I took a class at the local Hancock store once. The gal told us we had to purchase the fabric, thread, needles, etc there. The ones we had at home were not good enough to do a project with at their location. We were taught to use the color wheel and had to buy everything the instructor picked out. The class was $40 and by the end of the night, I was sick - my bill was $159.00! Needless to say I hated that project.