Quick Stitch Peyote Stitch

materialsnecklace 22½ in. (57.2 cm)• 12 8 mm cube crystals in each of 2 colors: A, B• 27 4 mm pearls• 8 g 110 cylinder beads• 5 g 150 seed beads• clasp• Fireline 6 lb. test, or nylon beading thread, size D• beading needles, #12

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These cubes are available in a wide variety of colors.

stepbystepBezels[1] Attach a stop bead to the center of 1 yd. (.9 m) of Fireline (Basics, p. 81), leaving an 8-in. (20 cm) tail. Pick up an 8 mm cube crystal and 11 110 cylinder beads. Sew through the cube again, positioning the cylinders along one edge of the cube (figure 1).[2] Pick up 11 cylinders, and sew through the cube again, positioning the beads along the edge opposite the cylin-ders added in step 1 (figure 2).

[3] Sew through the 11 cylinders added in step 1, pick up a cylinder, and sew through the next 11 cylinders. Pick up a cylinder, and sew through the next three cylinders (figure 3).[4] Work two rounds of tubular peyote stitch (Basics) using cylinders, and step up through the first cylinder added in each round. [5] Work a round of peyote using 150 seed beads, keeping firm tension so that this round is snug against the top edge of the cube.[6] Remove the stop bead, and, using the tail, repeat

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designed by Liisa Turunen

Stitch peyote bezels around crystal cubes for an easy and elegant necklace.

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steps 4 and 5 to complete the bezel. Sew through the beadwork to exit a corner cylinder in the center round, tying a few half-hitch knots (Basics) as you go. Repeat with the working thread, exiting an opposite corner. Do not trim the threads.[7] Repeat steps 1–6 for a total of 24 cubes, 12 of each color.

Necklace[1] Pick up a 150, a cylinder, a 4 mm pearl, a cylinder, and a 150. Sew through the corre-sponding corner bead in a cube of contrasting color. Pick up a 150 and a cylinder, and sew back through the 4 mm. Pick up a cylinder and a 150, and sew through the corner cylinder your thread exited at the start of this step (figure 4). Retrace the thread path, and end the thread.[2] Repeat steps 1 and 2 to

EDITOR’S NOTES:• Make a matching

7-in. (18 cm) bracelet using six 8 mm cubes.

• Use 4 mm bicone crystals in place of the pearls for even more sparkle. – Jane

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Experiment with cubes of different colors and finishes.

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connect the remaining cubes, alternating colors. Do not end the thread on the end cubes.

Clasp[1] With the thread exiting a corner cylinder in the cen-ter round of an end cube, pick up a 150, a cylinder, a 4 mm, a 150, a cylinder, a 150, a 4 mm, a 150, a cylinder, three 150s, half of the clasp, and three 150s. Skip the last three 150s, clasp, and three

150s, and sew through the next seven beads. [2] Pick up a cylin-der and a 150, and sew through the cylinder your thread exited at the start of step 1. Retrace the thread path a few times, and end the thread.[3] Repeat steps 1 and 2 on the other end of the necklace. w