Sunday, September 14, 2008

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rom oil painting to metal working, willow sculpture to book binding, there is a creative course to suit everyone and taster days are anexcellent chance to dabble before committing to a proper course.Our morning started with the all important introductions, and it was easy to spot our tutor Liz in the hall, who was wearing a giveaway bead necklace.With everyone gathered we strolled up to the light-filled studio where there was a stunning display of her work, including various tassles and rings, which must have taken hours to complete. Thankfully our task would be a lot easier, she explained.Our project for the day was to make a bracelet featuring a daisy flower pattern, decorated with a beaded flower and leaf centrepiece, no mean feat.She assured us that it was a very manageable project, but I was sceptical.The beads were so tiny I was wondering how I was going to see them, let alone complete a bracelet.We all gathered round to watch Liz work her magic during a demonstrationof the first steps, her nimble fingers deftly working the beads into a peyote stitch.Spreading the beads on the table she said that all we had to do, using the needle and thread, was to (wait for it), pick up five background colour beads, then go back through the third coloured bead and go back through the third bead from the needle then pick up one bead and go through the first bead!Back at my table I just about managed to pick up five beads, but after that I was completely lost. As everyone else beaded away with ease, I was still stuck working out which bead I should go back through, and the chart I had didn't seem to be helping either.As I wondered how on earth I was going to get started, let alone finish, the lovely Liz was over in a flash.She explained that the key was holding the work properly, which makesthe actual beading much easier. 'You will get it,' she assured me, as I looked blankly from the chart, to the beads then at my work and back to the chart.While everyone was speeding ahead, with five inches of bracelet alreadycompleted I was just getting the hang of it




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