14 Mar Peyote Stitch Beading
The peyote stitch, also known as the gourd stitch, is an off-loom bead weaving technique. Many cultures around the world have used peyote stitch in their beadwork. Examples of peyote stitch have been found in artifacts from Ancient Egypt, and the stitch has also been used in historic and contemporary Native American beadwork.
Peyote stitch may be worked with either an even or an odd number of beads per row. Both even and odd count peyote pieces can be woven as flat strips, in a flat round shape, or as a tube. Tubular peyote is used to make pouches or to decorate objects such as bottles or fan handles. We will be learning the Even-count peyote stitch for this workshop.
Peyote Stitch Beading will be offered by Nicole Pachamamista
