Even Count Peyote Stitch
Peyote stitch is one of the most popular and easy to learn bead-weaving stitches.
![Even count peyote stitch stopper bead](/images/Pages/Techniques/Even Count Peyote/Necp1.jpg)
Add a stopper bead to your thread by stringing on one bead and passing through it a second time. This will keep your beads from sliding away from you while you work.
![Even count peyote stitch rows one and two](/images/Pages/Techniques/Even Count Peyote/Necp2.jpg)
String on an even number of beads. They will become row one and row two of your project.
![Even count peyote stitch adding beads](/images/Pages/Techniques/Even Count Peyote/Necp2.5.jpg)
Pick up one bead and pass through the next to last bead.
![Even count peyote stitch instructions](/images/Pages/Techniques/Even Count Peyote/Necp3.jpg)
The bead just added stacks on top of the bead at the end of row one.
![Even count peyote stitch diagram](/images/Pages/Techniques/Even Count Peyote/Necp4.jpg)
Add another bead to your thread, skip over one bead and pass through the next bead.
![Even count peyote stitch flat instructions](/images/Pages/Techniques/Even Count Peyote/Necp5.jpg)
This bead stacks on the second bead of row one. Note how row two appears offset as the third row is added.
![Even count peyote stitch](/images/Pages/Techniques/Even Count Peyote/Necp6.jpg)
Pick up another bead and skipping over one bead, pass through the last bead before the stop bead.
![Even count peyote stitch directions](/images/Pages/Techniques/Even Count Peyote/Necp7.jpg)
Pick up a bead to begin the fourth row.
![Even count peyote stitch directions](/images/Pages/Techniques/Even Count Peyote/Necp8.jpg)
Pass through the last bead of row three. You may now remove the stopper bead since you no longer need it to hold your work together.
![Even count peyote stitch tutorial](/images/Pages/Techniques/Even Count Peyote/Necp9.jpg)
Add a bead to your thread and pass through the next bead in row three.
![Even count peyote stitch instructions](/images/Pages/Techniques/Even Count Peyote/Necp10.jpg)
Pick up a new bead an stitch through the last bead on row three.
![Even count peyote stitch DIY](/images/Pages/Techniques/Even Count Peyote/Necp11.jpg)
To begin the fifth row, add a bead to the thread and pass through the last bead added from row four.
![Even count peyote stitch instructions](/images/Pages/Techniques/Even Count Peyote/Necp12.jpg)
Continue stitching in this manner until you have reached the desired length.
Free even count peyote stitch projects: