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Peyote Spiral Lessons Copyright Cathy Lampolewith seed beads Distributed by Crafting-Patterns.com

Supplies: Size 11 Japanese seed beads, at least 4 contrasting colours

Size 8 seed beadsSize 6 seed beads

Needles and thread (I recommend Silamide for this project)

How this works:

These instructions are not for any particular finished design, but you can use the directions to complete anecklace or bracelet as you wish.

Lesson 1 : Basic peyote spiral. This is a narrow version of odd-count tubular peyote. Usingcomplimentary bead colours produces a spiral pattern. You will need to make 4 of these spiral sectionsabout 2 inches long before you proceed with lessons 2,3 and 4.Step one

Step oneStep 2

Cut a length of thread about 2 yards long, and thread the needle. Use 3 colours of seed beads in colourshat are different . Thread on 11 beads as shown in step 1 diagram. Leave a long tail, about 8” long and a double knot. I will call the beads by colour as in the diagram.Step 2: Pick up one more blue bead, skip the first purple bead after the knot, and sew through the seconpurple bead.

Pick up 1 purple bead, sew through the second green bead. Continue around following the diagraafter you pick up the last green bead, sew through the blue bead that you added at the beginning of step



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Diagram A

Step 3 and all other rows: If your spiral is still flat in your hand at this point, pull up the thread until thebeads are tight together, you should see a tubular shape start to form. Continue around, by picking up onbead in the colour of the bead you have just exited. Sew through the next bead that is “up” You will seas in the diagram A that every second bead is higher than the one before This is an “up” bead.Work this spiral till it is about 2 inches long.

Lesson 2 : Basic peyote spiral with insert.n this lesson, you will add strands of contrasting beads to the basic spiral.

Begin with a completed spiral from lesson 1. You will need another contrasting bead colour for the inserAt any point in a row, pick up the bead in the same colour as the bead just exited(blue in this diagram ),hen add 2 beads of the insert colour (black), sew through the next “up” bead (purple).Just pretend that the black beads are not there!.

Continue around the spiral as you would normally, until you come to the black beads again. Exit the bluebead, add 3 black beads, and continue. You never sew through these black beads, they just lie betweenhe beads of the spiral.

On each row add 1 more black bead to the insert. You will find that the spiral will start to lean and be forcup on one side by the inserted beads. Add as many beads as you like , on my example there are 8 beadson the insert. Work this spiral for about 4 inches to see the effect.Variations: Try this spiral with bugles beads for the insert.

Also try an assortment of beads in the insert, i.e. seeds, crystals, tiny drop beads.Try this with the insert beads in small size 14 or 15’s for a delicate lookMake the length of the insert much longer, 15-20 beads for a really open spiral

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Lesson 3 : Basic peyote spiral with insert. ”Dutch Spiral”This spiral is very similar to lesson 2. In lesson 2, the spiral is gentle and may only spiral once in 3 incheof beadwork.The lesson 3 version (sometimes called a “Dutch” spiral) will spiral tighter.Begin with another completed spiral from lesson 1

Proceed as in lesson 2, BUT replace the blue bead that is JUST before the insert with size 8 bead.Replace this bead on every row. The larger sized bead is necessary for the spiral to turn sharply.You will have to pull the thread tightly when beading past this larger bead.

Work about 4 inches of this spiral and you will see the difference to the spiral from lesson 2.

Variations: Use different larger beads in place of the size 8, try a cube bead, or size 8 triangle. Make thensert beads much longer (the black beads) for an open spiral. Add this to some of the variations you mayhave tried in lesson 2.

Lesson 4 : Peyote spiral with various bead sizes (“cellini” spiral)This lesson gives a completely different look to the spiral, with even more twists.Begin with another completed spiral from lesson 1

As in the above diagram, replace the first blue seed bead with a size 8 bead, the next purple seed with asize 6 bead, and the next green seed with a size 8 bead. The last 3 beads stay the same seed beads.On the next rows, again use the size 8, 6 and 8 beads, and 3 seed beads.You will have to pull the thread quite tightly to close the gaps between the different bead sizes..Work about 4 inches of spiral .



Variations: Try replacing the center seed bead remaining in the spiral with a small size 14 or 15

This will produce even more sharper waves.Combine the technique from lesson 3 and lesson 4 . Work the “cellini” spiral, and then add inserts after thsecond size 8 bead.

Finishing the ends: Once you have tried these spirals, you may want to make a necklace or bracelet. Tneatest way to add the clasp is to first narrow down the ends of the spiral, then sew on the clasp of your

choice.For the basic spiral, work 2-3 rows with only 3 beads. Skip every second “up” bead. Pull the thread veryght so that there is almost no opening. Sew the clasp from one side of the tube to the other

For the spirals in lessons 2,3,4, work about 3 rows of basic spiral (without the insert beads, or larger beads)in seed sizes, the narrow the ends.

Have fun with these Spirals!

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