Off-loom beadweaving is a family of techniques in which seed beads (TOHO our preferred Japanese beads) are woven together into a flat piece or a three-dimensional piece such as jewelry. All off-loom techniques can be done using a single needle and thread however some have a two-needle variation
These leaves were done with St. Petersburg stitch on a peyote stitch base.
Different stitches produce pieces with distinct textures, shapes, and patterns. There are a number of different off-loom bead stitches, including:
Peyote – also known as gourd stitch
Brick – also known as Comanche or Cheyenne stitch
Square
Herringbone – also known as Ndebele
Pondo – also known as African Circle
Right Angle Weave
Triangle Weave
Bead Netting
African Helix
Dutch Spiral
St. Petersburg