Add interest to your jewelry by using different stitches in the same piece. This PotomacBeads tutorial teaches you how to use craw, tubular herringbone and tubular peyote stitches to create this enticing Tubular Stitch Sample Bracelet.
1.Begin by putting a stop bead onto the thread with a size 10 needle. Add 6 beads in a pattern of black and silver. Go back through the first 4 beads. Pick up a black bead and sew through the next silver bead. Add another bead and sew through the next silver. Repeat once more. Step up through the black bead to add the silver beads in the peyote stitch.
2.Watch the Tubular Stitch Sample bracelet tutorial to follow along with Allie’s step-by-step instructions.
3.When you are done the different sections, use 18ga wire to create a loop to attach them together. Put a disco ball onto the wire and a clasp. Press down any rough edges of the wire.
Show off your bead weaving skills with this Tubular Stitch Sample bracelet. Using contrasting colors of seed beads will really show off the natural patterns created by the stitches.