Dec 19 2008
Peyote Ruffles and Curls
Ruffles and curls are fun. Start with five rows of flat peyote, then increase in every bead the length of the strip. You will find your strip becomes very ruffled after three or four rows.
To make curls, start your increase on the first row. After about five rows, give it a slight twist and it will naturally fall into a corkscrew.
A peyote spiral makes a beautiful necklace with no further enhancement.
Start your tubular peyote with six main color beads and two spiral color beads and tie them in a circle. Pass through the first main color bead, pick up one main color bead and pass through the next main color bead, continue around until the thread is coming out of the last main color bead in the base row. Pick up one main color and three spiral color and pass through the first main color you added in this row. Continue each row as the last except add one spiral color each row until you have the diameter you want. Continue with the fixed amount of spiral beads for the length you want your rope, then start decreasing until your spiral color beads number two.
E. Hackbarth has very aptly illustrated all these techniques in the About.Com library.
