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Even Count Flat Peyote Stitch – Two Needle Start
February 27th, 2008
Figure 1 Pull 2 full arm lengths of nymo off the spool and thread a needle on each end of the thread. Turn the graph 90º. We will be completing the first 3 rows of the peyote graph in one step. Pick up 2 gold beads (with either needle) and pull them down to the center of the thread. Pick up 1 gold bead, pass both needles through it, and pull it down to the center of the thread. Pick up 1 gold bead on one needle and 1 blue bead on the other needle. Pull them down to the center.
Figure 2 Follow your graph or Figure 2 at left until the row is completed. Tighten the beads so that they fit snugly but comfortably together. Pass one needle through the last bead leaving a loop of thread on the outside of the bead. Be careful not to split the threads that are inside of the bead. Remove the needle from 1 thread and park it out of the way until it is needed. To keep it from tangling you may wish to roll it around a small piece of paper or cardboard or place it into a small ziplock baggie.
Figure 3 Turn your beadwork 90º clockwise. Pick up the thread with needle attached, pick up 1 gold bead and pass back through the last bead on the previous row (heading towards your left hand). This bead will fit in the recessed or “innie” space. Pick up 1 blue bead and pass through the next protruding bead (“outie” bead). Following the peyote graph continue across the row in this manner.
Figure 4 To turn and start a new row simply pick up the next bead and continue working across the new row in the same manner.
Figure 5 Repeat the same turn on the end with the parked thread. Turn and start a new row by simply picking up the next bead and continue working across the new row in the same manner.
