PEYOTE STITCH
Peeking
pearls
ring and earrings
Nestle pearls in peyote stitch
bezels to make elegant jewelry
designed by Catharina Thomas
In The Beader s Handbook,
we featured a necklace-
and-bracelet set designed
by Catharina Thomas
(inset above). Complete the
set with a matching ring
and pair of earrings.
© 2008 Kalmbach Publishing Co. This material may not be reproduced in any form
without permission from the publisher. Bead&Button Online Project 1
STITCH
PEYOTE
Sometimes the size variation found in a single pack
of seed beads can be a challenge.
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your advantage when you make this elegant jewelry set
Use this i
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featuring pearl-accented openings.
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really tiny beads or an
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Color A
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FIGURE 1 FIGURE 2 FIGURE 3
[4] Thread a needle on the tail, and
MATERIALS repeat step 3 on the other edge, but
a
both projects don t end the thread.
" Fireline 6 lb. test [5] Sew through the beadwork to exit
c
" beading needles, #12 an edge A. Pick up four As, an earring
a
finding, and four As. Sew through the
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earrings edge A opposite the one your thread
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" 2 8 mm pearls exited (figure 3, a b). Sew back through
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2 colors: A, B back through the A at the opposite edge
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FIGURE 4
" pair of earring findings (b c). Retrace the thread path through
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the loop, and end the thread.
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ring [6] Make a second earring.
" 8 mm pearl
" 110 seed beads Ring
2 g color A [1] On 1 yd. (.9 m) of Fireline, leave a EDITOR S NOTE:
1 g color B 12-in. (30 cm) tail, and repeat steps 1 3 If desired, make the peyote
of the earrings, but don t end the bezel around the 8 mm pearl
working thread. narrower. I worked a total of
[2] Thread a needle on the tail, and six rounds in the earrings and
stepbystep
work a round of peyote on the other five rounds in the ring.  Julia
Earrings edge using As. Step up through the first
[1] On 2 ft. (61 cm) of Fireline, pick bead added in this round.
up an 8 mm pearl and 11 color A 110 [3] Continuing with the tail, work two
seed beads, leaving a 10-in. (25 cm) tail, stitches with As (figure 4, a b). Using Catharina
and sew through the pearl again. Sew these two As as the base of the band, Thomas lives
through the first A in the opposite work in flat even-count peyote (Online in Gland,
direction (figure 1, a b). Pick up nine As, Basics and b c) for approximately Switzerland.
and sew through the A at the opposite 24 28 rows, or half the desired length Her jewelry set
end of the pearl (b c). of the band. was the grand
[2] Working in tubular peyote stitch [4] With the other thread, sew through prize gold
(Online Basics), pick up an A, skip an A the beadwork to exit opposite the first winner in Fire
in the ring, and sew through the next A half of the band. Making sure there are Mountain Gems 2006 beading
(figure 2, a b). Continue around the six As between each edge of the band contest. Contact Catharina in
ring, and step up through the first A connections, repeat step 3 to make the care of Bead&Button.
added in this round (b c). other half of the band. Test the fit, and
[3] Repeat step 2 to work another peyote add or remove rows as needed. Zip up
round with As. Repeat again with Bs. (Online Basics) the edges to complete
End the working thread (Online Basics). the band, and end the thread. w
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