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Learn Beadwork - How to Zip Up Peyote Stitch and Brick Stitch

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How to Zip Up Peyote Stitch and Brick Stitch - Lining Up the Beads Correctly
Learn Beadwork - How to Zip Up Peyote Stitch and Brick Stitch

These beads are correctly positioned to be zipped together to form a tube.

Jennifer VanBenschoten
In this picture, the beads are correctly lined up to zip them together. Notice how one row is offset from the other row - this way, the beads will lock together.

If your beads look like the previous picture, you can correct it by either adding or removing a row of beadwork from either end.

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