Being needles, 12
Tools: beeswax. crimping or chaimose pis,
wirecutters 2 hemstats or small aligator
tis lighter optional
seed beads and tighten the crimp. Siring
the wire through a few more beads
before clipping the excess
@ Repeat on the otherend. ©
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Weave an assortment of peyote baskets
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stepbystep
plaid basket ~ main section
Fach row consists ofa 6-bead pattern
that repeats 6 times. The design needs 10
cfind, so choose colors with
main-collr beads onto 4 ft
by Sue Swanson
tailto-weaye in later Allow a litle exse
in the bead ring, These beads comprise
the basket’ rst two rows
@ Sipyour work overa cardboard
form, ifdesied, Using the main-coler
beads, work two rows in dreular pevote
ce “Basis”
© Follovr the basket pattern in igure
Lpstarting atthe “x at lower right
Repeat the pattern 3 times per ow. To
inet a design, as shown inthe Blue bas
er, substitute patern fiom figure 2
for the section outlined in figure 1.
handle
© Thread the needle with about a yard
(9m) of waxed Nymo and use it dow:
ed. Secure the thread in several bead
in the basket’ top tows, Ifyou've
worked the inset design, center it when
you attach the handle; otherwise, stat
the handle anywhere along the top row
Stitch 2-bead rows in lat peyote (see
heidandburronscom
“Bais er: Aesich the
pandlete the tap mew of beads on the
oppose se of Se Sk
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with theead Ew get harder to pussthe
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pier oe a mbber = oper
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break a bead Were
the beadecet Deer
se you may
pened ace eee
© Seng Ebest tse ther intoa
sad (Sigare 3a).
ge through the
he cock gare 3b}
rough jo through theeen-
bread of the next point (Figure 3e)
Make 5 more points, Go through 3
beads along the first S-bead point.
@ Siving7 beads, Gothrough the cen
ter bead ofthe next point (figure 3).
Make 5 more points. Go theough 4
beads along the first 7-bead point
© Siring9 beads. Go through the een-
ter bead of the nest point (figure 3e).
Make 5 more points. Go through +
beads along the first bead point,
© To atch dhe ace bottom to the bas-
Ket, go through any “up” bead in the
first row of the main section. Skip the
fifth (center) berd, go into the sixth,
and exitat the fourth bead on the next
point (figure),
@ Skip Sup" beadson the hasker's
st row and go through thesixth,
nue until all 6 points of the lace bo
tom ate aitached to the basket, Weave
the thread tals into the beadwork,
‘wmbling blocks basket
@ String 80 beads, tie them into a cir-
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