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HERRINGBONE STITCH / PEYOTE STITCH / LOOPED FRINGE

Lovely lariat
or wrap bracelet
Stitch a length of beadwork and add beaded beads
and looped fringe for a versatile lariat or keep it simple
and make an elegant wrap bracelet.

designed by Fatima Mensen-Potter

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 Difficulty rating

Materials
a b c lariat 37 in. (.94 m)
• 400 4 mm fire-polished beads (opaque
olive Picasso)
• 28 6 mm two-hole triangle beads (matte
suede gold)
• 58 3.4 mm drop beads (Miyuki 457,
metallic dark bronze)
• 8 g 110 seed beads (Miyuki 4222,
Duracoat galvanized pewter)
d e f • 3 g 110 cylinder beads (Miyuki DB2046,
luminous mushroom)
• crystal cubist beads (Swarovski 5650,
Lariat away from you, and sew through either crystal golden shadow; www.artbeads.com)
Rope the left hole (LH) or the right hole (RH) - 1 16 mm
1 On a comfortable length of thread, per the instructions. - 1 12 mm
pick up a 4 mm fire-polished bead, an 1 On 1 yd. (.9 m) of thread, pick up • Fireline, 6 lb. test or WildFire
110 seed bead, and a 4 mm. Leaving two 110 cylinder beads, a triangle bead • beading needles, #11
an 8-in. (20 cm) tail, sew through the (LH), and two cylinders. Leaving a 6-in.
first 4 mm again so the 4 mms sit next (15 cm) tail, sew through the open hole bracelet 21 in. (53 cm)
to each other (photo a). of the triangle. Tie the working thread • 232 4 mm fire-polished beads (matte
and tail together with a square knot iris purple)
stash savvy (photo d). Sew back through the trian- • 2 g 110 seed beads (Miyuki 4221,
gle and the second pair of cylinders. Duracoat galvanized light pewter)
If desired, use 60 seed beads instead 2 Pick up a triangle (LH) and two cylin- • 1 g 80 seed beads (Toho 515F, matte raku
of 4 mm fire-polished beads. ders, and sew through the open hole of plum iris)
the new triangle and the previous pair • 7 ⁄8-in. (22 mm) button with shank
2 Pick up a 4 mm, an 110, and a 4 mm, of cylinders. Continue through the other • Fireline, 6 lb. test or WildFire
and sew down through the adjacent hole of the triangle and the two new • beading needles, #11
4 mm in the previous stitch. Pick up cylinders (photo e).
an 110, and sew up through the 4 mm 3 Work as in step 2, but sew through the
your thread exited at the start of this RH of the triangle first. Repeat this step Online beading basics
step and the first 4 mm just added three times, alternating between picking www.BeadAndButton.com/basics
(photo b). Pull snug. up the triangle through the left hole • peyote stitch: flat, even count; zipping up
3 Repeat step 2 (photo c). Note that and the right hole. If you lose track, • ending and adding thread
there is already an 110 between the two just make sure the six triangles are • square knot
4 mms in the previous stitch. When you all pointing in the same direction.
add the new 110 between the existing 4 To join the beadwork into a ring, pick
4 mms, pull snug so the 110s pop into up a triangle (RH), and sew through Fatima Mensen-Potter has
position — you should have one on the the pair of cylinders at the starting end, been an art lover as long as
front and one on the back of the stitch. making sure the beadwork isn’t twisted. she can remember. Brazilian
4 Continue as in step 3 for the desired Sew through the other hole of the trian- by birth, American citizen by
length, ending and adding thread as gle and the corresponding pair of cylin- choice, she loves to create wearable
needed. After adding the last pair of ders. Retrace the final thread path, and pieces following European and Japanese
4 mms, sew down through the previous exit a triangle. trends. She teaches her original designs
4 mm, pick up an 110, and sew up 5 Pick up a drop bead, and sew through at Bead Time in Sarasota, Florida. Contact
through the adjacent 4 mm. Do not the next triangle on the same edge Fatima at fatima@shewalksincrystal.co
end the working thread or tail. (photo f). Repeat this stitch six times to or visit www.shewalksincrystal.co or
complete the round. Sew through the www.shewalksincrystal.etsy.com.
Beaded beads beadwork to exit the other edge, and
When picking up the triangle beads, repeat to add drops on this edge. End
position the point without a hole facing the working thread and tail (photo g).

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 g h i j

k l m n

6 Repeat steps 1–5 to make Repeat this step four times bead, a 12 mm or 16 mm
a total of four beaded beads. to complete the round. After crystal, a beaded bead, and
the fifth fringe, don’t sew a fringe component, sewing
Fringe component through the next edge cylin- through the center of the
1 On 2 yd. (1.8 m) of thread, der; instead, sew diagonally peyote tube (photo m). Pick
pick up eight cylinders, leav- up through the next two up a drop bead, and sew
ing a 6-in. (15 cm) tail. Using beads, and then sew down back through all the beads
cylinders, work a strip of flat through an adjacent cylin- and components just strung o
even-count peyote that is der. There should be one row and a few beads at the end
eight beads long and 10 of beads between the first of the rope. Retrace the
rows wide (photo h). Align round and the second. thread path, and end the (photo n). Retrace the
the ends, and zip them up 3 Repeat step 2 to add a thread. Repeat at the other thread path a few times,
to form a tube (photo i). second row of looped fringe end of the rope. and end the thread.
2 Sew through an edge (photo k). Repeat step 2 to 3 At the other end, sew
bead so your needle is point- make a third round that is Bracelet through the end 110. Pick up
ing away from the tube. Pick one row away from the sec- 1 Work as in “Lariat: Rope” for enough 110s to fit around the
up nine cylinders, 10 110 ond round (photo l). End the the desired length. The strap button, and sew through the
seed beads, a drop, 10 seed working thread and tail. should wrap around your end 110 again (photo o).
beads, and nine cylinders, 4 Make a total of two fringe wrist at least three times. Retrace the thread path. If
and sew back through the components. 2 On one end, sew through desired, use 110s to work a
edge cylinder your thread the end 110. Pick up five 110s, round of peyote around the
exited at the start of this step Assembly the button shank, and five loop, and then use 80s to
(photo j). Sew down through Using a thread at one end of 110s, and sew through the work one more round. End
the next edge cylinder. the rope, pick up a beaded 110 at the end of the rope the thread. w

wear it 3 ways
Here are three great ways to wear
this lariat. Can you think of others?
1 Fold it in half, wrap it around
your neck, and slide the tassels
through the loop.
2 Drape it around your neck, and
tie it loosely in front.
3 Wrap it around your neck once,
and let the ends hang loose.

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 THREE-DROP PEYOTE

Pretty in
PASTELS
bracelet

Welcome spring with

a lively three-drop
peyote pattern stitched
in a soft pastel palette.

designed by Josie Fabre

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 PATTERN

110 cylinder beads

color A
color B
color C
color D

Difficulty rating
1 Attach a stop bead on a comfortable
length of thread, leaving a 12-in. (30 cm)
tail. Reading the pattern from right
to left starting in the upper right-hand
corner, pick up 24 cylinders: two Ds, an Materials
A, a B, two As, three Cs, two As, two Bs, bracelet without the clasp
an A, a D, six Cs, and three Bs. These 7¼ x 1½ in. (18.4 x 3.8 cm)
beads will shift to form rows 1 and 2 • 1 10 x 3 mm square crystal lochrose
as the next row is added. sew-on bead
2 Continue to follow the pattern in • 1 4 mm crystal cube
three-drop peyote stitch using 110 • 70 3 mm bicone crystals (white opal)
cylinder beads. End and add thread • 4 g 110 Miyuki Delica cylinder beads in
as needed. If you prefer to work from each of 4 colors:
a word chart instead of a graph, visit - color A (DB0351, matte white)
www.BeadAndButton.com/pastelchart. - color B (DB0418, metallic light rose)
3 To add the edging: Exiting an end - color C (DB0432, metallic peacock blue)
edge bead, pick up a 150 seed bead, - color D (DB0413, metallic light green)
a 3 mm bicone crystal, and a 150. Skip • 1 g 150 seed beads (Toho 121, opaque
the next edge bead, sew down through white luster)
the following edge bead, and continue • Fireline, 6 lb. test or size D nylon
up through the edge bead after that. beading thread
Repeat this stitch for the length of the • beading needles, #12
bracelet. Sew through the beadwork to
exit the other edge, and repeat this step.
4 To add a clasp button: Sew through Online beading basics
the beadwork to exit in the center of www.BeadAndButton.com/basics
the end row. Pick up five to seven 150s, • peyote stitch: three-drop, flat even-count
a 10 x 3 mm crystal lochrose sew-on • ending and adding thread
bead, a 4 mm crystal cube, and a 150.
Skip the last 150, and sew back through
all the beads just added in this step Josie Fabre has been beading
and into the beadwork. Retrace the for more than 10 years. She
thread path several times, and end resides in Slidell, Louisiana.
the thread. She is a full-time scientist
5 To create a clasp ring: On the other and mother but beads every
end of the band, using the 12-in. (30 cm) chance she gets. She is inspired by nature,
tail, sew through the beadwork to exit art, and architecture. She also enjoys photog-
the eighth bead from this edge, with raphy and is beginning to incorporate her
your needle pointing toward the oppo- photographs with her jewelry designs.
site edge. Pick up a cylinder, skip the Contact Josie at jpfabre@bellsouth.net,
next edge bead, and sew through the or visit her website, www.josie.etsy.com.
following edge bead (an up-bead). Pick
up a cylinder, and sew back through
the bead just added. Work in flat even-
count peyote using 110 cylinder beads
to make a strip two beads wide and
approximately 36 rows long (or long
enough to fit around the clasp button).
Attach the strip to the ninth and 10th
beads from the other edge. w
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PEYOTE STITCH / CUBIC RIGHT-ANGLE WEAVE / FRINGE

EXTR VERT
earrings

Embellish bezeled cabochons for

earrings that make a statement.

designed by Abigail Engelking

Whether you choose a subdued
color palette (above) or a vibarnt
one (left), these bold earrings are
perfect for friendly social events.

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 Difficulty rating
110 seed bead b
150 seed bead
a
c
130 Charlotte Materials
cream/bronze earrings
23 ⁄4 x 11 ⁄4 in. (7 x 3.2 cm)
• 4 16 x 12 mm cabs (moonstone, available
FIGURE 1 FIGURE 2 from Eclectica Beads, 262-641-0910)
• 6 10.5 x 7 mm crystal pears (Preciosa,
honey)
Plain bezeled cab This is the first right-angle weave stitch. • 30 60 seed beads (Czech, cream)
1 On 2 ft. (61 cm) of thread, pick up 2 Make a flat strip of right-angle weave • 26 80 seed beads (Czech, beige Picasso)
an even number of 110 seed beads that’s three stitches long. To form the strip • 4 g 110 seed beads (Toho 221, bronze)
to fit around your cab. A 12 x 16 mm into a ring: Pick up an 110, sew through • 1 g 130 Czech Charlottes (eggshell)
cab requires 38 110s. Tie the beads the end 110 in the first stitch (figure 1, • 1 g 150 seed beads (Toho 221, bronze)
into a ring with a square knot, leaving a–b), pick up an 110, and sew through • 2 4 mm jump rings
a 6-in. (15 cm) tail, and continue the end 110 in the last stitch (b–c). Sew • pair of earring findings
through the first few beads. These through the four 110s on top of the cube • Fireline, 6 lb. test (crystal)
beads will form rounds 1 and 2 as (figure 2), and then do the same on the • beading needles, #13
the third round is added. bottom. This completes the first cubic • 2 pairs of chainnose, flatnose, and/or
2 Work in tubular peyote stitch (Online right-angle weave (CRAW) unit. bentnose pliers
beading basics) as follows: 3 Subsequent CRAW units will be
Round 3: Work a round using 110s. worked off of the four top 110s in the turquoise/red earring colors
Rounds 4 and 5: Work two rounds using previous unit. For clarity, the next unit • 16 x 12 mm cabochons (reconstituted
150 seed beads. Be sure to use a firm is worked in a different color bead in turquoise)
tension, and snug up the beads so your the photos below. With your thread • 11 x 8 mm table-cut fire-polished oval
beadwork begins to cup. Sew through exiting one of the top 110s, work the or drop beads (opaque red Picasso)
the beadwork to exit an 110 in round 1. following stitches: • 60 Czech seed beads (red)
Round 6: Work a round using 150s. Insert Stitch 1: Pick up three 110s, and sew • 80 Czech seed beads (turquoise)
the cab into the bezel so the face of the through the top 110 your thread just • 110 round or one-cut Czech seed beads
cab is against rounds 4 and 5. exited and the first 110 just picked up (metallic silver)
Round 7: Work a round using 150s. (photo a). • 130 Czech Charlottes (eggshell)
Keep a tight tension to make sure the Stitch 2: Pick up two 110s, and sew • 6 150 seed beads (Miyuki 1, transparent
cab is secure in the bezel. If the cab through the next top 110, the side 110 silver lined)
is loose, work another round using in the previous stitch, and the two 110s
150s. End the working thread and tail. just picked up (photo b).
Stitch 3: Sew through the next top 110, Online beading basics
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1 On 2 yd. (1.8 m) of thread, pick up side 110 in the previous stitch, the third • peyote stitch: tubular
four 110s. Sew through all the beads top 110, and the first 110 just picked up • right-angle weave
again to form a ring, leaving a 6-in. (photo c). • ending and adding thread
(15 cm) tail. Retrace the thread path of Stitch 4: Pick up an 110, and sew • square knot
the ring, and then sew through the first through the side 110 in the first stitch,
three beads to exit opposite the tail. the fourth top 110, the side 110 in the
Abigail Engelking has been
making jewelry for 16 years,
having started with wirework
and gemstones. Contact her at
abigail33@telus.net, or find her on
Facebook, Etsy, Pinterest, or Craftsy.

a b

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 c d e f

c
starting d tail end
end
bezeling tips
• If the dome of your cabs is
a high, you may need to work
additional rounds of 110s on
b each side of the bezel in step 2
of “Plain bezeled cab.”
• If you use a focal bead
FIGURE 3 instead of a cab, secure the
f bead to the bezel by sewing
previous stitch, and the 110 just picked e back and forth through the
up (photo d). To complete the unit, d bead and the bezel in step 9
sew through the four new top 110s c of “Embellished bezeled cab.”
(photo e). b
4 Work as in step 3 to make a tube that
a
is 18 CRAW units long (or one unit short
of the circumference of the cabochon). FIGURE 4
5 To form the tube into a ring: Bring the
ends of the tube together, making sure next top 110 on the starting end of the 8 Work as in step 7 to add another
the tube is not twisted. With your thread tube (c–d). round of Charlottes (e–f).
exiting a top 110 on the tail end of the Stitch 4: Sew through the side 110 in 9 Sew through the ring to exit an 110
tube, work the following stitches: the first joining stitch, the corresponding along the inside edge on the back of
Stitch 1: Pick up an 110, sew through top 110 on the tail end of the tube, the the CRAW ring. Insert the cab into the
the corresponding 110 on the starting side 110 in the previous stitch, and the ring so the face of the cab is against
end of the tube, pick up an 110, and 110 your thread exited at the start of the 150s and Charlottes just added.
sew through the 110 your thread exited this stitch. End the tail but not the Work as in steps 6–8, using a firm
at the start of this stitch. Continue working thread. tension. Do not end the thread.
through the first 110 just added, and 6 Sew through the beadwork to exit an
sew through the next top bead on the 110 along the inside edge on the front Top drops
starting end of the tube (figure 3, a–b). of the CRAW ring (figure 4, point a). 1 With the working thread from the
Stitch 2: Pick up an 110, and sew Pick up a 150, and sew through the next large bezel, sew through the beadwork
through the corresponding top 110 on inside edge 110 (a–b). Repeat this stitch to exit a side bead in the center right-
the tail end of the tube, the side 110 in 18 times to complete the round, using a angle weave unit at the top of the
the previous stitch, the 110 your thread firm tension to snug up the beads. Step bezel (photo f). Pick up an 11 x 8 mm
exited at the start of this stitch, and the up through the first 150 added in this drop bead and an 110. Sew back
next top 110 on the starting end of the round (b–c). through the drop and the remaining
tube (b–c). 7 Pick up a 130 Charlotte, and sew side 110 in the center unit (photo g).
Stitch 3: Pick up an 110, and sew through the next 150 in the previous Retrace the thread path through the
through the corresponding top 110 on round (c–d). Repeat this stitch 18 times connection several times to secure
the tail end of the tube, the side 110 in to complete the round, and step up the drop.
the previous stitch, the 110 your thread through the first Charlotte added in 2 Work as in step 1 to add a drop to the
exited at the start of this stitch, and the this round (d–e). right-angle weave units on each side of

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k l m n

the center drop for a total of three exit the nearest side bead in the follow-
drops (photo h). ing right-angle weave unit (photo n).
3 Sew through the beadwork to exit
the edge 110 that sits behind an end Fringe and dangle
drop with your needle pointing away 1 Pick up a 60 seed bead, an 80 seed
from the drop (photo i). Pick up 10 bead, and an 110. Sew back through
110s, and sew through the 110 at the the 80 and 60, and continue through the o
top of the drop (photo j). remaining side bead in the unit going
4 Pick up 10 110s, and sew through in the opposite direction (photo o). This
the 110 at the top of the adjacent helps the fringe to stand up straight 5 Work as in steps 1 and 2 to add six
drop to create a 10-bead bridge. along the edge of the bezel. fringes along this edge of the embel-
Repeat this stitch to create a second 2 Repeat step 1 five times for a total of lished bezeled cab. End all threads.
bridge (photo k). six fringes, and then sew through the
5 Pick up 10 110s, and sew through beadwork to exit the second side bead Assembly
the edge 110 that sits directly behind in the following right-angle weave unit. 1 Add 1 ft. (30 cm) of thread (Online
this end drop, with your needle pointing 3 Pick up a 60, and sew through an basics) to the embellished bezeled cab,
toward the remaining drops (photo l). 110 in round 2 to one side of the center and exit the 110 at the top of the center
Continue through the nearest side of the plain bezeled cab. Sew back drop. Pick up a 60, an 80, an 110, and
bead in the center right-angle weave through the 60 and the side bead your a 4 mm jump ring. Sew back through
unit between this drop and the thread exited at the start of this step the 110, 80, 60, and 110 at the top of the
center drop. in the same direction. drop. Retrace the thread path through
6 Pick up five 110s, and bring your 4 Sew through the beadwork to exit the connection several times, and end
thread over the 10-bead bridge the nearest side bead in the following the thread.
between the fifth and sixth beads right-angle weave unit. Work as in 2 Open the 4 mm jump ring (Online
(photo m). Pick up five 110s, and sew step 3, but sew through the 110 in the basics), and attach it to an earring
through the 110 in the right-angle plain bezeled cab that is to the other finding.
weave unit your thread exited at the side of the center of the component. 3 Make a second earring. w
start of this step in the same direction Retrace the thread path through both
as before. connection points, and then sew
7 Sew through the beadwork to exit through the beadwork to exit the next
the remaining side bead in the center side bead following the last connection
right-angle weave unit, and work as in point on the embellished bezeled cab.
step 6. Sew through the beadwork to

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Materials
bracelet 7½ in. (19.1 cm)
• 110 Miyuki cylinder beads
- 4 g color A (DB0070, coral-lined crystal)
- 2 g color B (DB0010, black)
• 1 three-piece D-ring toggle clasp set
(TierraCast)
• 1 5 mm jump ring
• 2 4 mm jump rings
• beading needles, #11
• Fireline, 6 lb. test, or size D nylon
beading thread
• 2 pairs of flatnose, chainnose, and/or
bentnose pliers

Online beading basics

www.BeadAndButton.com/basics
• peyote stitch: flat even-count
PEYOTE STITCH • ending and adding thread

Musical
• opening and closing loops and jump rings

Alison Campbell is a high

peyote
school senior who plays
trumpet and French horn in
the Phantom Legion Marching
Band at school. Music is her passion
but she says beading has brought even
more rhythm to her life. Contact Alison
Stitch a little music into your life in care of Bead&Button.
with this playful peyote bracelet.

designed by Alison Campbell

1 On a comfortable length of 3 Slide the end of the band

thread, attach a stop bead, through the slot in a D-ring com-
leaving a 6-in. (15 cm) tail. Pick ponent. Wrap the band around
up 10 color A 110 cylinder beads. the outer bar, and zip up the end
These beads will shift to form of the band to the 16th row from
rows 1 and 2 when the next the end. Retrace the thread path
row is added. through the join, and end the
2 Following the pattern, work the thread. Using the tail, repeat this
band in flat even-count peyote step at the other end with the
stitch, using colors A and B 110 other D-ring clasp component.
cylinders as indicated. End and 4 Open a 5 mm jump ring, and
add thread as needed. With attach it to the loop of a D-ring
the clasp, the bracelet will be clasp component. Repeat to
about 7½ in. (19.1 cm). If you attach a 4 mm jump ring to the
need to adjust the length, do loop on the toggle bar. Open the
so now by working more or final 4 mm jump ring, and attach
fewer rows as needed. the other two jump rings. w

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