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Subsequent Units are either right- or left-handed:

or

For the starting unit, For convenience,

string 3 beads, pass envision the triangle
other thread back rotated 90 degrees and
RIGHT THREAD DOES THE WORK:
through first bead. consider the “base” to
Notice that threads be on the vertical side. •Right thread strings 2 beads OR (if adding a
emerge either on the In subsequent units, row alongside another) passes through 1 Alternate right and
left or right side of the base will thus be adjacent bead & strings 1 left units to create a
the triangle, not the first bead strung vertical row
•Left thread passes back through last bead
through the point. or passed through. The
threads will emerge
from the uppermost
side of the triangle.

or

LEFT THREAD DOES THE WORK:

•Left thread strings 2 beads OR (if adding a A sequence of identical
row alongside another) passes through 1 units forms a curve
adjacent bead & strings 1
•Right thread passes back through last bead
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Seed Beads at the Points (Vertices)
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For the starting unit, string 6 beads: Seed Bead (SB), Bead, SB, Bead, SB, Bead. The other thread end
passes back through last bead. Center the triangle in the middle of thread. For subsequent units:

1. String a Seed Bead 2. String Bead, SB, Bead. Other

on each thread thread passes back though last bead
or or

RIGHT THREAD DOES THE WORK (Right-handed weave):

•String 1 Seed Bead (SB) on each thread
•Right thread strings Bead, SB, Bead OR passes through Bead, strings SB, Bead
•Left thread passes back through last Bead
•Notice how the seed beads function simply as thread covers or joints
between the larger beads, and are not passed through again.

LEFT THREAD DOES THE WORK (Left-handed weave):

•String 1 Seed Bead (SB) on each thread
•Left thread strings Bead, SB, Bead OR passes through Bead, strings SB, Bead
•Right thread passes back thru last Bead
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Single NeedleCopyright 2004 C. Prussing WWW.BEAD-PATTERNS.COM

For the starting unit, string 3 beads, pass through first For convenience, envision the triangle rotated 90 degrees and
2 beads again. Notice that the thread emerges from a consider the “base” to be on the side. At the end of any unit,
bead on either on the left or right side of the triangle, the thread will emerge from the bead on the uppermost side of
not through the point. the triangle.

Subsequent units are worked either clockwise or

counterclockwise. String 2 beads (or, if adding a row
alongside another, pass through 1 & string 1), then pass
needle around through beads until it emerges from the
bead on the top side of the triangle.
Note that unlike the two-thread method, where the
choice for making a subsequent unit is either a left-
handed or a right-handed weave, when using a single
needle there are 4 possible choices.
Note also that when stringing seed beads at the triangle
points, when using a single needle some of the seed
beads will also have to be passed through again.

Vs. or