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7 Perform an even count turn. Continue adding a bead, skipping a bead, and threading
ODD-COUNT PEYOTE STITCH 2 4 6 7
through the next up bead in the row until you get to the last existing up bead in the row (12).
1 3 5 Perform an odd count turn: thread through that 17 16
18 15
existing bead (12) and the last existing bead in
Odd count peyote stitch is created in alternating rows that always form an odd number of staggered 12 13 14
the row below it (11), string a bead (18), and then
columns. It requires an extra step (a special turn at the left end of each row to reposition the 11 10 9 8
loop through the bead you just exited (11) and back 2 4 6
needle), but it provides your pattern with a middle column. This allows for a symmetrical pattern 1 3 5 7
through the bead you just added (18).
across its width. You can make the strip as wide as you would like, as long as the total width is an Diagram 7
odd number of columns. In this example, we are creating a total of seven columns.
1 Leaving a six inch tail (or longer if specified), add a stopper bead to keep your beads from 8 Continue weaving your piece alternating even count and odd count
sliding off your thread as you work. Choose a small bead that is a different color from the turns. Add thread as needed. To do this, stop in the middle of the row,
ones in your design. Loop through the bead twice and pull tight. leave existing thread so you know where you left off. Weava a new
thread into the body of the piece exiting in the same place as the
original thread as shown in [Diagram 8]. Tie off the first thread in the
Diagram 1 same manner then continue beading with the new thread.
Diagram 8
2 String beads for the first two rows (in this case seven). [Diagram 2]
9 Remove the stopper bead. Weave the tails into the body of the piece to
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Diagram 2 secure [Diagram 9] unless the tails will be used later to connect other
elements.
3 Perform an even count turn. To do this: string another bead (8), skip an existing bead (7),
and thread through an existing up bead (6). Pull the thread so that the new bead (8) is
stacked on top of the existing bead (7).
Diagram 9
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Diagram 3A
NOTE: There are three alternative ways to do an odd-count turn.

Tip: To help keep the first rows from tangling, slip an un-threaded needle or wire through ALTERNATE 1
every other bead to hold them in the correct position until they start to stagger on their own.
18 17 16 15
Make sure the beads are staggered as shown in the diagram with bead (1) as a down bead, 12 13 14
11 9 108 11 10 9 8
bead (2) as an up bead, etc. [Diagram 3B] 2 4 6 2 4 6
1 3 5 7 1 3 5 7
2 4 6
1 3 5 7
Diagram 3B

4 Keep stringing a bead (9), skipping a bead (5), and threading through the next up bead (4). ALTERNATE 2
Continue through the last up bead in the row then down a row through bead (1).
8 18 17 16 15
10 9 11 9
10 8 12 13 14
2 4 6 2 4 6 11 10 9 8
1 3 5 7 1 3 5 7 2 4 6
Diagram 4 1 3 5 7
5 Perform an odd count turn. To do this: with thread exiting bead (1), string a bead (11), and
then thread through the last existing bead (1) again and back through the newly added ALTERNATE 3
bead (11).
11 10 9 8 18 17 16 15
2 4 6 12 13 14
1 3 5 7
Diagram 5 11 9 108 11 10 9 8
2 4 6 2 4 6
14 1 3 5 7 1 3 5 7
12 13
6 Continue adding a bead, skipping a bead, and
threading through the next up bead in the row 11 10 9 8 Visit the Design Studio for a Video Tutorial about Even-Count Peyote
2 4 6
until you get to the end. 1 3 5 7 Diagram 6

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