and original.

Harriet Goodall invites you into her private studio and promises to free your mind to the endless sculptural possibilities that ancient weaving techniques provide when combined with contemporary basketry. The same techniques and ethical practices she has used to sustain her professional art practice for over 14 years, making her one of Australia’s most loved fibre artists.

All course materials, including self-paced beautifully filmed streaming videos and comprehensive resource guides, are within an easy to use member portal and yours to access and revisit anytime.

Form to Freedom – Weaving For Fibre Sculpture is an investment in your creative education. It’s a worldwide community for enrolled students to come together in a private online forum and share your weaving adventures directly with Harriet, ask questions, bounce ideas, pass knowledge sideways and a resource for life!

You'll Learn How To....

Incorporate Objects To
Create Art

Working through the weaving techniques Harriet uses to make her sculptural objects and bespoke lighting, including, cordage, coiling, knotless netting, twining and random weaving you’ll discover how to intermesh those with found and made objects to create art you’ll be proud to share.

Find Freedom In Your Expression

Whether you are a complete beginner or an established fibre artist, you will be gifted an arsenal of techniques and inspiration to last for years. You’ll gain the confidence to make forms and incorporate a variety of materials to create contemporary fibre sculptures with your own unique expression.

Form A Holistic
Art Practice

From harvesting in your environment, purchasing, preparing and storing materials, dyeing plant fibres and creating studio space to the business of fibre art and selling in galleries, you’ll gain an in-depth education in not only the fibre art aspects of basketry but the history and community culture that weaving brings with it.

About This Course

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“I can highly recommend spending some time learning the craft of weaving from Harriet Goodall.

Her skill level is astounding, her soulful and enlivened teaching and her gift of shaping warm community are treasures for life.”

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Erica Chaperlin

Weave At Your Own Pace

The problem with a live class is that you are limited by time, but in this online experience, you’re going to do the equivalent of half a dozen live workshops indulging in a holistic look at basket weaving techniques as a springboard into fibre sculpture.

It may take you many weeks or even years to try out all the things Harriet will share with you in this course. Some of them may make you buzz with ideas more than others but that’s the way a great artist is made, slowly and with practice.

By fully engaging with the course content you will try out different processes and become adept at incorporating a variety of materials into 3D fibre sculpture or learn to incorporate weaving into your mixed media 2D pieces with your own unique expression.

You're Not Alone

There’s nothing worse than purchasing an online course only to be left in the dark.

That’s why we have created a worldwide community for learning where you’ll be able to ask questions, get feedback and connect directly with Harriet and fellow Form to Freedom students in a members-only online Facebook group.

Here you’ll receive invaluable support and a further two months of ongoing tuition after your initial enrollment including two live Q&A sessions with Harriet.

You are further supported by the team at Fibre Arts Take Two with our personal and attentive customer service that we have become known for!

Meet your Tutor

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“Harriet is an inspiring teacher who gently weaves her magic with the group. She is generous with her knowledge and kind in her instructions, artfully allowing everyone’s work to be individual.

As an absolute beginner, I felt guided and empowered able to produce something I love.”

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Tanya Gregory

Is this course right for you?

This course is a perfect fit for you if you want to learn:

You want to create unique and individual fibre sculptures using ancient basketry techniques

You have a desire to create environmentally friendly artwork and incorporate found and made objects

You simply want to learn how to make beautiful random woven and fish trap style baskets to share with family and friends

You want to move forward with confidence knowing if you see something that you love you can make the form and find freedom in your expression!

You want to see behind the scenes of an accomplished artist and network with a group of likeminded people

You understand that this is not a step by step guide into how to make just one thing, this is a comprehensive weaving resource designed as a springboard into the endless possibilities of fibre sculpture.

“The instruction was clear and helpful, the choice of materials superb, the atmosphere was friendly and enthusiastic, you are obviously passionate about what you are doing.

I think it’s safe to say I’m hooked!
There is something about it I really love!”

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Shona Smith

View Past Students Work Here

Click the image below to flip through an online exhibition by Form to Freedom 2021 alumni.

About Harriet Goodall

Harriet Goodall has dedicated her entire adult life in service to the preservation of culture through her pursuit of weaving.

She has witnessed first hand indigenous weavers in Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Japan, India, Australia and across southern Africa recognising the universality in coming together to dye and weave in villages and homes.

“I find the community that is created when weaving in a group is soul food and really beneficial to mental health – perhaps mimicking the ‘family model’ of making at home, so prevalent across many countries I have visited around the world.”

Harriet has run an independent art studio making sculpture, lighting and woven installations for private and commercial clients since 2007. She exhibits regularly and has passed on her passion for contemporary basket making techniques through popular workshops across Australia and around the world.

“I’m looking forward to the opportunity to share my passion and knowledge of weaving with a global audience, embracing the challenge of creating an online community of international weavers to connect with and also learn from.”

-Harriet

Register now to be notified when this course becomes available

Contemporary Basketry is so much more than Weaving.

It’s about creating vessels that hold space, which can be achieved using a variety of sculptural mediums.