Dec 16 2008
Free Form Peyote Beading
Peyote beading can be a little daunting to start and I suggest you make a “starter strip” to help with the process. Suzanne Cooper has an excellent tutorial in her Jumpstart Classroom for making the starter strip. You’ll also find easy to follow tutorials for a two needle start and for even count peyote and odd count peyote.
Peyote can be made as plain and flat as you like, or as stated in the previous post sculptured by increasing and decreasing or using various size beads. You can also make a unique design with freeform peyote, in which you make a thin strip of peyote, then work back down each side as shown in these tutorials from Whim Beads, the About.com Beadwork Library, and Julliana Mucci. More advanced peyote beaders may find the one pass method by Sushimama more to their liking. More tutorials can be found by doing a Google search free form peyote tutorial.
With a few beads of your choice of colors and sizes, a little practice and imagination you can have a unique piece of jewelry you can be sure is yours alone.
