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Re: How to Start a Brick Stitch Pattern

Gyspy Mary — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 19:20:45 GMT

just FYI, not all Brick Stitch start with a "Ladder Stitch". if ever have questions on How to (any stitch) just type How to start Brick STitch? there are ton's of web sites and video Tutorials on line. ehow.com has alot of info.

happy beading

Re: How to Start a Brick Stitch Pattern

ScottishSue — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 02:11:40 GMT

Your brickstitch earring piece looks great. Good job.

ScottishSue

Re: How to Start a Brick Stitch Pattern

pammellam — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 07:30:32 GMT

Hello

I have finished half of the work. It will be an ear ring, so I have to make one more. I am really happy with it.

http://crittersandthings.blogspot.jp/2012/09/brick-stitch-rocks.html

I tried to upload a photo here, but could not. The above is a link to my blog with a photo of the work.

Pamela

Re: How to Start a Brick Stitch Pattern

ScottishSue — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 18:58:40 GMT

Hello Pamela and Carolee:

Glad the information helped.

I learned brickstitch from Carol Wilcox Wells' book Creative Bead Weaving. It also covers: peyote, square stitch, right-angle weave, African helix, netting, chevron stitch, and combining stitches. Well worth the price. It is still my "go to book," Everything is covered so well with great illustrations. Plus I have yet to find a mistake in it.

Bead joyfully,

ScottishSue

Re: How to Start a Brick Stitch Pattern

SCB1 — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 15:56:17 GMT

Pamela, Glad to hear we were of some help. That is what is so great about this forum, knowledge given freely from ones love of beading!

Happy Beading!!

Re: How to Start a Brick Stitch Pattern

carolee1945 — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 14:06:01 GMT

Yes, a huge thank you, I had the same question and I discarded a pattern I wanted to use because I could not figure this out. I have printed out your directions!!

Re: How to Start a Brick Stitch Pattern

pammellam — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 01:05:36 GMT

Thank you so much, I have done everything that both of you have recommended and now I am in a much better position to start. You can not believe how many hours I had spent trying to get started but after checking out what you recommended, I have already done 3 rows!!! In just a few minutes.

Pamela

Re: How to Start a Brick Stitch Pattern

ScottishSue — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:09:45 GMT

Hi again:

Also check for tutorials online.

ScottishSue

Re: How to Start a Brick Stitch Pattern

ScottishSue — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 14:56:02 GMT

Hi Pammellam:

If your pattern gets wider and narrower and wider and narrower, you will need to learn how to increase and decrease.

There is a nice video of following a pattern with increasing and decreasing as needed:

http://www.beadseast.com/brickprimer.html

ScottishSue

Re: How to Start a Brick Stitch Pattern

SCB1 — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 12:02:56 GMT

yes, you start in the middle of your thread and go from widest to the narrow end, tie off your thread. Now go to other end of your thread and go from the widest to the narrow to complete your shape.

Happy Beading!!

How to Start a Brick Stitch Pattern

pammellam — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 06:39:56 GMT

How do you start a brick stitch pattern? From the widest row?

I pattern I have gets wider and narrower. I know I have to use a ladder stitch....