What's the Easiest Stitch?http://www.beadingdaily.com/blogs/daily/archive/2007/09/16/what_2700_s-the-easiest-stitch_3F00_.aspxWhat's the easiest off-loom beading stitch? That seems like a straightforward question, doesn't it? In fact, as you're reading this, you've probably already filled in the answer with . . . . what? Tubular herringbone? This past week, I've had severalenCommunityServer 2008 (Debug Build: 30417.1769)re: What's the Easiest Stitch?http://www.beadingdaily.com/blogs/daily/archive/2007/09/16/what_2700_s-the-easiest-stitch_3F00_.aspx#2404Mon, 17 Dec 2007 23:07:24 GMTe599e337-6bb7-4670-8e80-180f614937ac:2404RosannaDI WAS AT BORDER'S BOOK STORE WHEN I CAME UPON THIS PATTERN AND I THOUGHT IT WAS THE COOLEST THING I HAD EVER SEEN BECAUSE I KNOW HOW TO MAKE OTHER TYPES OF RINGS AND ALWAYS WONDERED IF THERE WAS A DIFFERENT WAY TO MAKE RINGS.AND ONCE I CAME UPON YOUR LADDER STITCH I WAS HOOKED<div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.beadingdaily.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=2404" width="1" height="1">re: What's the Easiest Stitch?http://www.beadingdaily.com/blogs/daily/archive/2007/09/16/what_2700_s-the-easiest-stitch_3F00_.aspx#2403Wed, 28 Nov 2007 21:30:42 GMTe599e337-6bb7-4670-8e80-180f614937ac:2403JulieCGreat book for beginners: Mastering Beadwork. Just got a copy from Interweave Press. It is a nice reference book or even a nice text. I could easily see a group of beading buddies getting together and working on mastering the stitches together once a month or something.<div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.beadingdaily.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=2403" width="1" height="1">re: What's the Easiest Stitch?http://www.beadingdaily.com/blogs/daily/archive/2007/09/16/what_2700_s-the-easiest-stitch_3F00_.aspx#2402Mon, 17 Sep 2007 23:54:47 GMTe599e337-6bb7-4670-8e80-180f614937ac:2402NinaGI have also made beaded rings using herringbone stitch and what would be I guess square stitch. They were the first beaded stitching that I did because I saw the potential in those stitches and thought that it would be fun. My only problem was that I didn't have a ring mandrel to make them on so they vary between being a bit loose and a bit tight. First lesson learned.<div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.beadingdaily.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=2402" width="1" height="1">