Despite being half way through already, enrolments were still open, so I took the plunge and booked myself on. So far, it looks fantastic - loads of great instructions going from design to stitch.
The first activity involves working in monochrome - all white/cream threads - to focus on design and texture. I knew I didn't have many suitable threads, so decided to find all the heaps of cottons I have stashed around the house, and tidy them, so that I can pick up some more.
Having found all my stashes, I had:

Including a lot of blues and greens:

And almost no blacks and whites:

I tidied these away into my two Gold Concept boxes:
