ODD-COUNT PEYOTE STITCH

Can-you-keep-a-
secret
clutch
Your friends are bound to admire this
elegant necklace, but only youll know
whats inside
by Jane Danley Cruz

Unlock the mystery of odd-count peyote by stitching this

eye-catching purse to suspend from a delicate chain.
Then fill it with secret mementos to encourage you
throughout the day!

materials
gold necklace 30 in. (76 cm)
stepbystep [3] Work as in rows 3 and 4 for a total
of 46 rows with 23 cylinders along
6 g 110 cylinder beads (Miyuki Peyote purse each straight edge. End and add thread
DB410V, galvanized yellow gold) [1] On a comfortable length of Fireline (How-Tos) as needed.
clasp or beading thread, attach a stop bead [4] Work an even-count decrease
30 in. (76 cm) chain, 2 mm links (How-Tos), leaving a 6-in. (15 cm) tail. (How-To) to get into position
(gold) Pick up 27 110 cylinder beads. These to begin tapering the beadwork.
2 6 mm jump rings beads will shift to form the first two [5] Work the remaining rows as
Fireline 6 lb. test, or nylon beading rows as row 3 is added. follows:
thread, size B [2] Work the next two rows as follows: Row 47: Work 12 peyote stitches,
beading needles, #12 Row 3: Work 13 stitches in flat odd- and then work an even-count decrease.
2 pairs of pliers count peyote stitch (How-Tos) using Row 48: Work 11 peyote stitches,
wire cutters cylinders. Pick up the final cylinder of and then work an even-count decrease.
the row, and work a figure-8 turn. You Rows 4971: Continue working peyote
burgundy necklace colors: are now in position to start row 4. stitches and even-count decreases, caus-
110 cylinder beads (Miyuki DB116, Row 4: Work 13 stitches using cylinders. ing the number of stitches to decrease
garnet transparent luster) one per row until you have one bead in
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the last row. Remove the stop bead, and

end the working thread and tail.
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a b
d e
Chain loops
[1] Add 12 in. (30 cm) of thread to one
straight edge of the purse. Count four
cylinders down from the tapered end
and three cylinders in from the edge.
Sew through the beadwork to exit this
cylinder (photo a).
[2] Working in ladder stitch (How-Tos),
pick up a cylinder, sew through the
cylinder your thread exited, and continue
through the cylinder just added. Retrace
the thread path to secure. Continue
working in ladder stitch to add two
more cylinders.
[3] Looking at the beadwork of the
purse, skip the cylinder directly below
the cylinder your ladder stitch strip
is attached to, and sew through the
following cylinder. Work a ladder stitch
thread path through this cylinder and
the last cylinder in the strip. Retrace
the thread path to secure, and end
the thread.
[4] Repeat steps 13 on the other
side of the purse to make a second
chain loop.
Beginner to Intermediate
c
editors notes:
Assembly
[1] Add 18 in. (46 cm) of thread to
one straight edge of the purse. Along
this straight edge, count eight cylinders
down from the tapered end. Sew through
the beadwork to exit this cylinder. Fold
the beadwork to align the edge cylinder
in row 1 with the edge cylinder your
thread is exiting (photo b).
[2] Connect the straight edges: Sew
through the edge cylinder in row 1
(photo c) with your needle pointing
toward the opposite edge of the bead-
work, and then sew through the adja-
cent edge cylinder in row 3 (photo d).
Sew through the corresponding edge
cylinder on the opposite edge (photo e),
and then sew through the next edge
cylinder. Continue to connect the edges
until you reach the bottom of the purse
along the fold. End the thread.
[3] Repeat steps 1 and 2 to connect
the edges on the other side of the purse.
[4] Cut a 30-in. (76 cm) piece of chain,
and string one end through both chain
loops on the purse.
[5] Open a 6 mm jump ring (How-Tos),
and attach one end of the chain to half
of the clasp. Repeat this step on the
other end of the chain.
[6] Gently fold the tapered end of
the purse over the chain loops to
make a flap. w
To make this purse using
even-count peyote stitch,
pick up 26 110 cylinder beads
in step 1 of Peyote purse.
As you work the purse,
the point on the flap will
be off center, but this can
create a fun design option,
as seen in the burgundy
purse. Decrease on one edge
only for the first three rows
of decreasing peyote, and
your asymmetrical flap will
look entirely intentional.
Instead of working the
Chain loops, you can make
a single loop on one edge, as
in the burgundy purse: With
the thread exiting an edge
cylinder three rows above a
side seam, make a strip of
square stitch two beads wide
and 17 rows long. Join the
last row to the same two
edge beads as the first row,
and string the chain through
the loop. Jane