Check these pages for instructions, illustrations, related articles/magazines/books, and occasional videos on how to create jewelry, whether you favor bead stitching, stringing, or wireworking. You'll...
Want to create your own beaded designs in brick stitch or peyote stitch? Use this handy graph paper to plan out your project. ...
Odd Count Peyote Stitch Here’s a cool trick to make odd-count peyote as easy as even-count peyote. String the first two rows (beads 1-5). String the first bead in the next row (bead 6) and work peyote...
Free Even Count Peyote Stitch Video String an even number of beads; these make up the first 2 rows. Six beads are shown here. Tip: Run a long needle through every other bead and make the “in”...
There are a number of variations of peyote stitch: Flat peyote stitch Even-count flat peyote stitch Odd-count flat peyote stitch One-drop peyote Two-drop peyote Circular peyote stitch Spiral Peyote Tubular...
Wireworking Wire is a versatile jewelry design element that may be used to connect chain or beaded links, to embellish beads, to hang pendants, or create a number of elements like head pins, eye pins,...
Free Video: How to Add and End Thread When you have about 6” of thread remaining, weave it into the beadwork, tying discrete half hitch knots between beads. (Note were you are leaving off so you’ll...
For circular peyote stitch, string 3 beads and form the first round by passing through the first bead. For the second round, string 2 beads and pass through the next bead of the previous round; repeat...
String an even number of beads and make a foundation circle by passing through them two more times, exiting from the first bead strung. String 1 bead and pass through the third bead of the foundation circle...
Add an automatic twist to a peyote tube by using a pattern of varied bead sizes....
Enjoy these great tips on building bead structures from the October/November 2008 Beadwork Master Class artist, Maggie Meister....
The surgeon’s knot is very secure and therefore good for finishing off most stringing materials. Tie an overhand knot, right over left, but instead of one twist over the left cord, make at least...
There are two types of right-angle weave that produce the same finished beadwork, but that use different thread paths. Some people may use the term "cross-needle weaving" to describe double-needle...
Slide knots, which move up and down a cord, are handy for finishing off leather-strung jewelry. First, place the left cord next to the right cord in opposite directions. Bend the right cord end back about...
String 4 beads and pass through them again to form the first unit. For the rest of the row, string 3 beads, pass through the last bead passed through in the previous unit, and the first 2 just strung;...
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