VCUarts Qatar at the 2025 London Design Biennale - June 5–29, 2025

17) Crochet – Baby Dress

Crochet Baby Frock 539 531 80

About this class

This course will enable participants to create Crochet frock with headband using a variety of yarns and techniques, in order to communicate design ideas. Participants will also be introduced to diverse to crochet stitch & sewing. Through a combination of lecture and demonstration, this course will provide an opportunity for knitting and sewing on the machine, in order to create a princess frock with a headband.

Class Outline

1. A brief introduction to crochet & materials.

2. Participants with start the yoke of the frock with two standard designs.

3. Repeat the design and complete the yoke as per the size of the frock the participant want to make.

4. Brief instruction to sewing machine & basic stitching.

5. Draw the pattern to the organza material and attach the buckram to the organza material.

6. Attach the stitched piece by crochet yoke and complete the elegant crochet baby dress.

Materials needed

Please note: VCUQatar reserves the right to cancel classes for which not enough participants are registered. Already paid fees will be refunded.

Please do not purchase materials until VCUQatar has sent final course confirmation.

Items to buy for this class

  • Crochet yarn ( any 2 colour )
  • Crochet hooks ( 6mm or 7mm)
  • Organza material ( 1 meter)
  • Buckram ( white colour 1 meter) 
  • Thread
  • Needle
  • Seizers 

On occasions, there may be some more materials to be bought and brought in if and when advised by the instructor.

Where to buy your materials

Most of the materials are available from any art supply shop, for example:
  • Cass Art (Fire station): Community Classes students get a 15% discount upon presenting the registration ticket
  • Jarir Bookstore: on Rayyan Road or Salwa Road
  • Color Note: on Al Nasser Street
  • Ibn Al Qayyim: at Markhiya Roundabout
  • Al Rawnaq

Schedule

Start: Wed, 6 Feb, 2019
End: Sat, 2 Mar, 2019
Lessons: 8
Days: Wednesday & Saturday
Time: 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Cost: QAR 1000

Instructors

Shamim New 150 188 80

Shamim Hatim Dalal

Shamim holds a degree in Home Science specialized in Fashion Designing. She has achieved her further education in art & craft. She has developed creative & artistic skills. 

She is a diploma holder in Fashion Designing. She has organized exhibitions & workshops for adults & children. In her case study from the university in Mumbai, India she was awarded third prize.

Register

To register for this course, access the form.