Getting ready….
- At June 16, 2011
- By Alison
- In teaching
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…for the weekend!
giant pile-o’-mawata-silk
It’s a working weekend for me: tomorrow I travel to Norwich, where I will spend Friday evening talking to the Norwich Embroiderers Guild about spinning – and on Saturday, I will be teaching a full-day drop spindle workshop for the guild! I’m looking forwards to it enormously. The spinning workshop will be an extended version of the introductory course I taught at Textiles In Focus, back in February, which was an absolute blast.
materials packs with spindles and handouts
On the other hand, I feel woefully under-prepared. I’m not sure why: I know the workshop backwards, and my talk is well prepared. My kit is packed, for both days, and all I need to do tomorrow is pack clothes, toiletries and personal items. But no matter what I do, I have this horrible ‘forgotten something crucial’ sensation in the pit of my stomach. It’s not stage fright: I know that one well and we are good friends from waaay back. And I know that J and the houndies will be just fine at home without me: I’m only away overnight, for heaven’s sake!
distaff and spindle box
I wonder if it’s because I’m presenting two different sessions in one visit? If I’m thinking about the talk, I’m not thinking about the workshop, and vice versa. The two are complementary, but designed not to overlap all that much. Maybe I need to go read through my notes for both, back-to-back, and see how I feel then.
Woody, asleep with his tongue poking out
That dog cracks me up.
Lyn
You have prepared, it will be fine. Relax and have fun!
Geodyne
You look prepared to me…! Could it be that your subconscious is telling you that it really matters this time? Not stage fright, but added pressure!
Have a marvelous time no matter what. I know you’ll be brilliant.
Theresa
You look prepared, but maybe a checklist for next time if only to make yourself feel better. Very cute dog attached to that tongue!
Anne from Norwich Embroiderer's Guild
You did a smashing job and we all had a ball – there was no need to panic!! It must be hard to have to prepare for a talk AND a workshop – Steph and I were saying on Friday night before we arrived that it was a bit rotten making people do both, but you did great!!!
Off to rip some more silk hankies apart and see if I have more luck spinning them this time!
I STILL can’t get into my Ravelry account. AAaaargh!