Peyote Stitch Necklace

Peyote stitch is an easy way to make a big impact!

Posted by Kate S.

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If you are looking to learn a beading stitch, give peyote stitch a try. There are gobs of YouTube videos to watch and once you figure it out it is quite simple.

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You Will Need (4 things)

  • Delica Beads - black, white, red, orange, yellow, green, light blue, dark blue, light pink/peach
  • Beading Needle
  • Nylon Beading Thread
  • Scissors

Steps (8 steps, 180 minutes)

  1. 1

    Here is my pattern for creating this peyote stitch necklace. It is a simple stitch that you can learn from YouTube.

  2. 2

    Once you have made the pendant, take a really long piece of beading string and thread it through all the beads in the top edge of the pendant. My piece of string was about 4 feet long.

  3. 3

    Position the string so 1/4 is on one side of the pendant and the other 3/4 is on the other side.

  4. 4

    Starting on the longer side of the string, load up beads in a random pattern. Fill the string with beads until it is the length you want for the final necklace.

  5. 5

    Make a loop with your beaded string by looping it back through the top beads on the pendant and pull taut.

  6. 6

    You should now have an un-beaded length of string on either side of the necklace. Bead each side of the string with the same random beading method as you did on the first strand.

  7. 7

    Once you load both sides of the string with beads, knot the two strands together in the back of the necklace.

  8. 8

    Trim excess beading string.