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I always liked the military medals from the Elizabethan period and wanted to create a piece that looked like one only softer. Shapely seed bead petals surrounding a peyote bezel with a crystal center fit the bill beautifully. stepbystep [1] On 2 yd. (1.8 m) of thread or Fireline, pick up 20 color A 110 seed beads. Tie the beads into a ring with a square knot (Basics), leav- ing a 6-in. (15 cm) tail. Sew through the first bead in the ring. [2] Working in tubular peyote stitch (Basics), pick up an A, skip an A in the ring, and sew through the next A. Repeat around the ring, and step up through the first A added in this round. Work a total of five rounds of tubular peyote using As. Flowers of PEYOTE STITCH / BEAD WEAVING A floral motif evokes an emblem of service designed by Aurelio Castaño valor facetjewelry.com FCT-SC-071618-01 ©2011 Kalmbach Publishing Co. This material may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher.

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Page 1: PEYOTE STITCH / BEAD WEAVING valorI always liked the military medals from the Elizabethan period and wanted to create a piece that looked like one only softer. Shapely seed bead petals

I always liked the military medals from the Elizabethan period and wanted to create a piece that looked like one only softer. Shapely seed bead petals surrounding a peyote bezel with a crystal center fit the bill beautifully.

stepbystep[1] On 2 yd. (1.8 m) of thread or Fireline, pick up 20 color A 110 seed beads. Tie the beads into a ring with a square knot (Basics), leav-ing a 6-in. (15 cm) tail. Sew through the first bead in the ring. [2] Working in tubular peyote stitch (Basics), pick up an A, skip an A in the ring, and sew through the next A. Repeat around the ring, and step up through the first A added in this round. Work a total of five rounds of tubular peyote using As.

Flowers ofPEYOTE STITCH / BEAD WEAVING

A floral motif evokes an emblem of service

designed by Aurelio Castaño

valor

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SC-0

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©2011 Kalmbach Publishing Co. This material may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher.

Page 2: PEYOTE STITCH / BEAD WEAVING valorI always liked the military medals from the Elizabethan period and wanted to create a piece that looked like one only softer. Shapely seed bead petals

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Insert an 8 mm cube crystal into the bezel. Work a round using color B 150 seed beads, and sew through the last round again to snug up the beads. [3] Sew through the bead-work to exit an A in round 3 aligned with the hole of the cube. Sew through the cube (photo a) and an A in round 3 aligned with the other side of the hole. Retrace the thread path to secure the cube in the bezel.[4] Sew through the bead-work to exit an A in round 1. To make a petal, pick up 12 color B 110 seed beads, and sew through the next up-bead (photo b). Repeat around the bezel, adding a total of 10 petals, then sew through the first 10 B 110s of the first petal (figure 1, a–b).[5] To join the petals, sew up through the third and fourth B 110s of the next petal (b–c). Sew down through the ninth and 10th B 110s of the previ-ous petal, sew up through the third and fourth B 110s of the next petal again, and continue through the follow-ing six B 110s (c–d).[6] Repeat step 5 (d–e) eight times. To join the last petal to the first, sew up through the third and fourth B 110s

of the first petal, sew down through the ninth and 10th B 110s of the last petal, and sew up through the third B 110 of the first petal.[7] Pick up three As, and sew down through the 10th B 110 of the petal (figure 2, a–b). Pick up two As, and sew down through the second B 110 of the petal (b–c). Pick up an A, and sew down through the 12th B 110 of the petal (c–d). Sew through the next up-bead in the bezel then up through the first B in the next petal (d–e).[8] Pick up an A, and sew up through the 11th B 110 of the petal (e–f). Pick up two As, and sew up through the third B 110 of the petal (f–g). Pick up three As, and sew up through the ninth B 110 of the petal (g–h). Sew down through the fourth A of the next petal (h–i). [9] Repeat steps 7 and 8 around the flower. End the working thread and tail (Basics). [10] Open the loop of an earring finding (Basics), attach a petal, and close the loop.[11] Repeat steps 1–10 to make a second earring. w

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materialspair of earrings• 2 8 mm cube crystals• 2 g 110 seed beads in each of 2 colors: A, B• 1 g 150 seed beads, color B• pair of earring findings• nylon beading thread or Fireline 6 lb. test• beading needles, #10• 2 pairs of pliers

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Aurelio Castaño started working in metal 11 years ago but craved the bright colors of his Latino heritage. Beads gave him that palette while allowing him to create the look of metal when he wanted to. He was born in Manizales, Colombia, and now teaches at the Westchester Community College Center for the Arts in White Plains, N.Y., in the U.S.

EDITOR’S NOTE:Gold or silver seed beads paired with a single color make for a regal look. For a playful version, stitch the bezel in an organic shade of green, alternate the color of the petals, and embellish every other petal. – Stacy

Photo by M

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