Learn how to do the flat chenille stitch and be sure to check out our Chenille Pond Bracelet Tutorial once you've mastered the technique.
Start with two seed bead styles. We are working with 8/0 round TOHO seed beads (Bead A) and 11/0 round TOHO seed beads (Bead B). You'll also need beading thread and a beading needle.
Cut an arm's length of thread and add to your needle. Add a stopper bead if desired, leaving a 6-inch tail. Add 8 of Bead A to the thread.
Add Bead B, Bead A, and Bead B to the thread. Then, skip over the last bead in the first row of 8 beads added and go through the next two beads in the row, as pictured.
Add Bead B and go through the next two Bead A beads in the first row.
Add another Bead B and go through the next two A beads in the first row.
Add another B bead and go through the remaining A bead in the first row.
Add a B bead and an A bead. Go back through the last B bead added in the previous row.
Add two A beads to the thread and go through the next B bead in the previous row.
Repeat the previous step, adding two A beads and going through the next B bead in the previous row.
Add two more A beads to the thread and then go through the last B bead in the previous row. Because the stitch is just starting, the B beads on this end might not be in the perfect position. Go through the B bead that lays on top of the last A bead in the previous rows.
It will look like there is a sequence of three A beads all together between B beads in the first row of beads. Bring your needle through the last bead in that sequence.
Then, go through the last B bead on the row above that bead and the A bead next to it. Skip over the next B bead and go through the next A bead in the working row.
Add a B bead to the thread, then, go through the next two A beads in the row, skipping over the next B bead in the previous row.
Add another B bead and go through the next two A beads in the row, skipping over the next B bead in the previous row.
Add a B bead and go through the last two A beads in the row.
Add two A beads and loop back to the other direction to go through the last B bead added in the previous row.
Add two A beads and go through the next B bead in the previous row.
Add two A beads and go through the next B bead in the previous row.
Add two A beads to the thread. To finish this row, you will loop the thread back through the last two A beads in the previous row.
Then, bring your thread back up through the first of the last two A beads added, bringing your thread back in the original direction of this working row.
Add a B bead to the thread and go through the last A bead in the working row.
Add a B bead and an A bead to the thread and go back through the B bead you added in the previous step.
Bring your thread through the next two A beads in the previous row.
Add a B bead and go through the next two A beads in the previous row.
Add a B bead and go through the next two A beads in the previous row.
Add a B bead and go through the last A bead in the previous row.
Add an A bead and a B bead to the thread, go back through the last B bead added in the previous row.
Add two A beads and go through the next B bead in the previous row.
Repeat the previous step twice.
Bring your needle down through the last A bead in the previous row.
Then go up through the last B bead in the previous row and the last two A beads in your working row.
Add a B bead and go through the next two A beads in the previous row.
Repeat the previous step twice.
Add two A beads and loop back through the last B bead added in the previous row to start the new row.
Add two A beads and go through the next B bead in the previous row. Repeat. Add the last two A beads for this row and loop back through the last two A beads in the previous row.
Then loop back up through the first of the last two A beads added to your current row.
Add a B bead to the thread and go through the last A bead in the current row.
Add an A bead and a B bead to the thread and go back through the last B bead added.
Then, go through the next two A beads in the previous row.
Add a B bead and go through the next two A beads in the previous row.
Repeat the previous step twice. Repeat steps 27-41 until your piece is the desired length.
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Learn how to do the flat chenille stitch and be sure to check out our Chenille Pond Bracelet Tutorial once you've mastered the technique.
Start with two seed bead styles. We are working with 8/0 round TOHO seed beads (Bead A) and 11/0 round TOHO seed beads (Bead B). You'll also need beading thread and a beading needle.
Cut an arm's length of thread and add to your needle. Add a stopper bead if desired, leaving a 6-inch tail. Add 8 of Bead A to the thread.
Add Bead B, Bead A, and Bead B to the thread. Then, skip over the last bead in the first row of 8 beads added and go through the next two beads in the row, as pictured.
Add Bead B and go through the next two Bead A beads in the first row.
Add another Bead B and go through the next two A beads in the first row.
Add another B bead and go through the remaining A bead in the first row.
Add a B bead and an A bead. Go back through the last B bead added in the previous row.
Add two A beads to the thread and go through the next B bead in the previous row.
Repeat the previous step, adding two A beads and going through the next B bead in the previous row.
Add two more A beads to the thread and then go through the last B bead in the previous row. Because the stitch is just starting, the B beads on this end might not be in the perfect position. Go through the B bead that lays on top of the last A bead in the previous rows.
It will look like there is a sequence of three A beads all together between B beads in the first row of beads. Bring your needle through the last bead in that sequence.
Then, go through the last B bead on the row above that bead and the A bead next to it. Skip over the next B bead and go through the next A bead in the working row.
Add a B bead to the thread, then, go through the next two A beads in the row, skipping over the next B bead in the previous row.
Add another B bead and go through the next two A beads in the row, skipping over the next B bead in the previous row.
Add a B bead and go through the last two A beads in the row.
Add two A beads and loop back to the other direction to go through the last B bead added in the previous row.
Add two A beads and go through the next B bead in the previous row.
Add two A beads and go through the next B bead in the previous row.
Add two A beads to the thread. To finish this row, you will loop the thread back through the last two A beads in the previous row.
Then, bring your thread back up through the first of the last two A beads added, bringing your thread back in the original direction of this working row.
Add a B bead to the thread and go through the last A bead in the working row.
Add a B bead and an A bead to the thread and go back through the B bead you added in the previous step.
Bring your thread through the next two A beads in the previous row.
Add a B bead and go through the next two A beads in the previous row.
Add a B bead and go through the next two A beads in the previous row.
Add a B bead and go through the last A bead in the previous row.
Add an A bead and a B bead to the thread, go back through the last B bead added in the previous row.
Add two A beads and go through the next B bead in the previous row.
Repeat the previous step twice.
Bring your needle down through the last A bead in the previous row.
Then go up through the last B bead in the previous row and the last two A beads in your working row.
Add a B bead and go through the next two A beads in the previous row.
Repeat the previous step twice.
Add two A beads and loop back through the last B bead added in the previous row to start the new row.
Add two A beads and go through the next B bead in the previous row. Repeat. Add the last two A beads for this row and loop back through the last two A beads in the previous row.
Then loop back up through the first of the last two A beads added to your current row.
Add a B bead to the thread and go through the last A bead in the current row.
Add an A bead and a B bead to the thread and go back through the last B bead added.
Then, go through the next two A beads in the previous row.
Add a B bead and go through the next two A beads in the previous row.
Repeat the previous step twice. Repeat steps 27-41 until your piece is the desired length.
