Color Power. No Color Wheel
An Introduction to Color Flow TheorySupply List
Format: 3-Hour Workshop
Level: All Levels Welcome
Instructor: Mitzie Schafer
Most supplies are provided — you don't need to bring much!
Please read through the full list so you know what to expect and can make the most of our time together.
If you'd like to work with your own fabrics during class, you are absolutely welcome to do that.
Just follow the fabric guidelines below so your pieces work well with the Color Flow process.
What's ProvidedArt Gallery Fabrics Pure Solids Chip Box
A curated box of 200+ color chips from the Art Gallery Fabrics Pure Solids collection, each labeled with its product number. With a full class, two students may need to share one box — more than enough color to work with. These are made by Mitzie and her team to use during her Color Flow Retreats and are yours to use throughout the session. They will be collected back at the end of the workshop.
What to Bring — RequiredNOTEBOOK: You'll want to take notes throughout the session. Any notebook works — lined, blank, whatever you already have.
Pen or Pencil: Something to write with — that's it!
Optional — But HandyColored Pencils: Not required, but some students find colored pencils helpful for mapping out their palette in their notebook. Bring a set if you have one and think you'd enjoy it.
Optional — Your Own Fabric SwatchesPersonal Fabric Swatches: Working from the provided chip box is completely fine — but if you'd like to bring fabric from your own stash, you are warmly encouraged to do so! A few things to keep in mind:
Recommended size: 2" squares or small pieces — at least 30 to 50 fabrics to give yourself enough variety to work through the Color Flow process.
Fabric types — What works
Blenders are fabrics with a very subtle, tone-on-tone pattern that reads as a single color from a distance. A good test: hold the fabric at arm's length — if it looks like one clean color, it's a blender. It should be free of any contrasting spots, dots, or printed images.
✓ SOLIDS
✓ BLENDERS
Fabric types — What to avoid
Prints and multi-color fabrics distract from the color flow process. In Color Flow Theory, the layout is the design — which means color, value, and placement do all the work. Fabrics need to read as a single color so your eye can follow the flow.
✗ PRINTS
✗ CONTRASTING SPOTS OR IMAGES
✗ MULTI-COLOR FABRICS
Variety matters — aim for this mix
A variety of colors is strongly encouraged — including neutrals (whites, grays, tans, blacks). Bring lights, mediums, and darks. Value contrast is what creates flow and movement, so the more range you have, the more you'll get out of the session.
LIGHT VALUES
MEDIUM VALUES
DARK VALUES
NEUTRALS
COLOR FLOW THEORY WORKBOOK
Questions before class?If you're unsure whether a fabric will work, bring it anyway — Mitzie will help you evaluate it during class.
No one should leave guessing, and that starts before you even arrive.
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