Mastering Peyote Sew: 15 Inspiring Initiatives

With curiosity in beadweaving on the rise, Mastering Peyote Sew gives a much-needed look into probably the most integral technique–peyote sew. With 15 kinds in all, beading geniuses will lastly have an accessible, easy-to-understand information to one of many fundamentals of beadweaving, dropped at you courtesy of Beadwork Editor Melinda Barta.

Within the “Peyote Fundamentals” chapter, you’ll study the fundamentals of making flat peyote bands, then advance to round and tubular variations, finally studying to vogue dimensional jewellery items. As soon as you have mastered the fundamentals, Melinda dives into designing dimensional jewellery items. Further chapters cowl combining peyote with different fashionable beadweaving methods (right-angle weave, herringbone, and bead embroidery) and creating distinctive edgings and gildings for completed items. Melinda, along with Beadwork‘s Designers of the Yr, together with Jean Campbell, Lisa Kan, Carole Ohl, Melanie Potter, Jean Energy, Cynthia Rutledge, and Sherry Serafini, demonstrates a spread of kinds in 15 stunning jewellery initiatives.