![]() ![]() Then, pick up a new bead and begin working back along the next row (brown beads). So, again, pick up 3 beads (red), pass back through the first one, sliding this little structure into place. You could turn around and work back here, if your work is wide enough. At the end of the row, you will have an extra stitch, where you made the increase before. Turnaround and bead back along the next row (red beads). So, your three additional beads will be sticking out at the end, sitting in a Peyote structure. Immediately, pick up 1 new bead and then continue to work back along the row. (These are the yellow beads in the diagram). Slide them right up to the edge of your work and then pass back through the first bead. When you get to the end, you need to pick up 3 beads. How to do the staircase end of row increaseīead your row as normal. If you also want to keep to the Peyote stitch structure, then you’ll be looking at a staircase increase. What if you want to make your beadwork wider, instead of narrower? Assuming you also want to keep it flat, you’re going to need to make an increase at the end of your row. Shaping Peyote stitch: end of row increase If you want to give this process a try, then this butterfly beaded beads pattern is a great project for learning the technique. Then pass back up through beads 1 and 2 as before. You may not be able to see your thread, so you will need to ‘feel out’ the hooking process. The process is the same, it will just feel a little different. But this time, your thread is nestled between two beads – bead 1 and bead x. If you do want to make another decrease, you would still need to hook under the thread below the bead you are exiting (bead 1). If you don’t want to make any more decreases at this point, you can just continue to bead as normal, with the usual even count turnaround. This time, when you exit, your thread will be between beads in the diagonal alignment you’re setting up. You can use the same technique to decrease at the other end. This is how that process would look in reality. So, you’re ready to continue beading back along the row. You want to hook under the thread on the edge, just below bead 1. You have just finished your row, so you would be exiting from bead 1, at the red arrow. Shaping Peyote stitch by decreasing at the end of a row is also simple. ![]() It’s also a nice way to taper a wide bracelet down to attach a narrow clasp. Then you have the option of adding that point onto another component. (Again, just click the image if you want a copy of the pattern). You could take it right up to a point, as I did in this Flamingo necklace. If you’ve been trying to follow the zig zag back and forth along a strip, you will already have realised you need to know how to decrease at the end of a row. Shaping Peyote stitch: end of row decrease Then continue to bead rows, following the shaping you have set up. ![]() Just increase the number of beads you add in a group before missing your space in the first row. Hopefully you are beginning to see the pattern. Then, add your single bead and weave down through beads ‘b’, 1 and 2, then up through beads 3 and ‘a’. So, you would need to weave up to your top space (exiting from bead ‘a’). Then, in row 2, I added the yellow beads. (ie this shaping would follow a pattern of ‘add 2 beads, miss 1 space’). Then follow your thread path to miss out the next space. In row 1, I added the blue beads, ‘a’ and ‘b’. Well, you would just do this over more rows. Your row will end up with the zig zag edge that you saw in the first diagram, above. So, add 1 bead, then skip your next space. So, pass your thread on down through your ‘down’ bead and continue to exit from your next ‘up’ bead. Add 1 bead, then, instead of adding a bead in the next space, you are going to miss it. So, how would you go about shaping peyote stitch to give you that zig zag edging? You can see how I used it for my Christmas cracker beaded box, above (if you want the pattern to try this, just click on the photo). It might not be the most practical edge if you are planning on adding a clasp! But it is a great edge for tubular Peyote. This is a lovely way to finish off the edge of a project. If you’re looking for ways to make geometric shapes, or for shaping Peyote stitch in order to create 3D objects, then I covered that in another blog. These include how to increase and decrease at the end of a row. Now, I’m going to show you a few different ways in which you can shape a piece of flat Peyote. ![]()
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