Bead Mixes are Great for Beginner Projects

When you are first learning a new stitch, one way to make things even more difficult is to throw a pattern into the mix.

It can be difficult enough just getting the movement and routine in place while learning particular bead stitches, such a Herringbone, Peyote, and Brick, but adding a pattern can make it that much harder to concentrate on the stitch itself.

Use a bead mix - one of same-size beads, in various shades of a color or theme, such as Tropical, Cool Water, Garden, etc. and you can create an amulet bag, a beaded bracelet, a Tubular Peyote necklace, eyeglass chain, or even the triangles for Brick stitch earrings, using beads from a hank of color mixed size 11/0 seed beads, instead of trying to keep track of a pattern while you learn the stitch.

Then, once you have the mechanics of the new stitch down, you can move on to create beautiful beadwork using bead patterns for a variety of projects.