Weaving Workshop with Sancia Ridgeway
Presented by Melbourne School of Design
DETAILS
Free, booking required
Design Gallery, Glyn Davis Building
133 Masson Road, Parkville VIC, Australia
Join us to create a netted bag in this creative workshop with Gumbaynggirr textile artist Sancia Ridgeway
Sancia will guide you in creating a sturdy netted bag that could be used to hold a water bottle, carry your grocery shop, or be a cute accessory for an outfit.
The techniques you will learn are inspired by a style of net-making that has been practiced by First Nations people across the continent of Australia for tens of thousands of years but is a common style of net-making found across the world too. This is a craft that is universal and artistically connects us all from across the globe.
- No experience is necessary, all materials provided.
- Suitable for ages 8+
- Parents and carers will need to remain with participants (who are under the age of 18) for the duration of the workshop but do not require a ticket if they are not participating in the activity.
- The workshop is 2hrs long
Participants
Sancia Janggalay Ridgeway
Sancia Janggalay Ridgeway is an interdisciplinary artist and designer, working within graphic design and fibre arts. She is a proud Gumbaynggirr woman based on Gadigal land, Sydney, where she studied Design (Bachelor of Design in Visual Communication and First Class Honours in Design) at UTS.
A freelance graphic designer and fibre artist, her practice mainly focuses on digital art, illustration and publication design. Her fibre arts practice mostly revolves around knitting, but also includes weaving, spinning, natural dyeing and other textiles. Sancia sells her knitwear pieces under her brand Scuzzz Knits and also creates commissioned one-off pieces.
Sancia’s interdisciplinary practice focuses on colour, texture and materiality creating patterns and illustrations that are both hand-generated and digital. Her work is story-driven and she enjoys working with community using her skills to uplift and empower the voices of marginalised people to create meaningful designs. Central to her practice is a sustainable and resourceful approach to making.
Sancia has collaborated with Dharawal/Yuin artist and designer, Alison Page on the Seeing Sydney, Knowing Country exhibition (2025), where she also delivered weaving and yarn spinning workshops. She has again collaborated with Alison on an installation piece for the exhibition Alison Page: Creative Shape Shifter.