PATTERNED BEADED BEAD

And the

bead

goes on, part II

Make a beaded bead that coordinates
with the bead featured on p. 24 of the
April 2014 issue.
designed by Pamela Jensen

stepbystep
Center chain
[1] On 312 yd. (3.1 m) of
thread, center four color A
110 seed beads, and sew
through the first three As
again to form a ring (figure 1,
ab). This is the first rightangle weave stitch. Wrap the
tail around a bobbin or piece
of cardboard.

[4] Work two more stitches

angle weave (Online Beading

Basics) using the following
beads:
Stitch 2: three color B 110
seed beads (bc).
Stitch 3: B, A, B (cd).
Stitch 4: three As (de).
Stitch 5: three As (ef).
[3] Repeat step 2 four times
(fg). You will have a total of
21 right-angle weave stitches.

using the following beads

(gh):
Stitch 22: three Bs.
Stitch 23: B, A, B.
[5] To join: Making sure the
chain is not twisted, pick up
an A, sew through the first
A on the other end of the
chain, pick up an A, and sew
through the A your thread
exited at the start of this step

(hi). Retrace the thread path

through the join. You now
have 24 right-angle weave
stitches in the center chain.

Peyote rounds
[1] Work a round of peyote
stitch (Online Basics) off of the
edge beads in the center chain:
Round 1: Sew through the
beadwork to exit an edge B
in the second right-angle

c
a

[2] Work stitches in right-

g
i

FIGURE 1

110 seed bead, color A

110 seed bead, color B

110 seed bead, color C

FIGURE 2

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weave stitch of the center

chain. Work a stitch with an
A (figure 2, ab), a B (bc), a
color C 110 seed bead (cd),
and a B (de). Repeat these
stitches five times to complete the round, and step up
through the first A (ef).
[2] Unwind the tail from the
bobbin. Thread a needle on
the tail, and repeat step 1
along the other edge of the
center chain.
[3] Center the beadwork on
a wooden bead. For all subsequent rounds: Work peyote
stitches with the indicated
sequence of beads, repeating
each sequence to complete
the round and stepping up at
the end of each round. Work
each round with one needle,
and then work the same
round with the other needle
along the other edge before
moving on to the next round.

Refer to the pattern as

needed. Note that the start
of each round is indicated
with a dot.
Round 2: A, B, B, A.
Round 3: A, C, A, C.
Round 4: C, C, C, C.
Round 5: B, C, A, C.
Round 6: B, A, A, B.
Round 7 is a decrease round,
and the sequence is worked
as follows: Work a stitch
with a B, sewing through the
next two As. Work a stitch
with a B. Work a stitch with
a C.
Round 8: B (over the
decrease), A, A.
Round 9: A, C, A.
Round 10: A, A, B. After stepping up through the first A
when the round is complete,
sew through the beadwork to
exit the second A added in
the round.
Round 11 is a decrease

round, and the sequence is

worked as follows: Pick up a
B, and sew through the next
B in the previous round. Pick
up a B, and sew through the
next two As in the previous
round. When the round is
complete, there will be 12
beads in the round.
Round 12: C, A (over the
decrease).
Round 13: Work a round of
peyote using Cs.
Round 14 is a decrease
round, and is worked as
follows: Pick up an A, and
sew through the next two Cs.
When the round is complete,
there will be six As in the
round.
Round 15: Work a round
of peyote using As. Retrace
the thread path through the
beads in this round, and end
the threads (Basics). w

Difficulty rating

Materials
2224 mm beaded bead
1 2224 mm wooden bead
23 g 110 Czech seed beads
in each of 3 colors: A, B, C
Fireline 6 lb. test
beading needles, #10 or #11
bobbin or piece of cardboard

Pamela Jensen
is a bead artist
from Portland,
Oregon. Contact
Pamela via email
at pamladynw@yahoo.com.

round 14
round 12
round 10
round 8
round 6
round 4
round 2

Use bright colors for

an eye-catching look.
PATTERN

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