Beading Daily’s Favorite Beading Stitches and Beadwork Techniques:

5 Free Beading Patterns

for Seed Beads

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Technique: Peyote Stitch Technique: Spiral Stitch

1 Gift Box Necklace
LAUREN GROSS
4 Sumptuous Spiral
NANCY SATHRE-VOGEL

Technique: Herringbone Technique: Right-Angle Weave

2 Fresh Twist
DORIS COGHILL
5 Snow Fairy Bracelet
TATIANA VAN ITEN

Technique: Brick Stitch

3 Crystal Radiance Brooch
TINA KOYAMA
 Beading Daily’s Favorite Beading Stitches and Beadwork Techniques:

5 Free Beading Patterns

for Seed Beads
Birthdays are rapidly approaching as Crystal Radiance Brooch by Tina Koyama is a great piece to
they do every year, same place, same wear! I thought these would make great dual-purpose gifts
time. Why am I always blindsided by for my friends this year. I’ll do them in each bud’s favorite
this joyous gift-giving? Am I alone color palette.
here, or are you with me my beady
peeps? In case you can relate, here Triple-strand anything delights me, and Nancy Sathre-Vogel’s
are some special beadweaving proj- Sumptuous Spiral necklace is no exception. This looks fun and
ects I selected particularly for gifts. very addicting to make! I love the colors, and the toggle just
Of course, you can create and wear screams “make me, make me.”
them all year-round, but with a few
color changes, you could make them Tatiana Van Iten’s Snow Fairy Bracelet is stunning. What a
especially for Aunt Gerti or your BFF (after you make one for beautiful winter project using right-angle weave, flat peyote
yourself). I’m excited to share these 5 FREE beading patterns stitch, square stitch, and fringe. Perfect to wear all winter, or
with you—stitch along with me! to cool you off in summer, this would make a great choker
necklace as well.
Lauren Gross’s Gift Box Necklace project is simply adorable.
This will be my first attempt to do anything with peyote stitch All these projects have lovely pictures, and all the steps for
other than cuffs. What a fun alternative, and you know this you to make each and every one! I might have to try them all.
necklace will stop traffic with the unique design. Join me, won’t you?

Fresh Twist by Doris Coghill would make a lovely adornment,

perfect for office wear as well as festive partying. A simple, yet
elegant design featuring a large-holed focal bead that could be Kristal Wick,
just the missing piece of your wardrobe. Beading Daily editor

Technique: Peyote Stitch

1 Gift Box Necklace
LAUREN GROSS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PAGE 4
BEADING DAILY ’S FAVORITE
BE ADING STITCHES AND
Technique: Herringbone
2 Fresh Twist
BE ADWORK TECHNIQUES:

5 Free Beading Patterns

DORIS COGHILL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PAGE 6 for Seed Beads

Technique: Brick Stitch

3 Crystal Radiance Brooch
TINA KOYAMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PAGE 8
editor, beadingdaily KRISTAL WICK
designer JANICE TAPIA
photography
JOE COCA, ANN SWANSON
Technique: Spiral Stitch
4 Sumptuous Spiral
NANCY SATHRE-VOGEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 10
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5 Snow Fairy Bracelet

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 project

gift
box
necklace
LAUREN GROSS

After being inspired by a netted box she saw in a beading

magazine, this math-loving designer set out to construct a
TECHNIQUES
:: flat peyote stitch beaded box wihout making six separate sides. The solution
:: wireworking
See pp. 17–19 for helpful
finally came to her in a dream: easy-to-weave cubes
technique information.
composed of two peyote-stitched strips.

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 MATERIALS Row 2: Line up the strips lengthwise. threads of the white strip to close
Cylinder beads in white and blue
The end of the white strip should the last edge (Fig. 6). Weave through
Size B nylon beading thread in white be even with the bead you’ve exited several beads to secure and trim
and blue on the blue strip. Lock the beads close to the work.
Head pins together like a zipper and stitch the Row 6: To hang your boxes on a neck-
Chain, ribbon, or strand of beads strips together (Fig. 1). lace, pass a head pin diagonally
Row 3: Fold the white strip along its through a box, from one corner
TOOLS sixth row and continue stitching to its opposite corner. Use round-
Beading needle by passing through the white beads nose pliers to form a wrapped loop.
Round-nose pliers and the threads along the end of the Attach the loop to a length of chain,
Scissors blue strip (Fig. 2). Fold the last white a ribbon, or a strand of beads. )
section to lock with the blue beads
FINISHED SIZE: 8" and zip them together (Fig. 3). LAUREN GROSS is a graduate of Phila-
(E ACH CUBE EQUALS 1") Row 4: Fold the blue side up and stitch delphia University. She worked as a tex-
the blue beads to the thread on the tile dyer for twenty-five years. For the
Row 1: Using 3' of white thread, string edge of the white strip (Fig. 4). Fold past ten years she has been the manager
36 white beads. Work flat peyote stitch the blue strip down and zip the of Le Petit Artist bead store in Mt. Penn,
for 18 rows. Weave the working and white and blue beads together Pennsylvania.
tail threads into the beads and trim (Fig. 5). Stitch the white beads to
close to the work. Repeat for a second the thread along the end of the blue RESOURCES
strip using blue thread and beads, strip. Zip the blue and white beads Check your local bead shop or contact:
but do not trim the working thread together along the second-to-last Nymo nylon beading thread, Delica beads,
and all other materials: Jane’s Fiber and
(it will be used to stitch the edges side edge.
Beads, (888) 497-2665, www.janesfiberand
together). Weave through the beads Row 5: Fill the box with loose beads,
beads.com.
and exit from the sixth “up” bead. then stitch the blue beads to the

Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Fig. 3

Fig. 4 Fig. 5 Fig. 6

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fresh twist
DORIS COGHILL

This necklace was originally designed

to show off the silver-cored beads
made by Doris’s lampworker friend,
Lea Zinke. Lea keeps coming up with
new colors of beads, which requires
Doris to make a new color of necklace!

TECHNIQUES
:: ladder stitch
:: tubular herringbone
stitch
:: flat peyote stitch
See pp. 17–19 for helpful
technique information.

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1) TUBE. This twisted herringbone
tube is worked with 1 triangle seed
MATERIALS
4 g each metallic matte size 11°
bead strung between the beads of triangle beads in sage green (A),
each stitch to add textured stripes of blue (B), and copper AB (C)
color. 50 g silver-lined pale green size 8°
Ladder round: Use 6' of doubled waxed seed beads (D)
1 purple/green 22mm(OD)/
thread to ladder-stitch 6D, leaving a
12mm(ID)×16mm silver-cored
6" tail. Pass through the first and lampworked bead
last beads to form a tube, exiting Pale green beading thread
from the top of the first bead. Beeswax
Round 1: String 1D, 1A, and 1D; pass Fig. 3
down through the next bead and up TOOLS
through the following bead in the Size 10 beading needles
previous round. String 1D, 1B, and Scissors
1D; pass down through the next Work 1 round omitting the
Final round:
bead and up through the following triangle beads, stringing 2D for each FINISHED SIZE: 18 3 ⁄ 4 "
bead. String 1D, 1C, and 1D; pass stitch. Weave through the round
down through the next bead and up again to reinforce, passing down DORIS COGHILL left the corporate world
through the first bead strung in this through 1 bead and up through ten years ago to pursue beading full time.
round (Fig. 1). 1 bead for each stitch. Tie a knot She spends her time designing and creating
and pass through several beads to kits and teaching, as well as maintaining her
Fig. 1 secure the thread and trim; repeat website, www.beadsbydee.com.
with the tail threads.
RESOURCES
2) TOGGLE. Use 4' of waxed thread and Check your local bead shop or contact:
Lampworked bead: Lea Zinke, (727) 519-
size 8°s to peyote-stitch a strip that is
9406, www.leazinke.com. Triangle beads:
8 beads wide and 8 rows long. Stitch the Dee’s Place, www.beadsbydee.com.
first and last rows together to form a
Rounds 2 and on:String 1D, 1A, and 1D; tube. Exit from the middle of a row,
pass down through 2D in the next string 3D, pass through several beads at
column and up through 1D in the the end of the herringbone tube, string
following column. String 1D, 1B, 3D, and pass through the middle beads
and 1D; pass down through 2D and in the next row of the toggle.
up through 1D. String 1D, 1C, and Weave through the toggle and tube as
1D; pass down through 2D and up many times as the beads will allow,
through the first 1D strung in this passing through a different round with
round (Fig. 2). each time to distribute the strain of the
clasp. Secure the thread and trim.

Fig. 2 3) LOOP. Secure 2' of waxed thread

at the other end of the tube. String
25D; pull snug and pass back
through the fifth and fourth beads to
form a loop. String 3D and pass
through an opposite bead at the end
of the tube. Pass through the beads
several times to reinforce as before,
Continue, stringing 3 beads and pass- secure the thread, and trim.
ing down through 2 beads and up
through 1 bead for each stitch until 4) String the lampworked bead onto
the tube measures 18" (Fig. 3). the herringbone tube. )

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crystal radiance
brooch
T I N A K O YA M A

This brooch of concentric circles of brick stitch

requires making gradual increases from round to
TECHNIQUES
:: brick stitch round by changing bead sizes as well as changing the
:: fringe
:: picot number of beads in each round.
See pp. 17–19 for helpful
technique information.

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1) FOUNDATION. Use 6' of thread to Round 5: Use size 8° hex beads with
string the 10mm crystal, leaving a 2 decreases (28 total). MATERIALS
6" tail. Pass through the crystal again, Round 6: Use size 11° seed beads with 5 g green bronze size 15° seed beads
wrapping the thread along the side of 12 increases (40 total). 5 g bronze size 11° cylinder beads
the crystal; repeat, wrapping the Round 7: Use size 11° seed beads with 5 g metallic green size 11° cylinder hex
thread along the opposite side of the 4 increases (44 total). beads
crystal. Pass through twice more so Round 8: Use size 11° cylinder hex 5 g bronze size 11° seed beads
that 2 strands of thread are on each beads with 15 increases (59 total). 5 g gold size 8° hex seed beads
side of the crystal. Pull tight and tie a Round 9: Use size 8° hex beads with 11 erinite satin AB 4mm crystal bicones
half-hitch knot to stabilize the 15 decreases (44 total). 11 jet nut 2×6mm crystal bicones
threads around the crystal. 1 smoky quartz dorado 10mm crystal
3) CRYSTAL PICOTS. Tie a knot to round
2) BRICK STITCH. Work brick stitch secure the thread, then exit the top of 1–11⁄2" pin back
around the crystal, anchoring the first a hex bead in the last round. *String Smoke 6 lb braided beading thread
round to the foundation thread, and 1 size 11° seed bead, one 4mm bicone,
switching bead size for each round. and 3 size 15°s. Snug the beads close
TOOLS
Size 10 beading needle
Round 1: String 2 size 11° cylinder beads to the work, then pass back through
Scissors
and pass under the foundation the crystal. String 1 size 11° seed bead
thread and back through the last and pass down through the next hex
bead strung. String 1 size 11° cylin- bead. Pass up through the following FINISHED SIZE: 2"
der and pass under the thread and hex bead and repeat from *, alternat-
back through the bead just strung; ing 6mm and 4mm bicones. Tie a thread. If the pin back feels wobbly,
repeat all around for a total of knot to secure the thread, then pass weave through the beads again to rein-
19 beads (Fig. 1). Step up at the end back through the beads to exit the force. )
of each round by passing down sixth round.
through the first bead and up through TINA KOYAMA is an artist, an instructor, and a
the last bead. 4) PIN BACK. Open the pin and cen- writer in Seattle, Washington. She is currently an
artist in residence at the Pratt Fine Arts Center
ter it on the back of the work above
there. View more of Tina’s work and kits at www
the center crystal. Weave through the .tinakoyama.com.
beads to exit near a hole at one end of
the pin back. String 3 size 11° seed RESOURCES
beads and pass through the pin and Check your local bead shop or contact:
to the right side of the beadwork. Pass Swarovski crystal bicones and round, FireLine
through 1 or 2 beads and to the back of braided beading thread, and all other beads:
the work to exit the opposite side of FusionBeads.com, (888) 781-3559.

the same pinhole. String 3 size 11° seed

beads and pass through the same pin-
hole to the front of the work (Fig. 2).
Fig. 1: Brick-stitching Round 1
Repeat to secure each hole of the pin
Round 2: String 2 size 11° seed beads; back, passing through beads as
*pass under the loop between the needed to avoid exposing any bare
next 2 beads of the previous round
and back through the last bead just
strung. String 1 size 11° seed bead
and repeat from * around, working
1 increase halfway around the circle
pti
o

(20 beads total).

Round 3: Use size 11° cylinder hex
beads with 11 increases (31 total).
Round 4: Use size 11° seed beads with
on
1 decrease (30 total). Fig. 2: Attaching the pin back

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 project

sumptuous
spiral
N A N C Y S AT H R E - V O G E L

Nancy fell in love with double

spiral the first time she saw
it. Then she started thinking,
“Why stop there? What about
triple spiral? Where is the
limit?” Her explorations led to
this stunning version of a triple
spiral—a time-consuming
stitch that’s oh-so-worth it!

TECHNIQUES
:: spiral rope
:: flat peyote stitch
:: stringing
:: crimping
See pp. 17–19 for helpful
technique information.

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1) ROPE. Triple-spiral rope is made by Round 2b: Flip the previous Loop B to
stringing 3 loops of beads alongside a the left. String a new Loop B and MATERIALS
core of beads. Select beads for 3 differ- pass through the top 3 core beads Size 11° seed beads in bronze and
ent loops; each loop needs to be about (the same beads just passed gold
Size 8° seed beads in bronze, purple
the same length as 3 core beads. For through), Fig. 3. Snug the beads and iris, and green
this necklace: flip the loop to the left. Size 6° seed beads in color-lined
Loop A: 2 purple iris size 8°s, 3 gold amber for the core
size 11°s, and 2 purple iris size 8°s. 77 purple iris 4mm glass drops
Loop B: 2 green size 8°s, 1 bronze 92 aqua 4mm fire-polished rounds
14 amber 6mm fire-polished rounds
size 11°, 1 purple drop, 1 bronze
12 aqua 6mm fire-polished rounds
size 11°, and 2 green size 8°s. 6 emerald 4×8mm fire-polished
Loop C: 1 bronze size 8°, 1 gold size 11°, rondelles
1 aqua 4mm round, 1 gold size 11°, 4 amber 12mm fire-polished rounds
and 1 bronze size 8°. Fig. 3 2 emerald 12mm fire-polished
Round 1: Using as long a thread as you rounds
6 gold 6mm daisy spacers
can manage, string 1 size 11° and Round 2c: Flip the previous Loop C to
4 gold 6mm star spacers
pass through it again to form a ten- the left. String a new Loop C and 4 gold-filled 2mm crimp tubes
sion bead, leaving a 6" tail. String pass through the top 3 core beads 2 crimp beads
3 size 6° core beads and the beads again (Fig. 4). Snug the beads and 1 gold-filled 20mm toggle clasp
for Loop A; pass through the 3 core flip the loop to the left. Beading thread
beads again. Hold the loop to the 36" of .014 beading wire
left of the core beads. String Loop B TOOLS
and pass through the 3 core beads, Size 12 needle
creating a second loop on top of the Scissors
first loop. String Loop C and pass Crimping pliers
through all 3 core beads (Fig. 1).
Fig. 4 FINISHED SIZE: 24"

Repeat Round 2, stringing 1 new core

bead and 3 loops, to work an Repeat from * eight times or long
8" rope. Pass through the beads of the enough to make a strip that fits
last round several times to reinforce, around the spiral rope, ending with
Fig. 1
then secure the thread and trim; repeat an even number of 4mm rounds.
with the tail thread at the other end. To form a ring, string 1 size 8° and
Round 2a:String 1 core bead and bring pass through the first 4mm; string
it down to the beadwork. Flip 2) BEAD CAPS. Make a bead cap for 1 size 8° and pass through the last
Loop A of the previous round to the each end of the spiral rope. 4mm (Fig. 6). Weave through all the
left and hold it with your thumb (if Cap base: Use 6' of thread to string beads again to reinforce.
you are right-handed). String a new 1 aqua 4mm round, 1 bronze size 8°,
Loop A and pass through the top 1 aqua 4mm, and 1 bronze size 8°;
3 core beads (2 old and the 1 just pass through the first 3 beads, leav-
strung). Snug the beads and flip the ing a 4" tail. *String 1 bronze size 8°,
loop to the left so that it is on top of 1 aqua 4mm, and 1 bronze size 8°;
the previous loop (Fig. 2). pass through the last 4mm and the Fig. 6
first 2 beads just strung (Fig. 5).
Cap picots: With the thread exiting one of
the 4mm rounds, string 4 size 8°s and
4 size 11°s; pass down through the
next 4mm round. String 5 size 11°s
and pass up through the next 4mm
round. Repeat all around the ring,
Fig. 2 Fig. 5 working 8-bead picots along one
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 edge and 5-bead picots along the
other edge of the ring (Fig. 7).

Fig. 7

Weave through beads to exit the fourth

size 8° of one of the loops. Pass through
the fourth size 8° in the next loop; re-
peat around, pulling tight to snug the
beads into a circle (Fig. 8). Pass through
the size 8°s again to reinforce, then se-
cure the thread and trim.

Fig. 8

3) BEADED BEADS. Work loops

around a core of seed beads to form
a beaded bead.
Loop 1: Use 3' of thread to string
3 size 6°s and 4 size 8°s; pass through
the size 8°s, leaving a 4" tail.
Loop 2: String 1 size 11°, 1 size 8°, 1 drop,
1 size 8°, and 1 size 11°; pass up 5) STRINGING. Use 18" of wire to one half of the clasp. Snug the beads
through the stack of size 8°s. string the core bead at one end of the and pass back through size 6°s and
Repeat Loops 1 and 2 until the core spiral rope. Fold the wire in half and tubes, then crimp the tubes.
beads are covered (about 8 loops). use both ends to string 1 crimp bead. Repeat for the other half of the neck-
Weave through all the beads again to Snug the bead up to the rope and lace. )
reinforce, then secure the threads crimp. String a bead cap, making
and trim. sure it sits well down over the end of NANCY SATHRE-VOGEL and her family
the rope and covers the crimp bead. once embarked upon a one-year bicycling
4) CLASP. Use size 11°s to work a String 1 rondelle, 1 daisy spacer, odyssey around the United States. She is
strip of flat peyote stitch slightly 1 amber 12mm round, 1 star spacer, now somewhere in America playing with
wider than the toggle bar and long 1 green 12mm round, 1 star spacer, her beads. You can see her work at www
enough to wrap around it. Skip a 1 amber 12mm, 1 daisy spacer, 1 ron- .picturetrail.com/nancysv or contact her at
bead or two in the center of the delle, 1 beaded bead, 1 rondelle, and [email protected].
final row to fit the loop of the bar, 1 daisy spacer; string 1 amber 6mm
then stitch the first and last rows round, 1 size 11°, 1 aqua 6mm round, RESOURCES
Check your local bead shop or contact: All
together to form a tube, enclosing and 1 size 11° six times. String 1 amber beads and findings: Beyond Beadery, (800)
the toggle bar. Secure the thread 6mm round, 1 size 6°, 1 crimp tube, 840-5548, www.beyondbeadery.com.
and trim. 1 size 6°, 1 crimp tube, 1 size 6°, and

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 project

snow fairy bracelet

TAT I A N A V A N I T E N

This embellished right-

angle-weave technique has
unlimited possibilities, and it
can be varied depending on
your creative abilities and
desires. Tatiana learned
this technique from a
book by Russian beader
Lyudmila Bozhko.
Here, she uses the
stitch to create an
icy, elegant bracelet.

TECHNIQUES
:: right-angle weave
:: flat peyote stitch
:: square stitch
:: fringe
See pp. 17–19 for helpful
technique information.

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1) RIGHT-ANGLE-WEAVE BASE. 2) END TUBE. Finish each end of the
MATERIALS
Make the bracelet base with matte base strip with a peyote-stitched tube 3 g clear AB size 15° seed beads (A)
white size 11°s, using two-needle right- as follows. Use the right needle to 13 g matte white size 11° seed beads
angle weave (following is a variation string 1B and pass back through the (B)
that allows you to work one needle at a next 2B of the last row; repeat three 5 g crystal clear size 10° seed beads (C)
time). Measure a comfortable working times. At the end of the row, string 2B 10–15 crystal 4–6mm chips
1 clear 8×22mm lampworked bead
length of thread and cut a piece twice and pass back through the last bead 1 metal 15mm perforated disc
that length; string a needle on each passed through (Fig. 4a). String 1B, White beading thread (size B for
end. Use one needle to string 8B to the skip a bead, and pass back through leaves, size D for bracelet)
center of the thread, then pass through the next bead. Continue across, work-
them again to form the first unit. ing peyote stitch off the end of the TOOLS
2 Size 12 beading needles
Row 1: Use one needle to string 4B; use row. At the end of the row, string 2A Scissors
the other needle to string 2B and then use the other needle to pass
pass back through the last 2B on through the second bead and con-
the other needle; repeat twice. Use tinue stitching (Fig. 4b). Work a total FINISHED SIZE: 6 1 ⁄ 2 "
the left needle to string 6B; use the
right needle to pass back through b around the lampworked bead. Pass
a
the last 2B (Fig. 1). through the loop and strip several
times to secure.

Fig. 1 5) FLOWER. Secure 25" of thread at

the back of the perforated disc and
Fig. 4 pass up to the front. String 1 crystal
Rows 2 and on:Use the right needle to chip and 1A; pass back through the
string 6B; skip one unit and pass of 11 rows, then stitch the first and chip and disc. Continue, covering
back through the 2B of the preced- last rows together to form a tube. the top of the disc with crystals.
ing unit on the previous row; repeat Exit one end of the tube. String 1 crystal Fill in gaps between crystals by
once (Fig. 2). String 4B; *pass chip and 1A; pass back through the stringing small loops of seed beads.
chip. Pass through beads to repeat on Secure the thread, then attach the
Fig. 2 the other end of the tube. disc to the center of the strip, pass-
ing through the disc and strip sev-
3) CLASP BEAD. Pass through the eral times to secure.
tube to exit the center of the strip at
the base of the tube on the back of the 6) CROSS-STITCH. Cut a long length
strip. Secure the thread. String 15B, of thread and put a needle on each
through the last 2B of the previous the lampworked bead, and 15B; pass end. Use one needle to pass through
unit, the 2B of the previous row, and through 2B of the base and again 2B at one end of the strip at the base
the 2B of the next unit. String 2B through all the beads just strung. Pass of the tube; pull the thread so that
and repeat from * once; string 2B. through the lampworked bead several both ends are the same length. String
Use the left needle to string 2B and times with the little loops at the ends. 3B and pass through the next 2B so
pass back through the 2B on the Pass through the first 5B and the last that the beads run diagonally across
right needle (Fig. 3). Repeat to work 5B to pull the strands closer together the first unit. Use the other needle
a 5" strip (about 25 rows). below the lampworked bead. Secure to string 1B and pass through the
the thread and trim close. second diagonal bead; string 1B and
pass through the 2B in the opposite
4) CLASP LOOP. Repeat Step 2 at the direction just passed through, form-
Fig. 3
other end of the strip. Exit the center ing an X on top of the right-angle
of the strip at the base of the tube on unit (Fig. 5). Repeat for the length of
the back of the strip and string 30B the edge row up to the flower, then
or enough to form a loop that fits work Xs back down the next row

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 through the first 2 beads just strung and the next 1A of the center vein.
(Fig. 9). String 3A, pass the next inner picot
Fig. 5 bead and back through 3A just
strung (Fig. 11). Repeat, stringing

Fig. 8 Fig. 9

toward the end, using C seed beads. Work picots and squares for a total
Cover 2 more rows using C seed of 6 picots along one edge. Thread a
beads, then cover the other edge row needle on the other end of the thread
with B seed beads. and repeat from * to work the second
Repeat to embellish the other end of half of the leaf (Fig. 10).
the strip. Fig. 11

7) LACY LEAF. Beginning at the tip

of the leaf, work size 11° diagonal
square-stitched strips with size 15° 2–5A to connect each inner picot to
picots along each side, then pull the the center vein. Secure the thread
ends of the strips together and fill and set aside.
between them with lacy veins.
Leaf tip: Use 40" of thread to string 5B 8) ANOTHER LEAF. Use size 15°s
and 1A. Slide the beads to the cen- to peyote-stitch a narrow strip with
ter of the thread and pass back increases along one edge to form a
through the last 1B. String 2B and Fig. 10 diagonal, then work decreases along
square-stitch through the next 2B; the other edge to form a V.
repeat once (Fig. 6). *String 2B and Rows 1 and 2: Use 5' of thread to string
pass up through the last 2B, plac- Leaf base:Use either needle to string 8A; pass back through the fifth
ing the new beads to the outside 8B; pass down through the opposite bead, leaving a 4" tail.
edge (Fig. 7). 2 edge beads, through the picot, Row 3: Work 2 stitches.
and back through 6 beads. Pull snug Row 4: Work 3 stitches (Fig. 12).
to draw the ends of the strips Row 5: String 4A and pass back
together, forming the base of the through the first bead just strung.
leaf. Pass the other needle back Work 2 stitches (Fig. 13).
through the 8B, opposite edge, and
6B so that both threads are at the
center of the base.
Veins: Use one needle to string about
Fig. 6 Fig. 7
18A for the center vein; pass
through one column of beads at the
Picots: String 1A and pass down through tip, then back up through the other
3B. String 1A and pass up through the column and back through the last
2 outside edge beads (Fig. 8). 3A just strung. String 2A; pass
Square edge: String 4B and slide them through the next inner picot bead
down to the beadwork. Pass and back through the 2A just strung Fig. 12 Fig. 13

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Rows 6–12: Repeat Rows 4 and 5.
Row 13: String 4A and pass back
through the first bead just strung
(this will be the tip of the leaf).
Work 3 stitches (Fig. 14).

Fig. 16
short simple and branch fringes with
seed beads and crystals all around
between the base of the flower and
the leaves. )
Fig. 14
Born in Russia, TATIANA VAN ITEN now
lives in Hanover, Indiana. She has won
Row 14: Work 3 stitches. several major contests, and has been
Row 15: String 2A and pass back publishing her work since 2003.
through the last bead of the previ-
ous row. Work 2 stitches.
RESOURCES
Row 16: String 3A and pass back
Check your local bead shop
through the first bead just strung. or contact: All beads and
Work 2 stitches (Fig. 15). findings: Fire Mountain
Gems and Beads, (800) 355-
2137, www.firemountain
gems.com.

Fig. 15

Rows 17–23: Repeat Rows 8 and 9.

Vein:Pass back through the previous
inner edge bead; string 1A and pass
back through the next edge bead.
Repeat for the entire inner edge,
then pull snug and pass through the
first and last inner edge beads to
form the base of the leaf (Fig. 16).
Secure the thread and set aside.
9) Make 8 leaves and stitch them to
the base around the flower. Work

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TECHNIQUES
Ladder Stitch Tubular Herringbone Stitch Brick Stitch
Begin with a foundation row of Begin by creating a foundation row
ladder stitch. Join the ends together in ladder stitch. String 2 beads and
to form a tube. String 2 beads. Pass pass under the closest exposed loop
down through the next bead and up of the foundation row and back
Using two needles, one threaded through the following bead. Repeat through the second bead. String
on each end of the thread, pass around the tube. At the end of the 1 bead and pass under the next
one needle through one or more round, pass through the first beads exposed loop and back through the
beads from left to right and pass of the previous and current rounds bead just strung; repeat.
the other needle through the same to step up to the new round.
beads from right to left. Continue
adding beads by crisscrossing both
needles through one bead at a time.
Use this stitch to make strings of
beads or as the foundation for
brick stitch. To decrease within a row, string 1 bead
and skip a loop of thread on the pre-
vious row, passing under the second
loop and back through the bead.
For a single-needle ladder, string Square Stitch
2 beads and pass through them Begin by
again. String 1 bead. Pass through stringing
the last stitched bead and the one a row of To increase within a row, work two
just strung. Repeat, adding one beads. For stitches in the same loop on the
bead at a time and working in a the second previous row.
figure-eight pattern. row, string 2 beads, pass through For circular brick stitch, work increas-
the second-to-last bead of the first es as needed to keep the work flat;
row, and through the second bead at the end of each round, pass
just strung. Continue by stringing through the first and last beads to
Fringe 1 bead, passing through the third- stitch them together, then string 2
Exit from your foundation row of to-last bead of the first row, and beads to begin the next round.
beads or fabric. String a length of through the bead just strung.
beads plus 1 bead. Skipping the Repeat this looping technique to
last bead, pass back through all the the end of the row.
beads just strung to create a fringe Crimping
leg. Pass back into the foundation String a crimp tube and pass
row or fabric. through the connection finding.
Pass back through the tube, leaving
Picot a short tail. Use the back notch of
To make a picot, string three (A)
a crimping pliers to pinch the tube
or five (B) beads and weave into
into a U, leaving a wire on each side
the next high bead. This sequence
of the bend. Rotate the tube 90°
is woven into the gaps of edge
and use the
beading to create a lacy effect and
front notch
is sometimes used to transition to
to form the
decreasing stitches.
pinched tube
A
into a clean
B
cylinder.

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TECHNIQUES (CONTINUED)

Right-Angle Weave (Single Needle) Wireworking

String 4 beads and pass through them again to To make a simple loop,
form the first unit. For the rest of the row, string 3 grasp one end of the wire
beads, pass through the last bead passed through with round-nose pliers.
in the previous unit, and the first 2 just strung; Holding on to the wire
the thread path will resemble a figure-eight, with one hand, gently turn
alternating directions with each unit. To begin the the pliers until the wire
next row, pass through the last 3 beads strung to end and wire body touch.
exit the side of the last unit. String 3 beads, pass Create a 90° reverse bend
through the last bead passed through, and the first where they meet.
bead just strung. *String 2 beads, pass through the
next edge bead of the previous row, the last bead passed through in the previous
unit, and the last 2 beads just strung. Pass through the next edge bead of the
previous row, string 2 beads, pass through the last bead of the previous unit,
the edge bead just passed through, and the first bead just strung. Repeat
from * to complete the row, then begin a new row as before.

For a wire-wrapped loop, cut the

desired length of wire and make
a 90° bend 2" from one end. Use
Right-Angle Weave round-nose pliers to hold the wire
(Double Needle) Start
near the angle and bend the short
Using one needle on each end of the end up and around the pliers until
thread, string 3 beads to the center of it meets itself. Wrap the wire
the thread.*Use one needle to string tightly down the neck of the wire
1 bead, then pass the other needle to create a couple of coils. Trim the
back through it. String 1 bead on excess to finish.
each needle, then repeat from * to
form a chain of right-angle units (A).
To turn at the end of the row, use the A B
left needle to string 3 beads, then
cross the right needle back through Spiral Rope
the last bead strung (B). Use the right The basic formula for a spiral rope
needle to string 3 beads, then cross has larger beads as the center
the left needle back through the last core, and smaller, and more,
bead strung (C). To continue the row, beads in the outer loops. Begin
use the right needle to string 2 beads; D with 4A (core) and 5B (loop). Pass
pass the left needle through the next through the As again, forming a D
bead on the previous row and back C shape. String 1A and 5B; pass
through the last bead strung (D). through the top 3A and the 1A
just strung. Repeat, stringing 1A
and 5B, and passing through the
top 4A for each stitch.

Stringing
Stringing is a technique in which you
use beading wire, needle and thread,
or other material to gather beads into
a strand.

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TECHNIQUES (CONTINUED)

Flat Peyote Stitch

One-drop peyote stitch begins by

stringing an even number of beads
to create the first two rows. Begin
the third row by stringing 1 bead and
passing through the second-to-last
bead of the previous rows. String
another bead and pass through the
fourth-to-last bead of the previous
rows. Continue adding 1 bead at a
time, passing over every other bead
of the previous rows.

Two-drop peyote stitch is worked the

same as above, but with 2 beads at a
time instead of 1.

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