I enjoyed learning this stitch, the Zulu Flowerette Chain.
My subscription to Beading Daily allows me to download PDF tutorials from their free project library.
A recent project was an exerpt from Diane Fitzgerald's book Zulu Inspired Beadwork from Interweave Press. Some of her other incredible books include "Beading With Brick Stitch", "Netted Beadwork" and "The Beaded Garden".
Instead of the button closure shown in the instructions, I peyote stitched a toggle clasp. This is a labour-intensive stitch, but well worth the effort.
The next stitch I am going to learn is the Zulu Square Tube, which incorporates both N'debele and African Helix stitches to form a squared tube.
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Thanks for the tip on Beading Daily. I love the colours you used on this project!
Sistren Pearl,
Glad you like the colour combination. I have used it in several pieces and the word that always comes to mind is FIESTA!
Beading Daily has a great blog and an extensive project library.
Thanks for visiting again.
Bless Up,
Lady Roots
Hi, i write from Spain, Madrid, i like yours string of beads. One question what´s the meaning of "peyote".
Regards
Idren Wallace,
Greetings from Jamaica to Spain. Thanks for your kind words about the bracelet. In beading, peyote, refers to a type of stitch that stacks rows of beads on top of each other. Even if you don't speak French (I don't) there is a French beading blog that has instructions for both even count and odd count peyote stitch.
Carmilla' site is at http://carmillabijoux.canalblog.com/archives/les_explications_pour_les_bijoux/index.html
Bless Up,
Lady Roots
thanks, lady roots for your explication.
Now, i know that mean this technique.
Regards.
Saludos ( in spanish). My blog can translate completely to english if you want.
Idren Wallace,
Yes, I would like to read your blog. How do I get it in English? I looked at it this morning, but wasn't able to understand it. Please let me know how to get it in English.
Bless Up,
Lady Roots
hi, lady roots , in the left corner there is a word "idiomas" and below there is a few flags," english", "francaise", "italian"......
If you press in the britain o england flag , the page is translated automatically.
If you have doubt , say me something.You can put your comments in english.
Regards and excuse me.
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