An animated even count flat peyote tutorial from Arleen Hardin

First thread a needle with a long thread and add a stopper bead.
A stopper bead is a bead you loop your thread through a couple of times to keep all the other beads from sliding off the thread!

Next string on 6 beads in alternating colors of green & red. Or feel free to use what colors you have on hand!
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Stopper Bead

This string of beads is considered the first two rows.

Next Step!

Pick up one red bead and go thru the first green bead.

Blue lines show new thread path.

Add Me! Go Thru Me!

Next Step!

Pick up another red bead, skip one red bead, go through the next green bead.

Add Me! Go Thru Me! Skip Me!

Next Step!

Pick up another red bead, skip one red bead go through the last green bead.

Add Me! Go Thru Me! Skip Me!

Next Step!

Pick up a green bead, go through the last red bead you added in the previous row.

Add Me! Go Thru Me!

Next Step!

Pick up a green bead, go through the next red bead.

Add Me! Go Thru Me!

Next Step!

Pick up a green bead, go through the last red bead in the row.

Add Me! Go Thru Me!

Next Step!

Pick up a red bead, go through the last green bead you just added.

Add Me! Go Thru Me!

Next Step!

Pick up a red bead, go through the next green bead.

Add Me! Go Thru Me!

Next Step!

Pick up a red bead, go through the last green bead. Continue adding beads for each new row in the same manner.

Add Me! Go Thru Me!

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