Square Stitch
To Start a Square
stitch project I begin with an anchor bead, this is a bead that you
have looped the thread and needle through to keep it from falling off
as in F: 1. I like to leave between 6 and 8 inches of thread as a tail
to be woven in to bag later this way you are not using any knots, and
it gives the illusion of having no seam.
Once you have your
anchor bead in place thread the number of beads you need to do the
complete pattern (front and back), for this bag it is 84 beads in the
color you are using for the background. This will be the top of your
bag, and your first row F: 2
Now pick up one more
bead and loop through the last bead so that the beads end up on top of
each other. As in F: 3
Pick one more bead and
loop through the next bead, continue until you have added 84 beads of
the background color this is row two. You should have what looks like
F: 4
You will notice that
your strip of beading may curl and can stretch, don’t worry after you
have completed several more rows this will stop.
Now it is time to
start the White Buffalo pattern start work from left to right. It
helps to mark off the beads as you work, so you don’t repeat a row.
Pick up a bead in the
color that matches the first bead in the pattern and loop it though
the last bead in row 2 as in F: 5 continue in the same manner until
you have completed the whole pattern. This is slow work but well worth
the results.
Tying off the thread
and adding new thread is easy
You simply loop back
through your work and cut to secure the thread and then cut. F: 6
Now that you have
finished the flat part of the bag it is time to join the sides and the
bottom. You do this in the same manner as with adding a new row, only
don’t use any new beads F: 7
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