Intro to Granny Squares (Crochet)
Wednesday, September 23, 2026 | 1-4 PM
FREE
This workshop was designed for 2SLGBTQI+ community members and is generously sponsored by Community One Foundation.
This beginner workshop is designed to introduce participants to the art of crochet and gain confidence to pursue their first projects. Through experiential learning with facilitator’s guidance, participants will learn how to begin a crochet project and get comfortable using the most common stitches, to build a strong foundation for future creative exploration and learning. This workshop is ideal for using scrap yarn, prioritizing utilization of available leftover materials. Each participant will leave the workshop having learned how to crochet a granny square. Granny squares are an excellent beginner project being simple enough, yet challenging, and perfect for using scrap yarn. Furthermore, participants will be introduced to potential crochet projects consisting of multiple granny squares, as an inspiration to further their crochet journeys beyond this class.
For any accessibility needs, please contact Isabelle Sain (isain@textilemuseum.ca)
About Second Life: Sustainable Textile Workshops
Second Life: Sustainable Textile Workshops is a series of free; sustainability focused workshops developed with the Textile Museum of Canada and contemporary local artists. The series converges ecological thinking with art-making opportunities for our community. Starting in January, each month, the Museum will bring in an artist who confronts the climate crisis by rethinking materials and reimagining textile processes, decolonial methodologies, and sustainable craft traditions. Together, artist and participants will reform reused materials to create new works of art through a variety of techniques. These textile-focused artistic mediums will include weaving, embroidery, crocheting, quilting, natural dyeing, felting, upcycled fashion, or mixed-media fibre practices.
Facilitator Bio:
Polina is a queer immigrant self-taught crochet artist based in Toronto. As a current art psychotherapy student, they primarily look for opportunities to utilize art in therapeutic ways supporting emotional processing and exploration of queer identity and life transitions. With a background in mental health services, she continuously strives to bring creative opportunities to systemically underserved communities to facilitate creative exploration and promote wellness.
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