Mosaic Tunisian Crochet
Sun, 07 Mar
|QT Canberra
Tunisian mosaic is an extremely popular technique and learning it is not as hard as you might think!
Time & Location
07 Mar 2027, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
QT Canberra, 6 Marcus Clarke St, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia
About the event
Explore this technique from beginning to end with nothing but a Tunisian crochet hook and two colours of yarn. Tunisian mosaic is an extremely popular technique and learning it is not as hard as you might think! Tunisian mosaic patterns do not change colours mid row and there is no carrying of floats along the back of the work. Each row of Tunisian stitches is made in one colour. The mosaic effect is created with overlay stitches over the top of the row below it. If you are already familiar with crochet mosaic, you will see some similarities in doing Tunisian mosaic. The best thing is that regardless of working flat or in the round, you’ll never need to cut your yarn like you would if working 1 row crochet mosaic. The last hour of the class adds working in the round with a cabled hook. This enables students to learn the skills needed to make my mosaic wearables which are all made in the round using this technique.
Materials and tools
What to bring:
5.5mm or 6mm Tunisian crochet hook (single ended, no cable). If you require a hook from Catch Hooks, please find out more about ordering here.
2 colours (high contrast) of yarn in any weight (8-10 ply is best for beginners)
What will be provided:
Printed handout with a link to a downloadable course
Pre-requisite skills
Beginner Tunisian crochet. Foundation row and Tunisian simple stitch.
What's included
3 hours of expert instruction from Abbeymade 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 cart
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
Tunisian Crochet was the first yarn craft that Abbey learned. Starting in 2012 and learning exclusively from library books, she absorbed everything she could find about the craft. It didn't take her long to feel that the emphasis on blankets and washcloths was unwarranted, and there's only so many shawls a girl could wear. Where were the nicely draping wearables and properly fitting garments?
She's been experimenting and pushing the boundaries of Tunisian Crochet ever since. In such a short space of time, she can see how much has changed. There is a huge emphasis on size inclusivity, yarn inclusivity and a demand that designers provide proper instructions rather than simple "recipes". She loves that she is part of the growing trend to "do better" and not simply pumping design after design out for the sake of a few more instagram followers.
While designing is a "side-hustle" for Abbey, she does tend to fill every spare moment (and even moments that aren't really spare), to crochet, pattern writing, occasional tech editing and helping other designers out as a virtual assistant for things like Ravelry help.
Abbey lives in Sydney, Australia with her hook making husband Haemish of @Catch_hooks fame (also a side hustle.... he owes his perfected pointy tips to her fussiness), their daughter and a beautiful border collie.
Tickets
General Workshop Ticket
This ticket is valid for one attendee
$210.00
GST included
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