Seed bead bracelet
My first try at making a tubular peyote bracelet using the uneven peyote stitch technique. I wanted to try to make something using the tubular technque because I thought it would create a nice effect, but at the same time I thought it was best to start small since I had a limited supply of seed beads and because I wanted to see the result fairly quickly. I started stitching around a plastic chop stick, but it kept falling out so I replaced it with the leather band which I also used for a very simple clasp.
In the beginning, I was not quite sure how the pattern would turn out, and it took a couple of tries to figure out what happens with the different layers, but I think that it turned out fairly well considering that I am new to the technique.
Photography by Kristian.
July 25th, 2010 at 4:26 pm
[...] beads of different sizes to create the spiral pattern along the necklace. Earlier, I have made a peyote stitch bracelet with equal sized beads, but the spiral pattern is more striking when using larger beads to edge the [...]
October 28th, 2010 at 7:04 am
how do you start the spiral necklace? Is it 10, 11, and what is the large need you use. An 8?
October 28th, 2010 at 7:25 pm
I started the spiral necklace kind of in the middle and worked outwards towards both sides when I ran out of the largest magnetite beads. I think that the light purple seed beads are size 11/0 and the white ones are slightly larger. The dark seed beads at the end are the same size as the white ones and the round magnetite beads are 3 mm. The biggest beads in the spiral are not seed beads but small disc-shaped magnetite beads, I think they are about 2×4 mm in size.
When I decided to make the spiral, I selected the beads from what I had available and went from there. What matters to me is to find colors and materials that fit together and I try different beads until I find something that I think will work.