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Easy peyote cuff
Weave a simple bracelet with plenty of style
by Mindy Brooks
for helping children
learn peyote stitch by
using large beads and elastic
thread (see “Tips & Tech-
niques,” p. 8). Frankly, that
seemed like an especially
good way to teach the stitch
to adults, too, and the idea
led to the handsome peyote
cuff shown here.
long, hold it away from the
beads and keep it under
slight tension.
When you have about 1
ft. (30cm) of thread remain-
ing, cut it at the fold, leaving
the tails long. Clamp them or
tape them to the bracelet to
keep the beads in place as
you work the other half.
Unwind the elastic on the
cardboard. Thread the cut
ends through the needle and
continue working in peyote
until the bracelet is a com-
fortable fit around your
wrist. End the bracelet with
an even number of rows.
Stretch the bracelet
several times to distribute
the thread’s tension along
its length. Sew the bracelet’s
ends together by zigzagging
between beads (photo c) .
Work the elastic back
through several beads in the
last row.
Run the tails set aside in
step 3 through several beads
in the last row until the two
pairs of ends meet. Tighten
the elastic slightly so that no
thread shows between beads.
Knot the elastic ends together
with a surgeon’s knot (see
“Basics”), dab the knot with
glue, and pull the knot into a
bead. Before you trim the
ends, run them through a
bead or two and dab with
glue to keep them in place. w
step by step
With just four beads in each
row, this bracelet works up
quickly, and the elastic
thread helps keep the tension
even as you stitch.
Thread the needle with a
7-yd. (6.4m) length of elastic.
(This should be enough
thread to complete the
bracelet without having to
add more.) Working with the
elastic doubled, string a stop
bead (any bead will do) and
position it about halfway
down the elastic. Take the
needle through the bead
again to keep it in place, and
wrap the long tail of thread
around a piece of cardboard
so it will stay out of your way
(photo a) .
String 8 beads onto the
elastic and move them close
to the stop bead. Work in flat
peyote stitch (see “Basics,” p.
94) (photo b) , stretching the
elastic very gently to keep the
beads in place. To avoid hav-
ing a tangled mess of elastic
when the working thread is
a
c
materials
•2 Tubes 50 hex-cut beads
• Gossamer Floss (available from
TSI, 800-366-2156)
• Tapestry or embroidery needles,
size 20-24
• G-S Hypo-Tube Cement
Mindy Brooks is an associate
editor of Bead & Button .
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Bead & Button • June 2001
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