In my childhood I used to do a lot of free time activities such as drawing and painting. But one of the skills that I remember till today I developed in my childhood was putting henna tattoos. henna tattoos is like making henna paste and then applying it on hand which gives you a light brownish to dark brownish stain on your hands after you remove it. Typically it’s also connected with my culture and it has religious value in my culture. So for that reason I was fascinated towards this development of this skill in me particularly. I also got chance to learn it from my neighbour who was professional henna artist and she used to teach me how to make small patterns and also how to prepare the cones from which it’s easier to apply henna art on the hand. Moreover she also taught me how to create intricate patterns because henna tattoo is also applied on weddings and different occasions festivals in my country. So during those time henna art is very very intricately designed patterns and also involves certain characters. She not only taught me how to put henna art on the hands but she also taught me how you can innovate your own designs in a better way that it looks appealing and also the stain after you remove it gives you a clear design view. I learned this skill because I was focused to the way it requires your attention and focus on one thing when you are applying henna tattoo. I was really very happy when I was successfully able to gain power over this skill.
Band 7+: Describe a skill that you learned in your childhood. You should say: - What the skill was - Who taught you this skill -How they taught you - And explain why you think it is important
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In my childhood, I used to do a lot of free time activities such as drawing and painting. But one of the skills that I remember to this day that I developed in my childhood was putting henna tattoos. Henna tattoos involve making henna paste and then applying it on the hand, which gives you a light brownish to dark brownish stain on your hands after you remove it. Typically, it's also connected with my culture and has religious significance. For that reason, I was particularly fascinated by the development of this skill in me. I also had the chance to learn it from my neighbor, who was a professional henna artist. She taught me how to make small patterns and how to prepare the cones, which make it easier to apply henna art on the hand. Moreover, she also taught me how to create intricate patterns because henna tattoos are applied at weddings and various festivals in my country. During those times, henna art features very intricate designs and often involves specific characters. She not only taught me how to apply henna art on the hands but also how to innovate my own designs in a way that looks appealing. The stain, after you remove it, gives you a clear design view. I learned this skill because I was drawn to the way it requires attention and focus when applying henna tattoos. I was very happy when I was successfully able to master this skill.
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