Even Count Peyote Stitch
Fun and easy to learn, the Even Count Peyote Stitch is one of the most popular beginner bead-weaving stitches.
Add a stopper bead to your thread by stringing on one bead and passing through it a second time. This will keep your beads from sliding away from you while you work. |
String on an even number of beads. They will become row one and row two of your project. |
Pick up one bead and pass through the next to last bead. |
The bead just added stacks on top of the bead at the end of row one. |
Add another bead to your thread, skip over one bead and pass through the next bead. |
This bead stacks on the second bead of row one. Note how row two appears offset as the third row is added. |
Pick up another bead and skipping over one bead, pass through the last bead before the stop bead. |
Pick up a bead to begin the fourth row. |
Pass through the last bead of row three. You may now remove the stopper bead since you no longer need it to hold your work together. |
Add a bead to your thread and pass through the next bead in row three. |
Pick up a new bead an stitch through the last bead on row three. |
To begin the fifth row, add a bead to the thread and pass through the last bead added from row four. |
Continue stitching in this manner until you have reached the desired length. |
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