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Welcome back to Bead Weaving 101 – Peyote Basics. Today I want to talk to you about shaping Flat Peyote bead work. Diagonal Peyote is an example of shaped flat bead work and the Russian Leaf is a great example of diagonal peyote. Let’s get right into the techniques. In order to create diagonal peyote […]
Now that you are familiar with the techniques for creating Flat Even count and Flat Odd Count Peyote bead work, there are a few ways the speed up the process. Fast Peyote is a technique for adding 2 rows of bead work to the base at the same time. The Multiple Drop methods can also […]
Defining Peyote Stitch Peyote Stitch, also known as Gourd Stitch, is a wonderfully versatile off loom bead weaving stitch. It is perfect for creating flat work as well as structural shapes. The many variations of Peyote are based on the same thread path, in which offset rows of beads nestle together as you work. Flat […]
What is a Stop Bead A stop bead is any kind of bead that is attached to the tail end of your thread. It prevents the beads in your project from falling off the end of the thread. The stop bead is held in place by a thread bridge, placed on the outside of the bead. It is not usually […]
There a hundreds gadgets in the beading world. They all claim to make your beading life so much better and easier. It is really hard to figure out what you actually do need. Today, I am going to talk about a few very useful tools that will aid your jewelry making and designing processes but […]
Short and Sweet and to the Point In Beading Techniques Defined, we talked about Off-Loom bead weaving and discovered that this technique for creating bead work uses a needle and thread in conjunction with beads. Since this series is Bead Weaving 101, we are going to focus on the supplies used for this beading technique. […]