Hubble stitch double bead bracelet tutorial

How to do Hubble stitch?

Hubble stitch was named by Melanie de Miguel. There is no French translation of this technique. Perhaps it was named after the American astronomer Edwin Hubble? In any case, this technique is much simpler to perform than its name might suggest. It is a mixture of Herringbone and ladder stitch and a very close cousin of Right Angle Weave also called RAW. This is how Melanie de Miguel defines it.

Very simply, in the classic version, you make a loop of 3 beads and add a seed bead between two beads of this loop. Then, many variations exist: A base of 5 beads instead of 3, called hubble stitch double. A base of 7 beads, called triple hubble stitch and so on.

In this tutorial, we started with the double hubble stitch, because what seduced us is that this stitch looks a bit like a bunch of grapes or a leaf. You can do this technique with delica Miyuki beads but in the double and triple version, the beads will look better with seed beads. Choose regular size and shape beads like Miyuki or Toho brand. Avoid mixing brands and sizes of beads.

The Hubble Stitch can be woven "leaves" up or "leaves" lengthwise. This tutorial shows you the latter version.