This bracelet is a beautiful way to try 3-Drop Peyote Stitch for yourself. Learn more about this seed beading technique with our video.
Start an even-count 3-drop peyote stitch bracelet by stringing 3 opaque light beige beads, 3 golden fleece beads, 3 beige beads, 3 golden fleece beads, and 3 beige beads onto your thread. These beads will become the first two rows of your bracelet. To learn how to create an even-count 3-drop peyote stitch, take a look at our video tutorial for 2-drop peyote stitch. The method is the same, but you use three beads for each stitch instead of two.
Continue the rows to create a patchwork look. Match the color pattern of the first rows for the next two rows in each square to create rows of color.
The next row above your golden fleece beads will be the bronze seed bead color. The next color above your light beige beads will be the golden fleece color. Match this color pattern for the next two rows in each square.
The next row above your bronze beads will be the golden fleece color. The next color above your golden fleece beads will be the light beige color. Match this color pattern for the next two rows in each square.
Repeat steps 3 and 4 until your bracelet is the desired length, keeping in mind the clasp will add about 2 1/4 inches of length. Our peyote band is 4 1/2 inches long.
Position your thread or start a new thread if needed so that it is coming out the last bead on one edge of your bracelet. Add a 15/0 seed bead, a Demi Round, a 15/0 seed bead, a Demi Round, and a 15/0 seed bead. Bring your thread down through the next seed bead over on the edge of the bracelet. Bring your thread up through the next seed bead over.
Bead Weaving Basics: Starting, Ending, and Adding Thread
Picot Edge Tutorial
Repeat the previous step for the length of the edge of this bracelet. Weave the thread so that it is coming out of the last bead on the other edge of the bracelet and add a picot edge in the same fashion on this edge.
Stitch a Cymbal gold-plated ending onto one end of your bracelet. We lined up the end bead hole of the finding to the end bead on the last row of our bracelet and looped the thread around both several times. Then, weave your thread so that it is coming out of the 5th bead over in the last row, or out of the bead closest to the next bead hole on the finding. Attach the bead and the hole of the finding. Weave so that the thread is coming out of the 5th bead over from the last bead and attach to the finding. For the last hole, attach to the first 15/0 bead in the picot edge. Repeat this step on the other end of the bracelet.
Attach each half of the clasp to each end of the bracelet using a jump ring for each.
Nice choice! All or most of the products needed for this project are shown below with quantities. Sometimes we sell out of components and aren’t able to order more from the manufacturer (we know, it is very disappointing to us, too). Use the opportunity to mix up the design and make it yours by substituting similar products or altering the entire color scheme—it’s up to you!
This bracelet is a beautiful way to try 3-Drop Peyote Stitch for yourself. Learn more about this seed beading technique with our video.
Start an even-count 3-drop peyote stitch bracelet by stringing 3 opaque light beige beads, 3 golden fleece beads, 3 beige beads, 3 golden fleece beads, and 3 beige beads onto your thread. These beads will become the first two rows of your bracelet. To learn how to create an even-count 3-drop peyote stitch, take a look at our video tutorial for 2-drop peyote stitch. The method is the same, but you use three beads for each stitch instead of two.
Continue the rows to create a patchwork look. Match the color pattern of the first rows for the next two rows in each square to create rows of color.
The next row above your golden fleece beads will be the bronze seed bead color. The next color above your light beige beads will be the golden fleece color. Match this color pattern for the next two rows in each square.
The next row above your bronze beads will be the golden fleece color. The next color above your golden fleece beads will be the light beige color. Match this color pattern for the next two rows in each square.
Repeat steps 3 and 4 until your bracelet is the desired length, keeping in mind the clasp will add about 2 1/4 inches of length. Our peyote band is 4 1/2 inches long.
Position your thread or start a new thread if needed so that it is coming out the last bead on one edge of your bracelet. Add a 15/0 seed bead, a Demi Round, a 15/0 seed bead, a Demi Round, and a 15/0 seed bead. Bring your thread down through the next seed bead over on the edge of the bracelet. Bring your thread up through the next seed bead over.
Bead Weaving Basics: Starting, Ending, and Adding Thread
Picot Edge Tutorial
Repeat the previous step for the length of the edge of this bracelet. Weave the thread so that it is coming out of the last bead on the other edge of the bracelet and add a picot edge in the same fashion on this edge.
Stitch a Cymbal gold-plated ending onto one end of your bracelet. We lined up the end bead hole of the finding to the end bead on the last row of our bracelet and looped the thread around both several times. Then, weave your thread so that it is coming out of the 5th bead over in the last row, or out of the bead closest to the next bead hole on the finding. Attach the bead and the hole of the finding. Weave so that the thread is coming out of the 5th bead over from the last bead and attach to the finding. For the last hole, attach to the first 15/0 bead in the picot edge. Repeat this step on the other end of the bracelet.
Attach each half of the clasp to each end of the bracelet using a jump ring for each.
