Gossy: Threading Through Crochet, Cotton, & Afro Diaspora Fiber Arts (2023)
This workshop was a crochet skill-share where participants learned a bit of cotton’s backstory and were then guided in developing basic crocheting skills to create a mug cozy or coaster.
The session was made possible thanks to Cultivemos via The Young Farmers Coalition.
A preview flow of the day (this was a series of slides that were created when the session was planned to be virtual and then switched to in-person)
Participants beginning to crochet after an introductory discussion grounded in cotton’s Afro and Indigenous journeys to us.
Participants getting into it with the cotton yarn.
Participants forming their own little crochet groups, and Maya supporting a participant as they practice a double crochet stitch.
One of the stitch swatches that was given to participants during the session.