# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Basket Weaving: Weaving with Nature and Textiles with Leisa Antonio – GET WILD ABOUT WETLANDS
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 15 Apr, 2026 at 10:00 am – Wed, 15 Apr, 2026 at 12:00 pm (+08:00)
- **Event Description**: In this class, you will create a woven basket using natural, processed, sustainable materials, including repurposed and recycled twines, raffia, and yarns, allowing for decorative upcycling. Leave with learning a range of weaving and gentle basketry and weaving skills that can be applied to your basket and to future projects. We'll be using a blend of traditional and contemporary weaving basketry techniques. The materials you select will make your basket functional & truly unique. The class is presented in an easy-to-follow format, so totally suitable for beginners to have a go. Children under 10 will need an adult with them to assist with the activity.

Date: Wednesday, April 15th 2026
Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm

What to bring:
- Water bottle/snack
- Passion for sustainability
- Wear comfortable "art" clothes/carry an apron

Suitable Age Group:
Reccomended for children 5+ accompanied by an adult. Children 10 and under will need and adults assitance with the activity.

Price: 
-$15 kids
- $10 adults (adults to accompany children)
– Concession tickets available (for concession card holders and other eligible categories)
Parents/accompanying adults must buy adult tickets. Please note that registrations are essential for everyone attending.

Event location:
The Wetlands Centre Cockburn
184 Hope Road, Bibra Lake WA 6163

About the Presenter:
Leisa Antonio-Hearps, the heart and soul behind Healing India Creative Arts, established in 2006 in Perth WA, is committed to sustainable artistry, contemporary creativity, and respectfully encompassing traditional Indian-inspired influences across her creative art practice. Leisa enjoys facilitating multidisciplinary creative art workshops in our local community and she has been awarded Local community art awards for her designs in Basketry, Glass art, and Jewellery. With a rich background in fostering community through her studies in Social sciences combined with professional development in dressmaking, and art, she always offers an inviting inclusive space for all to explore their artistic abilities while emphasizing the importance of environmental care.  

This event is presented as part of the 2026 WA Tree Festival, a month-long celebration of trees, biodiversity and community connection across Western Australia, from 11 April – 10 May 2026
Keep the adventure going and embark on our Centre’s Bibra Lake Tree Trail: a self-guided trek featuring native trees, Noongar tree names and a QR scavenger hunt for all ages.

This program is sponsored by Community Bank Fremantle – Bendigo Bank and supported by the City of Cockburn and the Western Australian Government’s State NRM Program.

This program is strictly for children and families. Adults are welcome to attend only as guardians accompanying children (for reasons of child-safety). We cannot accept bookings from adults not accompanied by children.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/alfred-cove/basket-weaving-weaving-with-nature-and-textiles-with-leisa-antonio-get-wild-about-wetlands/200029829427456
- **Event Categories**: art, trips-adventures, workshops, kids, festivals, trekking
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 10

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Alfred Cove
- **state**: WA
- **country**: Australia
- **location**: 184 Hope Rd, Bibra Lake WA 6163, Australia
- **lat**: -32.08842
- **long**: 115.82884
- **full address**: 184 Hope Rd, Bibra Lake WA 6163, Australia, 184 Hope Rd, Bibra Lake WA 6163, Australia, Alfred Cove

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Basket Weaving: Weaving with Nature and Textiles with Leisa Antonio – GET WILD ABOUT WETLANDS being held?
  - **A:** Basket Weaving: Weaving with Nature and Textiles with Leisa Antonio – GET WILD ABOUT WETLANDS takes place on Wed, 15 Apr, 2026 at 10:00 am to Wed, 15 Apr, 2026 at 12:00 pm at 184 Hope Rd, Bibra Lake WA 6163, Australia, 184 Hope Rd, Bibra Lake WA 6163, Australia, Alfred Cove.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Basket Weaving: Weaving with Nature and Textiles with Leisa Antonio – GET WILD ABOUT WETLANDS?
  - **A:** Basket Weaving: Weaving with Nature and Textiles with Leisa Antonio – GET WILD ABOUT WETLANDS is organized by The Wetlands Centre Cockburn.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Basket Weaving: Weaving with Nature and Textiles with Leisa Antonio – GET WILD ABOUT WETLANDS is ideal for learners, working professionals, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Alfred Cove, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Basket Weaving: Weaving with Nature and Textiles with Leisa Antonio – GET WILD ABOUT WETLANDS sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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