Free Instructions: Peyote Toggle

Learn how to make a beaded toggle! Perfect for when you don't want to use any metals in your project or as a centrepiece for your jewellery. For more detailed breakdown of the techniques check out our blog on peyote here.

Materials Used

Size 11/0 Preciosa Opaque Black Seed Beads (O1101C-20)

Size 11/0 Preciosa Opaque Red Seed Beads (O1111C-20)

Size 8/0 Preciosa Opaque Black Seed Beads (O801C-20)

Size 15/0 Miyuki Opaque Black Seed Beads (O1501M-10)

4mm Preciosa Light Siam Crystal Bicones (CPB490070-20)

Tools Required

Beading Thread

A sharp pair of Scissors (SCIMX-1)

Beafding Needle (ND13-1)

Beading Mat (BMT2-1)

Instructions

Legend: A - 15/0, B - 11/0 Red, C - 11/0 Black, D - 8/0

1. Thread your needle with a comfortable length of stretched beading thread. Leaving a 15cm tail pick up 1C, 1B, 6C, 1B and 1C.

2. Pick up a further C, skip the next C and pass through the B. Pick up a C, skip the next C and pass through the next C. Repeat this stitch pattern to add 2 more C and 1B.

3. Pick up 1C, skip the C and pass through the B that is sticking out. Repeat this stitch path to add a further 3C and 1B always passing through the bead that is sticking out. Repeat step 2 and 3 until you have a strip that is 6 beads wide at the top and bottom.

4. Fold the beadwork in half so that the beads would lock together. Pass down through the sticking out bead on the right side, then across to the next sticking out bead on the left side. Repeat all the way down to zip up the tube.

5. Pass your needle to the inside of the tube and out 1 end. Pick up a 4mm bicone and 3C, skip all the C and pass through the bicone and pass the needle through the centre of the tube to the other end. Repeat to add another bicone and a seed bead picot. Pass the needle back into the centre of the tube and push the needle into the beadwork to weave in the ends.

6. Thread your needle with a comfortable length of stretched beading thread, pick up 36A and pass down to the centre of the thread, circle round and pass through 4A to form a ring.

7. Pick up 1A, skip 1A and pass through the next A, work all the way around the ring, then step up through the 1st bead added.

8. Work a row with B beads

9. Work 2 rows with B beads, 1 row with C beads and 1 last row with D beads. Weave in and secure this thread.

10. Thread your needle onto the tail thread. Work 3 rows with B beads and 1 row with C beads.

11. Fold the two sides of the ring together so that the black beads line up then use the zipping technique to join the 2 sides together. Weave in and secure this thread.