Basic Beaded Flat TriangleBeading& Jewelry Making Tutorial Series i21
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Published By DIY Beading Club
Introduction
Beading flat triangles are fun! You can turn your triangles into earrings or components for bracelets and necklaces. Play with colors and you can create patterns of beaded triangles. Make your triangles big and you can use them as pendants!
In this tutorial, you will learn the basic steps how to weave a flat triangle. The steps are shown in diagrams. Each row is shown in different color so it is easier to know what beads were added and the number of rows. You can use your own preferred
color if you wish.
Materials and tools needed:
Materials Needed
11/0 seed beads or cylinder beads
Beading Thread
Tools Needed
Scissors
Beading Needles
Step by Step Instructions
Step 1:
Cut an arm span of thread and slide in 3 beads. Form a triangle by passing the thread back through the 1st bead. Pull the thread.
You have 3 sides and 3 corners, similar to a triangle shape. There are 2 things to remember when you’re beading a triangle. For corners, you need to string 2 beads and for the sides you need to string 1 bead at a time.
Step 2:
Now you need to add your 1st corner. Slide in 2 beads (shown in blue) and pass the thread into the next side bead.
Step 3:
You reach again a 2nd corner so slide in 2 seed beads and pass the thread into the next side bead.
Step 4:
You’re now in your 3rd corner. Slide in 2 seed beads and pass the thread into the next side bead and the 1st corner bead.
Step 5:
You are coming out of a corner bead. Slide in 2 beads (shown in violet) and pass the thread into the previous corner bead (blue bead) which now becomes a part of your side beads.
Step 6:
Slide in a bead (shown in violet) and pass the thread into the next corner bead (blue bead.)
Step 7:
You are again in your corner beads so slide in 2 beads and pass the thread into the next bead.
Step 8:
Pick up another side bead (violet), pass the next bead, add your corner beads and come out the next bead.
Step 9:
Finish the 3rd side by adding 1 side bead and passing the thread into the next 2 beads. Now, you’re coming out again a corner bead.
Step 10:
Continue to build your triangle. Slide in your corner beads (green beads) and come out the next bead (violet). For the side beads, pick up a bead, pass the next bead, pick up a bead and pass the next bead, which is your corner bead again.
Step 11:
Continue to weave in this manner until you reach your desired triangle size. As your triangle gets bigger, you will notice you are using Peyote beadweaving technique.
Step 12:
After reaching your desired triangle size you need to add your point row. This will serve as a stopper for the triangle. For the point row, simply weave 1 bead at a time, going around the triangle.
You are coming out of your corner beads. Pick up 1 bead and pass the next bead. Pick up a bead again, pass the next bead, pick up a bead, pass the next bead, pick up a bead and pass bead. Weave in this manner until you have complete a side and come out again your corner beads.
Step 13:
Now you are adding a point row so pick up 1 bead and repeat Peyote stitch until you finish your triangle. You’re done!
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