Each Student Works on a Microbead Pillow

MICROBEAD PILLOWS

When teaching, students 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 or if the egg slips it  lands on the pillow(phew!) and not on the table(crack!).
I get the microbead pillows cheap at yard sales and at second-hand shops.  They are generally one or two dollars...then I wash them in a cold water cycle and let them air-dry.  I clean them this way after every class use.  Students love the support that the pillows give when writing on the egg with the kistka.

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