Herringbone Stitch
By Sharon Hutton
FLAT HERRINGBONE BRACELET MATERIALS
4m of beading thread
3 bar slide clasp
6 x 4mm oval jump rings
BEADS
20gm 4mm cube Clear Gold lined or Fuchsia lined Blue
10gm 4mm cube Silver Lined or Matt Purple
5gm size 15 or size 11 seed
TOOLS
Beading needle
Bead mat
LENGTH 16cm finish length with clasp 18cm adjust to fit as required
MATERIALS BOTH PROJECTS
17 M Beading thread
Jump rings and toggle clasp in Antique Gold
BASIC SPIRAL MATERIALS
6 strand hank Czech 8° Dk Bronze (colour A)
3 strand hank Czech 8° Eggshell (Colour B)
RAISED SPIRAL MATERIALS
6 strand hank Czech 8° Dk Bronze (colour A)
3 strand hank Czech 6° Eggshell (colour B)
LENGTH Finished length 45cm
3D PEYOTE STITCH MATERIALS
Toggle Clasp
Eye pin
2m beading thread
Beading needle
BEADS
1 hank 11° Czech glass seed Dk Bronze
1 hank 8° Czech glass seed Dk Bronze
16 x 6° Czech glass seeds Eggshell
Rating
STEP ONE
Ladder Stitch Base (all colour A) Start with the ladder stitch base. With your needle on 3M of beading thread.
STEP TWO
Add 4 cubes and slide them down to the base of thread leaving a tail of 30cm, stitch back up the first 2 cubes. (The beads will flip to the side and sit next to each other in stacks of 2.) Photo 1
STEP THREE
Stitch down the 2 cube stack (the one that flipped to the side) this will re-position needle ready to add your next set of 2 cubes. (Your needle will exit the bottom of the bead.) Photo 2
STEP FOUR
Add 2 cubes and stitch back into the top of the 2 stack thread is exiting. Now stitch back up the 2 cubes added. (Your needle will exit the
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