Peyote petals

PEYOTE STITCH

pendant
Connect dimensional
peyote petals to form a
flower pendant you can
string on the necklace
of your choice.
by Julia Gerlach

© 2014 Kalmbach Publishing Co. This material may not be reproduced in any form
without permission from the publisher. Bead&Button Online Project 1
 Difficulty rating
110 cylinder bead

3 mm fire-polished bead

e Materials
c
d pendant 1¼ in. (3.2 cm)
• 4 mm fire-polished beads
3 color A (Czech, heavens/light green)
b a
3 color B (Czech, shadows/blue)
1 color C (Czech, cream)
• 3 mm fire-polished beads (same colors
as 4 mms)
13 color A
11 color B
FIGURE 1 FIGURE 2 FIGURE 3
• 3 g 110 cylinder beads in each of 2
colors: A (Miyuki DB0689, dyed semi-
f e frosted silver-lined moss green), B (Miyuki
DB0608, dyed silver-lined blue zircon)
e a
b d • 6 150 seed beads (optional; Toho 505,
a c b
higher metallic dragonfly)
d • Fireline 6 lb. test
• beading needles, #12
c

FIGURE 4 FIGURE 5

stepbystep [4] Using the tail and working around

First petal
Work the first petal using all color A
beads.
[1] On 2 ft. (61 cm) of thread, center
12 110 cylinder beads. Tie them into a
ring with a square knot (Online Beading
Basics), and then sew through the first
10 beads again so the working thread
and tail are two beads apart (figure 1).
[2] With the working thread, work a
round of peyote stitch (Online Basics):
Pick up a cylinder, skip the next cylinder
in the ring, and sew through the follow-
ing cylinder (figure 2, a–b). Repeat this
stitch to complete the round, and step
up through the first cylinder added in
this round (b–c).
[3] Pick up two cylinders, and sew
through the next cylinder in the previ-
ous round (c–d). Repeat this stitch
to complete the round, and step up
through the first cylinder added in this
round (d–e).
the ring in the opposite direction, pick
up two cylinders, and sew through the
next cylinder in round 1. Repeat this
stitch to complete the round, and step
up through the first cylinder added in
this round (figure 3). This establishes
the back surface of the petal (photo a).
[5] With either thread, work a herring-
bone stitch (Online Basics): Pick up two
cylinders, and sew through the next cyl-
inder in the pair (figure 4, a–b). Work
a peyote stitch with a cylinder, sewing
through the next pair of cylinders in the
previous round (b–c). Repeat this peyote
stitch four times (c–d). Pick up a cylin-
der, sew through the first cylinder in the
next pair, and step up through the first DESIGN OPTIONS:
cylinder added in this round (d–e). These petal components are
[6] Pick up two cylinders, and work really versatile. Instead of
a herringbone stitch (figure 5, a–b). joining them to form a flower,
Working in peyote, work a stitch with make separate components
a cylinder (b–c), five stitches with 3 mm and attach them to a peyote
fire-polished beads (c–d), and a stitch panel, or use them as dangles
with a cylinder, stepping up through the in a pair of earrings.
 a b
e f
first cylinder added in this round (d–e).
Pick up a cylinder, and sew down through
the next cylinder in the previous round
(e–f). Set this thread aside.
[7] With the other thread, repeat step 5
on the other side of the petal.
[8] Work a herringbone stitch with
two cylinders (refer to figure 5, a–b).
To connect the two surfaces, zigzag
through the up-beads on the two edges
(photos b and c). On one side, all the
up-beads are cylinders. On the other
side, the first bead is a cylinder, the next
five are 3 mms, and the final one is a
cylinder. At the end of the round, step
up through the first cylinder added in
this round. Sew through the tip cylinder
on the other side, and sew through the
adjacent cylinder on this side.
[9] With either thread, sew through the
beadwork to exit near the opening in
the petal. Pick up a 4 mm fire-polished
bead, and sew through a bead on the
opposite side of the opening (photo d).
Note: If the beadwork is too tight to
allow your needle to go through a bead
at this point, sew down and up through
the layers of beads to anchor your
thread in the beadwork, making sure
to snug the thread between the beads
so it remains hidden.
Sew back through the 4 mm, and end
both threads (Online Basics).
c d
g
Subsequent petals and
finishing
[1] Using color B beads, repeat steps
1–5 of “First petal.” Work the first two
stitches of step 6. For the next stitch,
instead of picking up a 3 mm, sew
through a corresponding 3 mm on the
first petal. Continue around the petal as
in step 6. Repeat steps 7–9 to complete
the petal.
[2] Repeat step 1 to add three more h
petals, alternating colors A and B. Add
one more petal in color B, but add only
three new 3 mms, and then sew through Pick up two cylinders, and sew through
the corresponding 3 mms on both the the pair of cylinders your thread just
first and last petals to complete the cir- exited. Working in ladder stitch (Online
cle of petals. Don’t end the final thread. Basics), add two beads at a time until
[3] Sew through the beadwork to exit you have a strip with nine pairs of
the cylinder at the tip of the new petal. beads (photo g). Curve the strip over the
Pick up a cylinder, and sew through back of the petal, and sew through the
the bead at the tip of the next petal. cylinder at the tip of the petal (photo h).
Repeat this stitch to join the tips into Retrace the thread path a few times, and
a ring, and step up through the first end the thread.
bead added. [7] String the pendant as desired. w
[4] Pick up a color C 4 mm fire-
polished bead, and sew through Julia Gerlach is the
the opposite cylinder in the ring. editor of Bead&Button.
Sew back through the 4 mm and Contact her at jgerlach@
the cylinder (photo e). beadandbutton.com.
[5] Optional: Using 150 seed beads,
work a round of peyote stitch off of the www To brush up on the Online
center ring of cylinders (photo f). Beading Basics referenced in this
[6] Make a bail: Sew through the bead- story (plus other techniques!), go to
work to exit the pair of cylinders below www.BeadAndButton.com/basics.
the center 3 mm on the back of a petal.
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