Wondering how to make an odd peyote weave? Follow our beginner weaving course to learn the basics of bead needle weaving. This fourth lesson is dedicated to Peyote Impair weaving. How can you tell whether a weave is Peyote Pair or Impair? Count the number of beads across the width of the bracelet. If the number of beads is even (2, 4, 6, 8 etc...), then it's Peyote Pair. If the number of beads is odd, it's Peyote Impair. In the example shown in the video, the bracelet is 11 beads wide. Peyote Impair is the most popular weave for beads in bracelets, as it enables symmetrical patterns to be created across the width.
Peyote Impair is very similar to Peyote Pair in one respect: because of the odd number of beads, you have to use a trick to turn the weave around every other row. There are several techniques for doing this. In this episode, I'll show you the quickest. If you're just starting out, I'd advise you to follow our previous video on how to weave even peyote before odd peyote. In fact, I go into much more detail on the basics of this weaving technique in the first video on Peyote Pair. If you like, you can also start by following Episode 1 on what materials to buy for peyote weaving, and Episode 2 on learning Brick Stitch weaving.
In this video, I also show you how to finish a pearl weave in point. These are called diminutions in Peyote. As with the half-turn every other row technique, there are several ways to make these diminutions. The point finish is generally applied to the Peyote Impair weave and not to the Peyote Pair, as the latter is not symmetrical and the point would not be centered.
The three bracelet models proposed in episodes 2, 3 and 4 of the beginner's weaving course use virtually the same beads and tools. You can buy the beads only once to make all the beaded jewelry in the course. The same applies to Episode 5 on circular Peyote weaving. Be sure to check the bead references used in each episode, as one bracelet requires 5 colors and another 8 colors. To make the odd peyote bracelet, you'll need 6 of the 8 colors. Similarly, you only need one spool of thread to make dozens of bracelets.
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In this tutorial, I've shown you two ways to finish a Peyote weaving bracelet. Click on the link for more ideas.
String an odd number of beads corresponding to the first two strands of beads strung in succession. Hold the beads in place, or add a bead holder beforehand to prevent them from falling off. Leave 10 cm (30 to 40 cm for the bracelet in our video example) of end thread to finish weaving later.
Add a bead to start the next third strand of beads and pass through the penultimate bead threaded in step 1 as for even weave.
As with the even Peyote weave, thread a new bead and pass the thread through the second bead, starting from the bead from which you came. Thread the last bead in the row and pass through the bead in the row below, as shown in the diagram.
The following method is different from the one shown in the video: Pass through both beads diagonally, following the pattern.
Then pass through the bead below.
Pass through the beads again, moving to the left, and exit from the bead below the last bead you placed in step 3.
Pass through the top bead so that you can start the next row of beads.
Weave the next row (row 4) of beads and continue weaving. The next row (row 5) is simply woven as in Peyote Pair. To weave row 6 and every other row, repeat steps 4 to 8.
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