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Create an odd-count peyote stitch starting with 15 teal seed beads from the Artbeads Briar Rose Designer Blend. These will be your first two rows of the stitch.

Odd Count Peyote Video Tutorial
Odd-Count Peyote Stitch PDF Diagram

• Row 3: One teal bead, six purple beads, and one teal bead
• Row 4: Seven purple beads
• Rows 5-8: Repeat rows 3 and 4 two times
• Row 9:Repeat row 3
• Row 10: Three purple beads, one teal bead, and three purple beads
• Row 11: One teal bead, two purple beads, two teal beads, two purple beads, and one teal bead
• Row 12: Two purple beads, one teal bead, one rose gold bead, one teal bead, two purple beads
• Row 13: One teal bead, one purple bead, one teal bead, two rose gold beads, one teal bead, one purple bead, and one teal bead
• Row 14: One purple bead, one teal bead, one rose gold bead, one iridescent bead, one rose gold bead, one teal bead, one purple bead
• Row 15: Two teal beads, one rose gold bead, two iridescent beads, one rose gold bead, two teal beads
• Row 16: One purple bead, one teal bead, one rose gold bead, one iridescent bead, one rose gold bead, one teal bead, one purple bead
• Row 17: One teal bead, one purple bead, one teal bead, two rose gold beads, one teal bead, one purple bead, and one teal bead
• Row 18: Two purple beads, one teal bead, one rose gold bead, one teal bead, two purple beads
• Row 19: One teal bead, two purple beads, two teal beads, two purple beads, one teal bead
• Row 20: Three purple beads, one teal bead, three purple beads
• Row 21: One teal bead, six purple beads, one teal bead
• Row 22: Seven purple beads
• Repeat rows 10-22 twice to make three diamond patterns in your peyote stitch
• End the stitch by repeating rows 1-9 in reverse order to make a mirror image of the other end of the stitch

Weave the end of your thread back into the stitch to secure and trim.

Bead Weaving Basics: Starting, Adding, and Ending Thread