Thursday, 17 March 2011

PROTOTYPE II

The next stage is testing the product on the focus sample group. This could be two or three of your friends. I tested it on my two sisters (and house mates). They liked it… But good pals will tell you where it works and doesn’t work …
I identified the size of the chain link to be a major hindrance to how the parts of the necklace come together. A solution would be to use a single link from a bigger chain or to get the small jump rings that come in a packet of fifty. More money.
The latter option is easier on my fingers. So we spend a little more to get it right. I will also get the Maasai ladies in Ongata Ronkai to use a slightly stronger wire for the beadwork and add an extension to the beadwork for chain linking. I lost one of the beadwork pieces when the wire broke, but even after the wire broke the beads stayed on, which means it’s a solid design!

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