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Making
Peyote Stitch
Samples Part I
Beadwork March/April 2000
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All the following samples will be made with single thread,
not doubled. You will be working in rows for these samples. Each time you begin a
sample, string on one extra bead as the stopper bead, tie it on the end of the thread in a
single knot with a 4" tail to stitch in later when you take the stopper bead off.
After you have made the first three rows, take off the stopper bead and use a needle to
stitch in the excess thread following the thread path in the piece. The stopper bead is
not included in the sample bead counts. |
Supplies
- Silamide size A thread, color #944, Ash or
equivalent beading thread
- sharps needles size 12 or beading needles size 12
- scissors
- white dish or equivalent for beads
- flat nose pliers (for pulling thread through tight
beads)
- Beads : Choose Czech 11/0 beads or Delica’s
to make the samples. Bead colors are listed for each. .3 bead colors will be identified
for each sample. You can also make a sample using Czech beads and a sample using Delica
beads
General Instructions
It is very important that you follow the thread
path for samples when adding new thread and stitching in loose threads. In a jewelry
piece, it is not noticeable if you take the thread across and between the beads to stitch
your thread the opposite direction. In a sample however, you want to show the exact thread
path and threads crossing the thread paths will defeat the purpose.
When working in flat rows, you will begin the
first stitches from the end opposite the stopper bead. To add new thread, start your
needle at the opposite end from where the thread will begin again, leaving a 2" tail,
take the needle through from the bottom to the top following the thread path and bring it
out to where the next bead will go. Then cut the 2" tail off from the beginning point
and continue. When stitching in loose thread, continue following the thread path to the
other end of the piece before cutting off the loose thread.
Czech Peyote Bead Colors
- 1st color , Blue Shell
- 2nd color, Matte Black Opaque
- 3rd color, Amethyst Iris
Delica Peyote Bead Colors
- 1st color, Lined Aqua Mist AB #078
- 2nd color, Matte Black #310
- 3rd color, Lined Magenta AB #056
Peyote Rows - The first beads
you string , the 1st color, will break into rows 1 and 2. The 2nd
color beads you add will become row 3. Row 1and 2 in the flat peyote stitch samples will
always be the 1st color; rows after that will alternate in the 3 colors. The
last row you make should end with the 1st color. Follow the illustrations for
making the samples.
Czech Beads |
Peyote - 1 drop
3 colors
30 beads across
38 rows long |
Delica Beads |
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String 30 beads, 1st
color, string 1 bead of the 2nd color, take the needle through the 2nd
bead of the 1st color and out again. Pull the thread taut. Now you should have
two beads setting across from each other, one is the 1st color and one is the 2nd
color. String 1 bead of the 2nd
color, skip the next bead of 1st color and take the needle through the next
bead. Follow the illustration for adding beads. You should have added 15 beads of the 2nd
color when finished. Pull the thread taut. Now you are at the other end of the beads. You
should have 3 rows; 2 rows of the 1st color and 1row of the 2nd
color. String 1 bead of the 3rd color and take the needle through the last bead
of 2nd color you put on. Now you will string 1 bead of the 3rd color
at a time and take it through a 2nd color bead. Continue to the end.
String one 1st color bead again and
begin row 4, followed by the 2nd color for row 5 and 3rd color for
row 6, continue alternating the colors until you have a total of 38 rows. When finished,
take the needle through the thread path of the beads to the opposite end and cut the
excess thread. At the end of the row, you can also take the needle in the next bead row
and work back again to the other end before cutting off the excess. This means the last
strand went down through one row and back through the next, following the thread path.
After completing this sample, make a 1 drop peyote sample using only the 1st
color beads
 
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Czech Beads |
Peyote - 2 drop
3 colors
32 beads across
38 rows long |
Delica Beads |
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String 32 beads, 1st
color, string 2 beads, 2nd color, skip the first 2 beads of the 1st
color and take the needle through the next 2 beads, pull the thread taut. String 2 more
beads, 2nd color, skip 2 beads and take the needle through the next 2. Continue
to the end. You should now have 3 rows. String 2 beads of the 3rd color and
begin row 4, taking the needle through 2 beads of the 2nd color each time. |
Czech Beads |
Peyote - 3 drop
3 colors
30 beads across
38 rows long |
Delica Beads |
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String 30 beads, string
3 beads, 2nd color, skip the first 3 beads of the 1st color and take
the needle through the next 3 beads, pull the thread taut. String 3 more beads, 2nd
color, skip 3 beads and take the needle through the next 3 beads. Continue to the end.
String 3 beads of the 3rd color and begin row 4, taking the needle through 3
beads of the 2nd color each time. |
That’s it, your first samples of many to
come. I got so excited making samples, I made a bunch of extras and now I am going to
incorporate them into a beadwork item. When it is finished, I will put an image up in
Beadwork Applications.
Peyote
Pattern Comparison
1 Drop |
2 Drop |
3 Drop |
Solid |
Czech Beads
1 Drop |
2 Drop |
3 Drop |
Solid |
Delica Beads
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