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Peyote spiral ring bracelet



If you'd like to try easing your way into bead embroidery, here's an idea for you.  Some of the flat round bead weaving patterns that you can stitch with seed beads (like flat round peyote or square stitch) can be stitched down to a foundation fabric as you progress to make a wonderfully patterned "bezel" for a central bead or cabochon. 


Materials and Tools

Beads: 11/0s, 15/0s, flat ovals
Beading thread
Ultra-suede
Fabric glue
Toggle set

Beading needles, sizes 11 and 13
Scissors


1. Stitch down flat oval beads and add stitched down rows of seed beads around it.  I used a Cellini peyote stitch pattern to create the spiraling effect.  You can surround your central bead with any pattern of stitched down flat round bead weaving that you want. (You'll find bead-by-bead instructions for this specific pattern in Chapter 4 of my e-book.)




2. Make five beaded pieces, and cut each out with a 1/8 inch seam.  Cut out backs to match.



3. Tack the fronts and backs together with a drop of fabric glue.  Stitch them together using edging brick stitch.  You will find step-by-step instructions for this stitch in the free first chapter of the e-book).



4. Stitch from unit to unit with a few beads to link them.



5. Add picots with 15/0 beads around each unit.



6. Stitch a small band of square stitch onto each end and add your toggle parts. 

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Comments

This is a perfect way to get started. And pretty soon, it will all just come to you, and you will be beading up a bead embroidery storm! And then yo will be looking at everything as if it could be tacked down and beaded around!
Cyndi L said…
LOL! It finally occurred to me that there was a way to corrupt bead weavers and get them hooked on bead embroidery without them having to give up their beloved weaving. I love doing both, but not everyone does ;-)
Roberta Warshaw said…
Great idea. I just learned to bezel cabs and now I am looking to bezel anything and everything....F-U-N!
Cyndi L said…
It's addictive, isn't it?
laboutikjewelry said…
good pattern... very creative designs. I am fashion designing student and it is very helpful for me.
beacabgemsinc said…
Wow…..mind blowing..awesome design. I appreciate the creativity and innovative design.
That's so awesome! I did a version of those in my Color Swirls bracelet in the June/July issue of Beadwork, but I never thought to put them onto bead embroidery! Genius!