This is from Seed Bead Stitching by Beth Stone,* it's a brilliant book if you're interested in bead weaving at all. I made the peyote stitch sampler.
This is a really good introduction to peyote stitch (basically a stitch which looks like a brick wall) as it's a variety of different patterns, all made just by varying the order you pick the beads up. In the book it's black and white, but it called for Delicas so I just used what I had, surprisingly pink!
I decided to try a stitched button closure on this one. I used the pattern from The Beadworker's Guild Introduction to Beadwork - Bracelets *.
I really enjoyed this project and I'm pleased with how it turned out.
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13 comments:
How delicate and so very pretty! Chrissie x
This looks very special!
I used to love beadweaving, but this was when Delicas were hard to get and crazy expensive, so I had to make do with standard Czech 11/0s and they really don't work for this kind of thing. Yours is lovely.
It's so pretty and shimmery!
Very pretty - let's see an action picture :D
Looks great and very complicated!
a very pretty bracelet.
Wow this is really dainty and delicate stitching. I love it. Well done for persevering with it. Thanks for your lovely comment over at my blog xxx
Lovely beading I'm just wondering a if I dare start another crafty hobby x
Thank you for visiting my blog! It is a beautiful bracelet you have made. That's a craft I have never tried.
How very pretty this is Wendy!
I like the closure you chose for this - it carries the style of the bracelet right to the very end - just lovely.
I used to do beading on a loom when I was young and enjoyed it very much - you have me thinking about digging into my bead stash...
Very pretty. I could see this as a belt too
wow,,, jumping over from the Craft book linky party..
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