Twisted peyote spiral necklace
August 26, 2008 by Cyndi Lavin
Filed under Bead Stringing, Bead Weaving, Beading, Fiber & Beads, Interweave, Mixed Media, Technique Tuesday, Tutorials & Techniques, Wearable Art
Technique Tuesday!
Tubular peyote stitch is really easy to do. You can find basic directions at many of the links listed on my Online Basics post. Try Beadwork at About.com to start. The first place I ever personally saw the twisted peyote spiral was in Carol Wilcox Well’s The Art and Elegance of Beadweaving, in a bracelet designed by Suzanne Golden. Since then, I’ve seen many variations on this simple idea, including a recent article in Beadwork Magazine (Jun/Jul 2008). If you want a true step-by-step tutorial complete with illustrations, I would recommend one of these two sources. However, if you’ve already got familiarity with peyote stitch, and odd-count tubular peyote in particular, you won’t have any problem figuring this out on your own with my simple instructions below!
Materials and Tools
At least three sizes of seed beads in different colors
Beading thread
Beading needles
70 inch strands of C-Lon cord
Accent beads for knotted strands
Bar clasp with chain and lobster claw
G-S Hypo Tube cement
hi, Thanks for sharing so simple Jewellery making tip.
You have a true gift and make beautiful work. Thank you for your great site with info on other stitch instructions. I recently came into the bead world and am already obsessed. But could not seem to find the right sites for all the different beading techniques and stitches used, that is until I found your webpage here. Thank you once again and please continue to share pics of your beautiful work. A beading buddy-Melissa
Melissa! I’m so glad that you’ve found that list of sites. You’ll probably end up “specializing” in a few stitches, but you should definitely try them all to see which ones fit you best. Welcom to the world of the bead-obsessed
Thank you for sharing. The twisted peyote spiral necklace is absolutely beautiful.