Weaving Peyote single pair

Would you like to try your hand at peyote weaving? It's quite simple: with this tutorial, you'll learn the basic technique that's so useful for getting started and making bracelets. You'll then be able to learn the odd weaving technique, as well as how to increase and decrease the size of your bracelets. Let's get started!

For this technique you need :
delicate Miyuki beads a needle nylon thread

Step 1:

To begin, cut a nylon thread and thread it onto a beading needle.

Then string an even number of beads, leaving some thread at the start to complete the weave.

Step 2:

Then thread a new bead to start the second row.

Pass through the penultimate bead of the first row, then thread a new bead.

Follow the diagram to see the wire path.

Step 3:
	As you go along, simply place a bead in the hollows of the previous row.

Step 4:
Continue until you reach the desired length.

What if I need to lengthen my wire?

If your thread is too short to complete the weave, first make sure you keep about 15cm of thread. Then pass the thread through the previous beads, following a path that can go diagonally to jump from one row to the next.

Thread a new thread, then go back through the previous rows diagonally to lock in the new thread and come out where you left off.

How to finish the weaving?

In Peyote, there is no knot to start or finish weaving. To finish the weave, start again in the previous beads and rows in several directions so that the thread blocks the beads.

Do the same with the starter wire.

To finish, you can either glue your weave to a rigid cuff or leather band, or fit a weave clasp. For this, you'll need to make a new row to fit the clasp.

And voilà!