Tubular Peyote Stitch

from Bead & Wire Jewelry Exposed (F+W 2009)

I've been working on some tubular peyote stitch designs lately (see Monday's post for a free project!) and have been searching the web for good illustrations. If you've never tried your hand at tubular peyote stitch, it's a really cool stitch that has a lot of applications. You can use it for everything from stitching around an object to creating beaded rings to making tubular beads to making beaded bails like I did in my Delicious Donut Lariat.

If you're intimidated to try seed beads, let me just say that if I can do it, you can do it! I have never been known to be especially adept with a needle. It takes some patience, but the results are worth it. Plus, it's really inexpensive to get started. All you need is: beading thread (such as Nymo or WildFire); hard beading needle, scissors, jeweler's cement and seed beads.

Here are some resources for tubular peyote stitch on the Web:
Beading Lessons video
Beads, Baubles & Jewels script
Bead & Button pdf download
Beading Daily illustration