Three Bead, Two-Needle Netting Technique

Three Bead, Two-Needle Netting Technique, similar to two-needle peyote. This one is a simpler version

of the shaman’s Windows design, or Nierika, and is worked in size 11beads.

Materials:

5g Japanese seed beads, size 11 in:

P #387 Purple Violet-lined

B #401 Black Opaque

M #460D Metallic Purple

T #F260 Turquoise

G #F415B Metallic Matte Gray, Hematite

R # AB Pinks or any rosy red

2 - 8 MM Silver Beads

2 - 2MM Silver Beads or 11 seed beads

Nymo D and thread conditioner

Beading needles, #12

Step by Step

The bracelet’s stitched portion is 6 ½ in. (.16m) long with 12 design repeats. Add or remove complete design

units to change the size. To substitute 15 beads for the 11 use finer thread and add repeats to increase the

length.

Netting

When you work with two needles, it’s easier to have the working needle on the right-hand side when you

start each row, so you can work the row from right to left (just the opposite for lefties).

1. Cut 6 yd. (5.5m) of thread. Start at the center and wind half the thread onto cardboard as a temporary

bobbin. Thread a needle on both ends od the thread.

Row 1, Right-hand - First Needle (Figure 1, a-b): Pick up 2B and 1P five times, then 4B. Slide these

against the bobbin.

Row2, First needle (b-c): a. 2P, go through the end P on the previous row.

b. 3P, go through the next P, repeat three more times.

c. 2P and slide against the other beads. Undo the bobbin.

Row 3, Second needle (a-f): a. 2B, through the end P.

b. 2P, M, through P.

c. M, T, M, through P.

d..M, G, M. through P.

e. M, T, M, through P.

f. M, 2P through the last P on row 2.

Row 4, Second needle (d-e): a. 2B, 2P, through P.

b. M, 2T, through T.

c. B, 2G, through G.

d. 2G, B, through T.

e. 2T, M through P.

f. 2P. Slide the beads against the netting.

Row 5, First needle (c-f): a. 2B, through P.

b. 2P, M, through T.

c. B, 2G, through G.

d. M, R, M, through G.

e. 2G, B, through T.

f. M, 2P, Through P.

Row 6, First needle (f-g): a. 2B, 2P through P.

b. M, 2G, through G.

c. M, 2R, through R.

d. 2R, M, through G.

e. 2G, M, through P.

f. 2P.

Row 7, Second needle (e-h): a. 2B, through P.

b. 2P, M, through G.

c. 2G, M, through R..

d. 3R, through R.

e. M, 2G, through G.

f. M. 2P, through P

Row 8, Second needle (h-i): a. 2B, 2P through P.

b. M, T, B, through G.

c. 2G, M, through R.

d. M, 2G, through G..

e. B, T, M, through P.

f. 2P.

Row 9, First needle (g-j): a. 2B, through P.

b. 2P, M, through T.

c. 2T, B, through G.

d. 3G, through G.

e. B, 2T, through T.

f. M, 2P, through P.

2. Repeat rows 4-9 until you are one design unit from the desired length. As you stitch Row 4 in the body of

the bracelet, substitute black beads (B) for metallic purple beads (M) in steps c and d. Then, at the last

repeat, omit row 9 and work the following rows to finish the border.

Row 1, First needle (Figure 2, a-b): a. 2B, through P.

b. 2P, M, through T.

c. 2T, M, through G.

d. 3G, through G.

e. M, 2T, through T.

f. M, 2P, through P.

Row 2, First needle (b-c): a. 2B, 2P through P.

b. M, P, M, through T.

c. M, P, M, through G.

d. M, P, M, through T.

e. M, P, M, through P.

f. 2P.

Row 3,Second needle (d-e): a. 2B, through end P.

b. 3P, through P. Repeat four times.

c. 3P, through P.

Row 4, Second needle (e-f): a. 4B, through P.

b. 2B, through P. Repeat four times.

c. 2B and slide to netting.,

d. (c-g) 2B through the end B.

Clasp

1. Start with a least 18 in. (.5M) of thread. Exit through a black bead on the short edge (figure 3,a).

2. String four black beads, an 8mm bead, and a 2mm bead. Go back through the 8mm bead, string four

black beads, and go through the second black bead of the base pair (a-b). Go through the beads again to

reinforce them.

3. Skip two pairs of black beads and repeat step 2. Secure the thread.

4. Anchor a new thread at the other end and exit a black bead as in step 2 (figure 4, a). String 19 black beads

(the loop has to go over the 8mm bead) and go through the second black bead of the base pair (a-b). Go

through the loop again.

5. Skip two pairs of black beads and make a second loop as in step 3. Secure the thread in the netting.