A PEYOTE PRIMER 1 by Margie Deeb

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2-drop peyote bracelet by Margie Deeb

www.MargieDeeb.com 2 3 5 7 123456 1 24 6 3 10 5 9 7 8 123456 1 24 6 10 11 PEYOTE STITCH (EVEN-COUNT) 3 5 9 7 8 123456 1 24 6 11 1. Loop thread around bead10 1 twice to keep9 8 it in place and use the “tail” to adjust3 tension 5 7 123456 as you work the first111 few rows.24 (For simplicity, 6 the illustration shows only one loop.) Later you 10 will remove this loop and weave its tail into the 9 8 beadwork. Thread an even amount of beads 2 4 6 ontorow the1 thread to begin your11 first two rows. 1 3 5 row 2 9 8 7 2 4 6 row 1 row 3 1 3 5 7 1 3 5 row 2 24 6 9 8 7 2. After picking up bead 7, pass needle 2 410 6 rowro 1w 3 1 11 3 10 5 9 7 8 1 3 5 through 5. Continue picking24 up a bead and 6 row 2 passing the needle through a bead until you 9 8 7 11 10 9 8 10 row 3 pass back through1 the first3 bead. Pull thread5 7 2 4 6 row 1 12 snug, so the beads 24touch each other. 6 1 3 5 row 2 10 You now have11 three rows are10 ready to begin 9 8 9 8 7 row 3 12 the fourth row. 1 3 5 7 24 6

10 11 12 10 9 8 2 4 6 1 3 5 12 2 9 4 8 6 7 3. Continue each row as described in step 2. 1 10 3 11 5 12 If your first two rows are loose or uneven, pull the tail of the thread you looped around bead 2 9 4 8 6 7 1 to tighten the tension. 10 11 12 13 1 3 5 7 1 3 5 24 6 9 8 7 11 3 10 5 9 7 8 10 112 124 13 6 1 2412 13 14 1 3 5 6 11 18 10 17 9 16 8 15 9 813 7 1 3 5 7 12 13 14 10 11 12 4. When all the weaving24 is complete, tie off 6 2 4 6 your thread tails18 by weaving 17them into the 16 15 1 3 5 11 10 919 8 beadwork in a circular path, hidden within the 13 121 133 145 7 2 49 68 7 beads. 10 11 12 24 6 1 3 5 18 17 19 16 15 10 9 158 147 13 You final weaving 11should look like this. 9 8 16 17 18 10 2 114 126 12 13 14 1 3 215 20 19 19 15 14 13 18 17 16 15 9 8 7 16 17 18 3 www.MargieDeeb.co10 11 m 12 21 2 20 4 19 6 15 1 14 3 13 5 19 16 17 9 18 8 7 2110 20 11 1912 15 14 13 16 17 18 21 20 19 3 5 7 123456 1 24 6 3 5 7 123456 PEYOTE1 STITCH2410 (ODD-COUNT)9 6 8 10 9 8 11 1. Begin with the loop as shown in step 1 of 11 3 5 7 the even-count peyote. (For simplicity, the 123456 1 24 6 loop around the first bead is not shown in this diagram.) 10 9 8 Place an odd number of beads onto the thread 11 to begin your first two rows. Thread all but the last bead of row 3 into place. Pass thread through beads 1 and 2. Put bead 11 on the 2 4 6 row 1 thread. 1 3 5 2 4 6 row 21 1 9 3 8 5 7 row 3 row 2 1 3 5 7 2. After you’ve passed back through beads 1 9 8 7 24 6 row 3 1 3 5 7 and 2 and picked up bead 11, you are going 10 11 2410 9 6 8 to make a figure-eight path with the thread 2 4 6 row 1 to begin the fourth row. Pass thread through 1 10 3 5 11 10 9 8 row 2 beads 2, 3, 10, 2, and 1, and then back 9 8 7 row 3 1 3 12 5 7 through 11. 24 6 If your needle’s final exit bead is 11, and the 12 beads on the left end are fit snugly together, 10 11 10 9 8 you’ll know your figure-eight path was suc- cessful. You won’t have to do this fancy move again until you start a new project using the odd- 12 2 4 6 count peyote. 1 3 5 2 4 6 1 9 3 8 5 7 10 11 12 9 8 7 10 11 12 3. From here on out, each row that begins on 2 4 13 6 1 3 5 7 the left has a more complex turn than the row 1 3 5 24 6 13 1 3 5 7 beginning on the right. After picking up bead 9 8 7 11 2410 9 6 8 18, pass the thread through beads 11, 12, 2, 10 11 12 12 13 14 and 11, and back through 18 to begin the next 11 10 9 8 row. 18 12 17 13 16 14 15 13 1 3 5 7 18 17 16 15 2 4 6 24 6 1 3 5 19 2 4 6 11 10 9 8 9 8 7 1 3 5 12 19 13 14 10 11 12 9 8 7 18 17 16 15 10 15 11 14 12 13 16 17 18 www.MargieDeeb.com 152 144 613 21 20 19 161 173 185 19 219 208 197 10 11 12 15 14 13 16 17 18 21 20 19 INCREASING PEYOTE STITCH BY AN ODD NUMBER OF BEADS 1. To increase by an odd number larger than one bead, pick up the number of extra beads plus one. Counting backward from the last bead threaded, skip two and pass needle 2 4 6 2 4 6 through the third, bead 14.2 4 6 1 3 5 1 3 5 1 3 5 13 9 8 7 9 8 7 13 14 9 8 7 14 10 11 12 13 10 11 12 15 10 11 12 14 15 14 13

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15 16 17 18 20 7 20 2. Add bead 17. Thread through bead 7 19and 9 secure the new rows by threading into the ex- X 11 15 10 16 isting weaving, following the path shown. Exit 2 4 6 21 17 bead 16. Pick up bead 18, pass through 17, 19 23 18 17 1 3 5 16 and continue with regular peyote stitch. 24 2 2 4 4 6 6 29 84 76 1 3 5 26 30 25 18 2 2 4 4 6 6 1 3 5 13 15 110 113 125 1 3 5 1 3 5 9 9 8 8 7 7 14 915 148 137 9 8 7 14 10 11 12 17 9 8 7 10 11 12 16 1016 11 1712 10 11 12 13 13 19 10 11 12 16 15 14 13 15 14 1813 18 17 16 15 14

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18 16 1. Pick up two beads.2 Go back through4 the 6 9 8 717 last bead that is attached to the weaving, 7. 10 11 12 26 30 25 2 4 6 1 3 5 8 20 4 5 6 1 3 5 9 8 7 15 14 13 7 9 8 7 10 11 12 16 17 13 19 11 15 10 9 10 11 12 16 15 14 13 18 16 14 17 2 4 6 17 1 3 5 19 23 18 24 2 4 6 9 8 7 26 30 25 2 4 6 1 3 5 10 11 12 1 3 5 2 9 4 8 6 7 15 14 13 16 9 8 7 13 1 10 3 11 5 12 17 2 4 6 19 10 11 12 9 16 815 14 7 13 18 1 3 5 13 14 10 17 11 12 9 8 7 16 13 10 11 12 15 14 14 17 18 20 24 19 21 23 22

15 2. Secure 25the new row 2by threading into 4the 6 26 27 28 existing weaving,1 following the path3 shown. 5 2 4 6 Continue with regular peyote stitch. 9 8 7 1 3 5 13 10 11 12 9 8 7 16 13 10 11 12 15 14 14 17 18 20 24 19 21

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www.MargieDeeb.com 6 INCREASING PEYOTE STITCH BY AN EVEN NUMBER OF BEADS 1. At the end of a row, pick up an even number of beads. Pick up another bead to become the first bead of the next row. Thread through 2 4 6 the first bead2 you just picked4 up. 6 2 4 6 1 3 5 1 3 5 1 3 5 13 9 8 7 9 8 7 13 14 9 8 7 14 10 11 12 13 10 11 12 15 10 11 12 14 15 14 13

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18 16 17 21 17 5 8 16 2. See how the additional beads have 20 4 6 2 4 6 2 4 6 7 increased the width? Keep stitching as usual. 18 2 6 1 3 5 13 4 15 1 3 5 11 15 10 9 1 3 5 9 8 7 14 9 8 7 16 9 8 7 10 11 12 2 4 6 14 17 16 10 11 12 19 23 18 17 10 11 12 13 1 3 5 15 14 13 24 18 17 16 15 2 4 6 9 8 7

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18 16 2 4 6 1 3 5 13 15 1 3 517 1 3 5 9 8 7 14 9 8 7 8 9 8 7 10 11 12 20 4 5 6 14 INCREASING PEYOTE STITCH WITHIN 17 16 10 11 12 7 10 11 12 13 THE WEAVING 15 14 13 18 17 16 15 11 15 10 9 18 16 17 16 2 4 6 19 23 18 817 1 3 5 20 4 5 6 724 2 4 6 1. After exiting a bead within the piece, pick 9 8 7 up two beads (14 and 15) and continue with 26 30 25 9 2 4 6 1 3 5 10 11 12 11 15 10 regular peyote stitch. 16 15 14 1 3 5 9 8 7 2 4 136 16 17 9 8 7 10 11 12 1 3 175 19 23 18 13 19 24 10 11 12 18 216 154 14 613 9 8 7 14 17 26 30 25 2 4 6 1 3 5 10 11 12 1 3 5 9 8 7 15 14 13 10 11 12 16 17 9 8 7 13 19 10 11 12 16 15 14 13 18 14 17 2 4 6 1 3 5 2 4 6 9 8 7 1 3 5 13 10 11 12 9 8 7 216 154 14 613 2. When you stitch the next row, place one 10 11 12 14 18 117 3 5 20 bead (bead 19) between the two increase 2 4 6 24 19 21 beads. Continue stitching as regular. The in- 9 23 8 7

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www.MargieDeeb.com 8 DECREASING PEYOTE STITCH ON THE EDGES

2 4 6 2 4 6 2 4 6 To decrease, do not add the bead that be- 1 3 5 1 3 5 1 3 5 gins the next row on the outside edge as you normally would. In this case, the place where 13 9 8 7 9 8 7 13 14 9 8 7 14 10 11 12 13 10 11 12 15 10 11 12 bead 19 belongs is skipped over. 14 15 14 13

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15 16 17 18 need to get your needle in position to enter 20 19 bead 18 from the left of bead 13. Do this by X following the thread path shown, starting from bead 13 heading back up into the bead just above it, bead 7. Follow this thread path for 21 17 every decrease on an outside edge. 16 2 4 6 2 4 6 18 2 4 6 1 3 5 13 15 1 3 5 1 3 5 9 8 7 14 9 8 7 9 8 7 14 10 11 12 17 16 10 11 12 10 11 12 13 15 14 13 18 17 16 15

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23 22 15 25 26 27 28 2 4 6 2 4 6 2 4 6 1 3 5 1 3 5 1 3 5 13 9 8 7 9 8 7 13 14 9 8 7 14 10 11 12 13 10 11 12 15 10 11 12 14 15 14 13 16 DECREASING2 PEYOTE STITCH4 WITHIN6 2 4 6 15 2 4 6 16 17 18 1 20 1 3 5 1 3 5 THE WEAVING 3 19 5 X 13 9 8 7 9 8 7 13 14 9 8 7 14 10 11 12 13 10 11 12 15 10 11 12 14 21 17 15 14 13 16 16 1. To decrease within the weaving itself, omit 15 2 4 6 16 17 18 2 4 6 a bead on a row and stitch on. In this case, 20 1 3 5 18 2 4 6 13 15 1 3 19 5 X bead 17 has been omitted from its regular 1 3 5 9 8 7 14 9 8 7 place. Pull the thread tight to close the gap 9 8 7 14 10 11 12 17 16 10 11 12 created. You’ll see the weaving begin to taper 21 17 10 11 12 13 where you’ve decreased. 15 14 13 16 18 17 16 15 2 4 6 18 16 2 4 17 6 18 2 4 6 1 3 5 13 15 1 3 5 1 3 5 8 9 8 7 14 9 8 7 20 4 5 6 7 9 8 7 14 10 11 12 17 16 10 11 12 10 11 12 13 15 14 13 11 15 10 9 18 17 16 15 16

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