I had hubby take this picture of how I hold my hands when I'm placing the initial dots for my fishscale beads (I picked this tip up from Corina's website).
When I looked at the picture, I noticed that I was stabilizing the mandrel with my pinky. Before I saw the picture, I did not realize I was doing that
Today when I was lamping.. I noticed the mandrel was wobbly and looked to see that I was not using my pinky to steady the mandrel. I fixed it right away by sticking my pinky back onto the mandrel... ahhhh much better.
Also, I noticed that when the stringer in my right hand is getting shorter, I curl my pinky and ring fingers in toward the palm of my hand.
My tip for the day.... Always mentally know where your fingers are in relation to the flame!!
Denise