16.9.07 Saragura Hojas II - from Matsuno seed beads only

This time I could use my new stock of Japanese seed beads in order to create this collar that I like so much.
As the second one I did (see http://judith27k.blogspot.com/2007/03/hojas-saraguro-collar.html), I think I improved myself and learned from old mistakes - but only one thing remains as before. The collar is not flat, it is dimensional as oppose to the one I tried to reproduce. I still don't really know why, maybe a thread tension story.
Anyway, working with uniform seed beads - it is a complete other story.