Bead Chat Magazine Winter 2014 | Page 22

Peyote Cuff by Linda Younkman and Cynthia Machata The peyote stitch, also known as the gourd stitch, is a popular of loom bead weaving technique. Peyote stitch may be worked wit either an even or an odd number of beads per row and can be w in flat strips, flat round shapes or as a tube, call tubular peyote Many cultures around the world have used peyote stitch in the beadwork. from the Ancient Egyptians as well as the Native Americans.