Welcome to the brand-new Beadwork and Stitching Creator Hub on Facebook! 🎉 While our Beading Academy is the home for our deep-dive tutorials, masterclasses, and step-by-step learning, we wanted a dedicated, casual space where makers at all levels can easily share daily works-in-progress, ask quick questions, and swap tips in real time. Whether you love intricate peyote stitch, right-angle weave, knitting, or fiber arts, this new companion group is a fantastic way to connect with fellow creators outside of our main lessons. 👉 Come join us and say hello over on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1639626014186510 Can't wait to see what everyone is working on this week!

Hey folks I just posted the latest tutorial video in the Basic Stitches section of the classroom. Flat Even count peyote stitch. Give it a watch, if you have any questions, comment, leave them in the Beading Technique Questions area of the site. Here are some helpful links for products, the Berkley Fireline site is https://www.berkley-fishing.com/collections/line/products/fireline-filler-spool You can also purchase Fireline on Amazon, both sites are comparable in price, a 125yd spool is about $25.

Later today I will be putting up a new classroom video on Flat Even Count Peyote Stitch. I know content has been slow in coming, it's been one disaster after another around here, but that's neither here nor there. Anyhoo, I decided to post this history of Peyote Stitch because it is quite interesting. Peyote goes back millennia, to Ancient Egypt, in fact some ancient beading was found in the tomb Pharoah Tutankhamun, otherwise known as King Tut. I find it quite amazing that this art form has been passed down though thousands of years over 200 generations of parent or grandparent teaching child. Read on: The peyote stitch is an ancient off-loom bead weaving technique with global roots, though its specific name comes from 19th-century Native American religious practices. - Ancient Origins: The physical technique is thousands of years old and was independently discovered by multiple cultures. Early examples resembling the stitch appear in artifacts from Ancient Egypt, including beadwork found in the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun. - Worldwide Use: Various indigenous cultures across West Africa, Asia, and the Americas developed the offset weave independently without direct contact. - The Name "Peyote Stitch": The term emerged in the United States during the 19th century. It was named because of its prominent use by members of the Native American Church to decorate ceremonial objects and regalia used in peyote sacrament rituals. - The Name "Gourd Stitch": The technique is also called the gourd stitch because it was traditionally used to adorn gourd containers and rattles. I'd love to hear YOUR thoughts feel free to comment.

Hey guys, just a quick video about bead scoops, bead storage, and project storage. As always if you have questions or comments leave them here in the community. Below are links to the products seen in the video. Thread Snippers: https://amzn.to/4gbMNjK Bead scoops set: https://amzn.to/4ieRY53 Bead Storage Case: https://amzn.to/4wu2hWB

Stay tuned this afternoon, new content, I will be going over shopping for beads, needle threading, pattern reading and we will get into learning even count flat peyote stitch. I will be placing a downloadable pattern in the community, the pattern is very simple, 3 color stripe piece that can be used to make a bracelet, keychain, or lanyard.