My Design Your Own Fair Isle 3-day workshop was held last weekend at the lodge-like home of Suzanne Pedersen, organizer of the Madrona Fiber Arts Retreat. It is an honor when people take time out of their lives and money out of their budgets to attend one of my classes, so I try really hard to make it worth their while. Designing a complex colorwork pattern involves so many different elements--and, let's face it, design dead ends that can be really discouraging. The eleven women in the workshop, however, did not give up, even though the heat on day 3 nearly hit record levels. I had a marvelous time, and I hope they did too!
Bird's eye view of the workshop area
A parade of value swatches
A parade of speed swatches
A parade of motif swatches
I swear I took photos of every swatch, but all I can seem to find on the camera card are stray pictures of blurry feet--my camera did take off on its own at times, snapping pictures when my finger was nowhere near the button. I think it also did not take photos at times that I actually pressed the button. Bummer, because every swatch at this workshop had enormous potential. At any rate, I apologize to Ann, Stephanie, Terri, Wendi, and Lizbeth for the lack of photos--their non-appearance here is no reflection on their loveliness! If anyone took some pictures, please send them my way! (Oh, I see that Carrie blogged extensively about the weekend here--and excellent use of black-and-white photography to see value differences.)
In the days following a class, I write up notes on what went well, what needs to be revamped, and what new discoveries we made. I learned a lot! We'll be having another Fair Isle class reunion at the Madrona Fiber Arts Retreat in Tacoma, Washington, next February--I look forward to seeing what progress has been made on these embryonic sweaters. Thank you for being such a great group!
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