BASIC TWO-LADDER HERRINGBONE STITCH

1 Start with 2 Pick up two 3 Skip two 4 Pick up two 5 Skip two beads and
eight beads; beads and go beads on the beads and go run through the next
make a ring by through the ring (green through the next bead (the first bead
going through next bead on dot) and run bead on the ring of the ring of eight,
the first bead the ring through the colored green)
added next

6 Tighten the 7 “Step up” 8 Envision two lad- 9 Run the 10 Pick up two
thread; the two by running ders, though you may thread through beads, run
ladders will the thread be using only one the top bead through the next
begin to be through the color. Pick up two on the oppo- bead on the
perceptible first of the beads, go through site ladder green side of the
two bead pair the next bead on the ladder.
same side of the lad-
added in step
der
2
To “step up” when the weave is estab-
lished, run your thread straight across
the side of the ladder. Your thread should
never be angled; you’ll know when it’s
time to step up by seeing that there is no
straight cross thread on the side of the
ladder. As you tighten the thread, the
sides of the ladder will be drawn together.
BASIC THREE-LADDER NDEBELE STITCH

1 Start with twelve 2 Pick up two beads 3 Skip two beads on 4 Pick up two beads
beads; make a ring and go through the the ring (1 pink and 1 and go through the
by going through the next bead on the blue) and run through next bead on the ring
first couple beads ring the next
added

5 Skip two beads 6 Repeat Steps 4 7 Skip two beads and 8 Tighten the thread;
and run through the and 5 to create the run through the next the four ladders will
next bead last ladder bead (the first on the begin to be perceptible
twelve-bead ring,
colored red)
 9 “Step up” by 10 Envision three lad- 11 Run the thread 12 Repeat Step 8 for
running the thread ders, though you may through the top the next two ladders
through the first of the be using only one color. bead on the next (blue and olive)
two bead pair added Pick up two beads, go ladder
in step 2 through the next bead
on the same side of the
ladder
To “step up” when
the weave is estab-
lished, run your thread
straight across the side
of the ladder. Your
thread should never
be angled; you’ll know
when it’s time to step
up by seeing that there
is no straight cross
thread on the side
of the ladder. As you
tighten the thread, the
sides of the ladder will
be drawn together.

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