Our workshop in Mexico began with a lesson from Kate McKinnon regarding the Ndebele herringbone stitch. We were using seed beads, those little tiny beads that those of us with middle-aged eyes have trouble seeing without our bifocals. She taught us how to make little pieces that Colleen, Heather, Stephanie and I will all now forever after refer to as "chicken feet", even though the finished result is much prettier than the real thing:
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The idea was that we would make several of these bits and pieces in different shapes, sizes and colours and use them in our finished pieces.
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For example, Kate made some very funky earrings for Sam:
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So far, all I've done is use one of my pieces to cover a wire wrap:
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but it's a start. Baby steps! :)
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