Samplers

Beading Stitches - Samplers

Pictorial Sampler of Various Beading Stitches

The purpose of this Beading Stitches Sampler Library is so that you can see what some of these stitches look like as well as how they could look different with different kinds of beads. I will be using a variety of beads, including varying qualities. The results should be both instructive and interesting. I may also employ contrasting thread color so that there is a chance of seeing the threading in the samplers.

11 Oct 09: This will be a growing of collection of pictorial samplers of various beading stitches. Please come back again for another visit as this Beading Stitches Library grows.

Herringbone/Ndebele Stitch

This sampler is done up with bugle beads. Here you can see the Herringbone pattern quite clearly. The Herringbone stitch is also commonly known as the Ndebele Stitch.

This next Herringbone Stitch sampler is done using random colours and even slightly random sized round seed beads. Here the herringbone pattern is not as obvious.

Tubular Herringbone Stitch

Sample of bead caps done in Tubular Herringbone stitch. Beads are silver plated 2mm round metal beads and bugle beads.

The foundation row is in Ladder Stitch. And I ended the sampler using the Ladder Stitch as well.
Herringbone Stitch is quite a fun stitch to do.

Peyote Stitch

Peyote stitch is one of the most popular stitches around. This sampler is done with mixed color seed beads of irregular sizes. You can see the up-down / zigzag pattern that is at the core of this stitch.

Another sampler with the same kinds of seed beads.

Peyote Stitch with Mid-way Increase

This next Peyote stitch sampler shows where there has been a mid-way increase causing the work to span outwards. The black beads are where the increase has taken place.

Square Stitch

This is a quick sampler. I have deliberately used a slightly contrasting thread colour so I could see the threads after the sampler was done. Square Stitch over 15 stitches using China metallic gold and frosted black seed beads (available from ClearlyChosen stores)

This next Square Stitch sampler is done with multi-colors and uneven sized seed beads. As you can see, even with uneven sizes, one can produce quite attractive pieces.

At the time of writing, packs of these mixed coloured seed beads can be purchased from ClearlyChosen jewelry supplies store.

The square stitch is very easy and fun to do. Great for incorporating patterns and colours as all the beads are lined up vertically and horizontally. That makes graphing the pattern much easier.

Note however that you would want to have beads with slightly larger holes and/or finer needles ad the thread has to pass through each bead a few times.