Watching and Learning[flashback/solo]

by **Taylani** on October 16th, 2013, 3:42 pm

Time Stamp 30th Summer 506 It was hot. Taylani did not like it when it is hot, her red hair hanging in twin braids down the back of her head seemed more like weights then braids when it was hot. Her little lips pouted as she sat in the chair across from her mother, her blue eyes dark with a scowl. Her arms crossed petulantly though she did not go so far as to whine or swing her legs about. Instead she continued to look at the instruments and materials on the table, an older red headed woman sitting across in her own chair. "Taylani, it is best that you are well rounded. You can not be simply dancing all day long. You will find a day that Dance might not serve you." Angelia said in a chiding voice, though she did not raise said voice.

Taylani knew better to roll her eyes or poke her tiny tongue out, though she had to fight back that urge. She wanted to be outside, she wanted to be learning her turns, she wanted to be anywhere but in this stuffy room. However her mother insisted that she attend her while she crafted jewelry at least once a day. Taylani didn't know why, she was going to fly in the Amphitheater in Riverfall, she was going to amaze everyone in theaters in Syliras. She wasn't going to be making stupid rings and stupid amulets and stupid bracelets, she wasn't!

Mindful of Taylani's wayward attitude, Angelia smiles softly but looks down with love at the tiny red head child that was so much like she was when she was that age. Tayla was her blessing, and her little miracle baby that she thought she would never have. It was hard for her to be strict with her because of that, but she managed only because she knew that it served Taylani much more then if she had been even more pampered. "Now watch, no..really watch." The older woman spoke quietly as she picked up a single wire, shiny and silver. She then selected a blue stone, one that was not perfectly round but was irregular. "This is important, for this is a pair. Unlike rings and amulets, earrings much match exactly."

Angelia lays the length of silver wire down, and then puts the turquoise stone in the middle of the wire. Picking up a pair of pliers, the woman presses one finger on one side of the wire to hold it steady, and the other is picked up with the pliers. A gentle pull is given so that one end is wrapped over the top of the stone.

by **Taylani** on October 21st, 2013, 2:09 am

Child Taylani continued to swing her feet dejectedly, but did not make a sound to alert her mother of her utter boredom. Though she kept her blue eyes fixed on the little rock her mother was using, her entire features screamed that she was not here willingly. Angelia noted her daughters expression but simply smiled and continued to work.

"This is important Tayla, this stone does not have holes bored into them. So we must wrap the wire so that it cradles the stone well, but does not hide the stone." As she spoke, Angelia taps the wire, now criss-crossed over the top. She turned the stone now, and bends the wire again, this time from east to west and west to east so that there is a thin silver band of wire encompassing the stone.

"Now, we take this mallet, see? The tiny hammer.." The small lines that lined Tayla's mother's face deepen when she smiles, but instead of detracting from the older woman's face they seemed to only enhance it. She had aged well, and with having such a young daughter in her years often made people think she was younger then she really was. After she picked up the mallet, she held the instrument near the business end, letting the head of the mallet rest against her hand. "We pound the cross section of the wires so that they are flat. This will make them less likely to roll, and thus allowing the stone to escape."

It was five firm but still gentle taps of the hammer on both cross sections, north to south and east to west. This slightly deformed the wire, making it flat in those areas more stable. Angelia examined her work carefully, then held the earring over to Taylani so that the girl could see too. "Now all that is left is to twist the wires, and then I will show you how to file down the ends to make a sharp post and this one will be finished."

by **Taylani** on October 21st, 2013, 1:54 pm

"Yes Mama.." Taylani said in a long suffering voice, her body almost visibly thrumming with pent up energy. Her red braids bounced with every swing of her feet, her mouth set into a pout. Angelia fought the urge to sigh in annoyance instead she takes a steadying breath and used the pliers to slowly wrap the wire ends together. The results was an inch long twisted metal that fell to a turquoise stone at the end, the top bent so that when inserted into a pierced hole would hook and hang easily.

Angelia picks up a small file, inspects it for bluntness before she bent to work. The edge of the wire that was bent, laid against the table, and the file scrapes across it firmly with the metallic clang of metal against metal. Taylani grimaced and poked her fingers in her ears against the irritating sound, but Angelia simply continued. "There, now we have one earring." She holds the finished product up, the point of the metal sharp enough to pierce an ear, so Angelia picks up a small piece of cork and pushes it into the back.

"The difficulty in making earrings is that both are generally needing to be identical. Right down to the amount of twists in the middle, as most do not want to be lopsided." Angelia finishes the lesson with a smile, leaning back to gaze at her impatient daughter. "So I won't ask you to do the second one, nor will I ask that you remain in to watch. Go, play I will finish up." Taylani didn't have to be told twice, a bright grin replaced her pout instantly and the red head scampered off.

by **Perplexity** on October 21st, 2013, 9:16 pm

Riddled with Rewards!

Taylani

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