new online class

this week i started an online class with karen ruane "an embroiderer's ledger" - the first section was posted a couple of days ago and i was itching to get stuck in

being in the caravan for the first three weeks of this class will be a bit of a mixed blessing - it means i have to rely on the materials i brought with me, unless i dash out and buy more, but i am pretty determined to avoid that as i want to use up more of my stash – the down side is relying on a dongle for broadband access, so far classes have mostly relied on PDFs, group & blog posting and occasional short videos – in the first post their were 2 videos totalling almost 1 hour of viewing, at that rate my allowance would be used up in no time – fortunately i have made alternative arrangements with karen, otherwise i would be spending a lot of time in wifi hotspots

i have chosen a class which seemed more structured than my usual and the first section has turned out to be just right for me – it's made me do something i wouldn't normally take the time to do and think it through first, also i am trying to keep a written 'journal' of the process to help me really focus on what i am learning – it is high time i did more than play around ….. even semi-purposefully

the first section is a colour matching exercise:

i'm a bit unhappy that the page is a bit messy due to a problem with masking tape - i might de-construct it and paste it onto a new page – otherwise it went well and i would do it again now except that i haven't got a wide enough range of thread colours, but i suppose i could start with just the paints etc to practise that part ….. mmm …. good idea