Our previously private two-hour premium class for Michaels is now available for everyone to watch!
This workshop shows you how to make a twisted rope using a technique called Peyote with a Twist. It was originally created by Gerlinde Lenz and builds a rope that feels like bead crochet or kumihimo but is stitched, not braided.
You’ll learn how to begin the twist using two colors of size 8 Czech seed beads and how to keep it going with a simple pattern. The design is stitched from both sides of the thread, which means fewer knots and less stopping.
The project ends with a taper made from smaller 10/0 beads so you can attach a clasp. You’ll make either a bracelet or a necklace and pick up a method that’s easy to repeat with new colors and bead sizes.
The class is for intermediate beaders and includes tips for adding thread and shaping the ends.
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Danielle Wickes specializes in working with seed beads, bead-weaving, and looming, creating hand-knotted mala and yoga jewelry, crochet, and jewelry made with leather and wire.
All of our classes for Michaels with links to patterns and recorded class on this blog are here.
