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How to Weave-In Beading Thread With Peyote Stitch

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Pass Diagonally Through Several Beads
Beading needle weaving through peyote stitch beadwork

Beading needle weaving into the beadwork from the top corner. (Please click above for a larger view.)

© Chris Franchetti Michaels

When a peyote stitch beading pattern or tutorial calls for you to "weave-in" your thread, begin by passing the needle into an adjacent bead in your beadwork. Then pass diagonally into the beadwork, passing through one or two diagonally adjacent beads at a time.

In the first photo above (the one on the far left), I'm passing the needle diagonally through two beads after completing the last (top) row of peyote stitch. In the center photo, I'm pulling the thread gently taut. Always be careful not to pull the thread so tight that it curls or distorts your beadwork.

In the last photo above (the one on the far right), I'm passing the needle diagonally through two more beads in the beadwork. Afterward, I pulled the thread gently taut once again.

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