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Spiral purse

Brick stitch different

size beads for dramatic

sculptural effects

Cellini spiral necklace in

B&B #39, I wanted to

achieve similar sculptural

results in an amulet bag. The

Cellini spiral tubular peyote

stitch technique developed by

Virginia Blakelock uses a

variety of bead sizes to make a

dramatic spiral rope. Using

brick stitch in the larger format

of a cylindrical bag, I was able

to create a deeply waved

diagonal stripe by varying the

size and color of the beads that

wrap around the bag.

Bead & Button • October 2003

by Stephanie Trice

I nspired by Deb Samuel’s

brick stitch

figure 1

Figure 1: A ladder of seed or bugle beads is

most often used to begin brick stitch: Pick up

2 beads. Leave a 3-4-in. (8-10cm) tail and go

through both beads again in the same

direction. Pull the top bead down so the beads

are side by side. The thread exits the bottom of

bead #2. String bead #3 and go back through

#2 from top to bottom. Come back up #3.

figure 2

Figure 2: String bead #4. Go through #3 from

bottom to top and #4 from top to bottom. Add

odd-numbered beads like #3 and even-

numbered beads like #4.

figure 3

Figure 3: Begin each row so no thread shows

on the edge: String 2 beads. Go under the

thread between the 2nd and 3rd beads on the

ladder from back to front. Pull tight. Go up the

2nd bead added, then down the first. Come

back up the second bead.

figure 4

Figure 4: For the remaining stitches on each

row, pick up 1 bead. Pass the needle under the

next loop on the row below from back to front.

Go back up the new bead.

step by step

Thread a needle with 2 yd. (1.8m) of

Nymo or Fireline. Stitch a ladder (see

“Brick stitch,” figures 1-2 ) with 8

repeats of the following pattern: one 6

rows stack up in angled columns (photo

b) . At the end of each row, join the last

bead to the first by sewing down the

first bead and back up the last bead.

To finish a thread, sew through the

bead rows, changing direction several

times and crossing the thread over itself

to secure it before trimming the tail.

Start a new thread the same way, exiting

where you left off.

Continue adding rows until there

are 24 rows counting the ladder.

After completing the final row,

stitch back through the beads to exit an

materials

• 20g Size 60 seed beads

•20g Size 80 seed beads

• 10g Japanese cylinder beads

•15g Size 110 seed beads

• Nymo D beading thread or Fireline

fishing line, 6-lb. test

• Beading needles #12

seed bead, one 8

, 1 cylinder bead, two

Make sure the ladder of beads is not

twisted and sew through the first bead

and the last bead to create a circle

(photo a) . Stitch back through the first

and last beads again to reinforce the

join. Your needle is exiting the final 8

s, 1 cylinder bead, and one 8

and end the thread as in step 4.

String a single or multi-strand strap

and attach it to the upper corners of the

bag. Mine is 24 in. (61cm) long.

Reinforce the join between the strap and

the bag at each corner by sewing

through the beads several times. w

and a cylinder bead

and sew under the thread between the

cylinder bead and the 11

seed bead on the ladder. Fold the

bag flat so that a pair of 11

s is at each

corner. Position the needle to exit an

. Begin brick

stitch as in figure 3 . Continue adding 1

bead at a time (figure 4) , following the

pattern so that the beads in subsequent

in one of the corners. Zigzag

between matching beads on each side of

the seam (photo c) . Tighten the seam

Contact Stephanie at

ladymojo99@yahoo.com.

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To add the second row of brick

stitch, pick up an 8

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