Design Your First Repeating Fabric
Fri, 05 Mar
|QT Canberra
Learn a simple method to create seamless repeating fabric motifs. This workshop is fun for all yarn crafters, not just knitters. No experience necessary.
Time & Location
05 Mar 2027, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
QT Canberra, 6 Marcus Clarke St, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia
About the event
Have you ever wondered how textile designers create fabric with perfect, seamless repeating patterns? In this class, students will learn a simple method to make a seamless repeating motif.
This class is fun for all sorts of artists and crafts people. You'll have fun and learn whether you're a quilter, a knitter or an illustrator.
This workshop is beginner-friendly, with no pre-requisite skills required.
Materials and tools
What to bring:
Your own colouring supplies
Pre-requisite skills
None
What's included
3 hours of expert instruction from Xandy Peters in a small group setting
Morning tea
VIP 2-day pass to the Australian Yarn Show from March 6th to 7th at QT Canberra including:
Australian Yarn Show 2027 Show bag
One coffee voucher per day (Saturday and Sunday) for barista coffee
One 2027 digital access pass to all the talks on the main stage
Please note that the digital access pass will not be activated until a few weeks after the conclusion of the Show.
About the facilitator
Xandy Peters is a knitting designer and teacher, best known as the innovator of the stacked stitch technique and for the Fox Paws pattern. Starting out as a footwear and product designer, he turned to knitting as a way to explore textiles and surfaces without using factory production and has since made a career out of publishing new patterns and teaching workshops.
Xandy has been published in magazines such as Vogue Knitting, Twist Collective, Knitscene, Knitty, and Pom Pom Quarterly, has a Craftsy class teaching the stacked stitch technique and continues to self publish patterns on a regular basis.
Tickets
General Workshop Ticket
Sale ends
28 Feb 2027, 11:59 pm
This ticket is valid for one attendee
$250.00
GST included
Total
$0.00