Next steps are: remove from the pattern - tuck in / hide ends of the fibers - mail the GCC piece to the instructor. Progress Pix.
I'm spoiled using the kits from Joan Brash. https://teneriffelacekits.com/. Was interesting to start with a pattern and make my own 'block'. I think having the pins on a round foam with pins on the side is easier - with pins on top - does catch the fiber.