About tegan

Tegan Murdock is a proud Barkindtji, Yorta Yorta woman. She has been weaving for two years, taught by her mum which she now passes on to others. Tegan uses weaving as healing and medicine, to connect to culture and to share this special craft with the world.

Tegan Murdock, born on the 11th of October 1987 and raised in the small country town of Coomealla (25kms north west of Mildura on the NSW and Victorian border of Australia) on the Namatjira Mission.

What I did know was that my dream was to be able to weave everyday, earn a living and have the flexibility to be with my children as much as possible while sharing this wonderful culture. Fast forward 3 years, a lot of hard work, a few tears and lots of fun - here I am, literally weaving my life away. It’s a beautiful feeling seeing my own little business grow. I am proud of myself for what I have created for my family and community. 

I feel a deep sense of gratitude every time I weave. Weaving wasn’t something that was around when I was younger, my elders faced a lot of trauma from colonisation, they feared sharing culture so a lot of knowledge has been lost. I just assumed that no one in my family weaved because it wasn’t spoken about. I’ve since found out that my great grandmother was a very good weaver and I’m sure there were plenty of other amazing weavers too.

“I want to use my weaving to break down barriers – so we can sit, connect and learn about each others journey while learning about my beautiful culture at the same time”.

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