Close up of sculptural peyote necklace featuring fused glass donuts by Lynn Smythe
I got into sculptural peyote stitch a few years ago. It's a free form method of bead weaving, which can be done with a variety of bead sizes. You can also embellish free form, or sculptural peyote stitch pieces with a variety of buttons, sequins, nail heads and other decorative accents.
Sculptural peyote stitch bracelet by Lynn Smythe
Free Form Peyote Stitch Classes
I used to teach sculptural peyote stitch as a two day class, back when I owned my bead store, which was called Dolphin Crafts. I'd like to get back into teaching bead and jewelry classes someday, my dream is to have a craft studio, which is separate from our house, when we relocate to North Carolina.
Sculptural peyote stitch bracelet by Lynn Smythe
Fun With Color
Sculptural peyote stitch projects are a lot of fun to create. I always decided on a color scheme, using three main colors, then set up a work area with all my beads and embellishments in those colors. For instance, jewel tones, would be beads in the emerald, amethyst, topaz color range, as shown in the first bracelet pictured in this post.
Take care,
Lynn Smythe AKA the Craft Diva
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