When I teach classes I place a microbead pillow at each station. The pillow supports the wrists and keeps the egg secure in the nest created by the microbeads. It prevents the egg from rolling. I find microbead pillows at yard sales and second-hand shops. Wash them in a cold water cycle and let them air-dry. I clean them this way after each class use. Students love the support that the pillow gives when writing on the egg with the kistka.
“ I do think this idea of micro-bead pad is the greatest and I am going to try to find some and start hoarding them, so I can use them if and when I am able to teach this beautiful art.” Sheila the Egg Lady
| Social Media Results: What Others Use Stack of napkins in a paper plate- Old towel-Craft foam covered with plastic place mat-Pad made of blue towels-Comfort Memory Foam BathMat-CD storage box filled with beading foam-Stack of old Curity stretch gauze diapers-Folded pillow case-Stack of coffee filters...  LUBA’S Work Space (from 2009)-Costco Kirkland brand paper towels layered of towels has gotten thicker;saving the Viva towels for blotting off the dye and reuse.  Fran Beaupre's Egg Support WORK ROOM at the PUSA Retreat 2013 |  ANSLEY uses paper towels stacked with soft tissues on top; changing out the tissues as they get covered with pencil, dye or wax.  LUBA'S Egg Carton holder for goose eggs-storing the eggs when not writing and good when I want to draw (e.g. circles) on the egg using templates. Cut carton with a scalpel or exacto.  NINA'S BEAN BAGS-This bag holds a goose egg, you can vary the size according to the eggs you most work on. |
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