HettyB

I don’t want to derail bearisgray’s post about good student behaviour so I am posting a new thread

I am just finishing my teaching course (for teaching adult learners) with the aim to start teaching quilting and embroidery. Beginning with classes in local village halls and eventually in my own studio (thinking big here!)

I live in an area where the nearest LQS is 25 miles away and the local haberdashery has only a limited supply of threads etc (she concentrates mostly on knitting wool).

My thoughts are to offer pre-packed materials or kits with everything they need (no profit for me) so students are at least prepared for the class.

I have attended so many workshops where other participants did not have the per-requisite materials. If the class was at a LQS, the instructor accompanied the students in the shop, wasting the time of those who came prepared. At a dyeing course I attended, the instructor said she would bring the prepped fabric for those that wanted. Half the class hadn’t bothered to buy and prep their own and she spent nearly 45 minutes cutting fabric and getting payment. Some hadn’t even brought salt and the instructor’s husband had to make a run to the supermarket!

So… is pre-pack a good idea? Your thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated.

HettyB