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	Re: Starting gourd-stitch work
		It is a good idea to refer to this work as "gourd stitch," unless you are a Native American pursuing the making of ritual objects.
		Gourd stitch is basically an easy and undemanding technique, once you get it going.
		Each row is completed by a stitch into the leather, which mounts the beadwork to the backing along the bottom and sides.
	www.thebeadsite.com /forums/BEADCHAT/posts/808.html (435 words)

	Beading. Wanna-Know.com, Q&A: Arts: Crafts.
		Under this Peyote stitch there is a deeper branch into different beading technique like the even count peyote, odd count peyote, even count tubular peyote, odd count tubular peyote, two drop peyote, circular peyote, free form peyote and more like the different ways of increasing a peyote and decreasing a peyote.
		Under the Brick stitch, which is similar to the peyote has a branch into yet different types of brick stitch techniques, the flat brick stitch, circular brick stitch, tubular brick stitch, two drop brick stitch, free form brick stitch and more like the different ways of increasing brick stitch and decreasing brick stitch.
		The square stitch although do not as many fixed beading technique like the Peyote stitch but is very flexible by itself, with the flat square stitch, tubular square stitch and how to increase on square stitch or decrease in square stitch lets beaders create extraordinary pieces by their own creativity.
	www.wanna-know.com /qa/arts/crafts/beading (843 words)

	Class List
		Participants will learn a variety of techniques to embellish gourd art with some of the new specialty fibers on the market today. For this class, the project will be completed by creating a warp on the gourd for a simple weaving method. Other techniques will be discussed and demonstrated during the class.
		This class will help the beginning student learn about anything from growing gourds to finishing them. Along with making a finished gourd bowl, they will be able to ask any number of questions, try their hand at a wide variety of available tools, and experiment with different decorative mediums.
		Using an applicator, students will emboss the outside of the gourd. This embossing is done using paints and a needle-type applicator, giving the design a slightly raised 3-D effect. After the piece is dry, the inside of the gourd will be flocked to give it a velvet effect.
	www.gourdgathering.net /ClassList.html (3957 words)

	Glossary of Terms Beading
		A beading stitch in which the beads are sewn together so that they make a texture resembling the chevrons in herringbone fabric.
		A beading stitch used often as the first row in brick stitch in which a row of beads is sewn together, one bead on top of the other, resembling a ladder.
		An embroidery stitch in which beads are strung onto thread and a hook needle fastened into a wooden handle (called a tambour needle) is used to make chain stitches on fabric as beads are slid into the stitches underneath the fabric.
	www.craftland.net /learning/glossary-of-terms-beading.htm (446 words)

	The Caning Shop - Gourd with Coiled Date Palm...
		A simple overhand stitch was used to attach the date palm to this gourd, but the effect is stunning.
		Use an overhand stitch: loop the thread over the coil and insert the needle through the next hole in the gourd shell.
		If you want to cover only the edge of the gourd with a single layer of date palm, taper the ends of the coil so they can be tucked behind the beginning of the row to create an even surface.
	www.caningshop.com /html/tour_4_proj_1.html (595 words)

	Beaded Works by Kasin Hunter, 2002, page 3.
		I was still having trouble with the turn arounds at the ends of the rows and lost a few beads here and there - whole rows for that matter probably (whew!) - but did manage to get her initial "B" on the back of the pouch without freaking out.
		Plus, I can still incorporate gourds in some fashion into the beading work, which is double reward.
		In a year from now, it will be fun to go back and see the progress I've made by looking at the quality of work on these early pieces.
	kasinhunter.tripod.com /BeadedGourds3.html (458 words)

	Beaded Gourd Art by Kasin Hunter, 2002, page 1.
		This is an egg gourd, a hardshell gourd in the shape of an egg.
		It is done in an adapted Peyote Stitch (gourd stitch) completely covered with white, irregular, transleuscent beads.
		Done in basic flat gourd stitch, then fringed and with handles, they are about 2-1/2 inches in size.
	kasinhunter.tripod.com /BeadedGourds.html (521 words)

	Janet's Beadwork Books
		Others are based on bugle bead cylinders, gourd stitch tubes, and pine needle basketry techniques.
		She devotes a chapter each to peyote stitch, brick stitch, square stitch, and right angle weave.
		For each stitch, she presents instructions for working flat, increasing and decreasing, and working in the round.
	www.one-eyed-alien.net /~janet/beads/books.php (696 words)

	CUSTOM NATIVE AMERICAN BEADWORK including beaded pipe stems, beaded shoulder strips, beaded ax handles, beaded belts, ...
		This is a stethoscope that was peyote or gourd stitched in the colors specified by our customer.
		He requested that we gourd stitch (also referred to as peyote stitch) the stem.
		He requested that we gourd stitch (also referred to as peyote stitch) the stem and add some suspensions.
	www.neokistomi.com /custom.html (1073 words)

	PowWows.com Gathering - Making designs in 3 bead gourd stitch
		Ok, there were quite a few folks asking about how to put patterns together in gourd stitch so I thought I would see what I could do to help folks get started.
		I have to agree about the regional differences and even more I notice personal styles that some beadworkers develop in gourd stitching and even their beadwork in general.
		I also try to coordinate designs on a piece, like a gourd rattle or a southern singers leaning stick, so that the designs in different areas of the piece are not completely different form the rest, this gives some continuity to the finished work.
	www.powwows.com /Gathering/printthread.php?t=7524 (1278 words)

	Why Do Pine Needle Coiled Baskets Cost So Much?
		gourd is between $4 up to $8 depending on where you buy the gourd.
		The style of stitch used is a major factor in the cost
		This stitch can be sewn with any type of threading material.
	www.paintingsbyhellen.com /Coiling_Baskets.html (809 words)

	Peyote Stitch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		This name is controversial, and a bit of a misnomer too, because the Native American peyote stitch is different from the versions of this stitch commonly done by the beaders.
		But the word peyote is now attached forever to this stitch, and I am not going to attempt to change common English language usage.
		This version of peyote stitch shows more thread than the commonly known versions, but also offers the flexibility of changing the direction of the spiraling beads by simply pushing them over.
	home.att.net /~beadannex/peyote.htm (531 words)

	Canku Ota - May 5, 2001 - The Beading Series - Part 5 - The Daisy Chain
		A stitch in which bead circles resembling flowers are fashioned by stringing a circle of beads on a thread, which is then passed through the center, picking up another bead, and out through the bead opposite the starting point.
		As the description of the technique stated this stitch is not good to use for intricate designs but it does make something look interesting with the mish mash of colors.
		One-drop gourd stitch involves alternating the pattern every other bead and in two-drop stitch it is alternated every two beads.
	www.turtletrack.org /Issues01/Co05052001/CO_05052001_Beading.htm (1042 words)

	Making Square Stitch Samples No 1
		Some Iroquois wrist and hair bands were worked in bead stitches that kept each row of beads offset much like brick stitch and perhaps was a precursor to the stitch.
		Your feedback about brick stitch, historical information, names you have heard the stitch called or a photo of antique pieces from your collection are always welcome.
		Embellish the fringe by taking the thread down through one bead of the brick stitch beads sticking out on the fringe, stringing smaller beads such as size 13/0 or 14/0, skipping a couple of bead groups on the fringe and then taking the needle through the next bead of a group sticking out.
	www.beadwrangler.com /samplers/brickstitch/making_brickstitch_samples1.htm (1792 words)

	White Jay Beadery
		Keyring Project which is shown in Gourd Stitch Tape, and Get Your Free, Ready to Print Graphs & Patterns, Here.
		I made a video tape of lessons on the gourd stitch and this is some of the beadwork they did, after viewing the tape.
		I will have classes on the brick/cheyenne stitch, 1-drop/tubular peyote, flat and round peyote, square/off-loom stitch, Gourd Stitch - Part II - Stitch increase, decrease and variations.
	members.tripod.com /~meiwei/beadst.html (384 words)

	Class Descriptions ~ Wendy Ellsworth
		As in some of the Zulu tribe stitches, the connections in this stitch also pass through a bead, loop around a thread from a previous row then pass once again through the same bead to secure the stitch.
		Participants will learn to make a Gourd (Peyote) Stitch bezel around a cabochon of their choice and surround it with a Gourd Stitch ruffle made by radical increases.
		Students will use the Back Stitch to bead their own design onto the surface of the leather and learn an easy stitch for finishing the exposed edges once the moccasin is hand-sewn together.
	www.ellsworthstudios.com /wendy/classdescription.html (1552 words)

	PowWows.com Gathering - Flat Gourd Stitch
		The difference in how the two stitches look once they are finished is you can do gourd work turn it 180 degrees and looks like brickwork.
		I have seen some flat gourd stitch done by contemporary Native artist on strick a lite bags, rosettes, and other smaller pieces of work.
		Instead of lazy stitched strips down the down, they did them all in flat gourd stitch.
	www.powwows.com /gathering/printthread.php?t=837 (512 words)

	Mermaid - Peyote or Brick Stitch Amulet Bag Pattern
		Tubular Peyote (could could use Brick stitch and do the pattern on its side or use flat peyote and stitch the sides of the bag)
		You could center the mermaid with the crown by moving her up and to the right one row, but then her crown will touch the top border...
		The bag is stitched in tubulur peyote and then folded in half.
	jewelrymaking.allinfoabout.com /features/mermaid.html (220 words)

	Gourdzet2
		Once you have mastered this stitch, you will be beading more than just gourds and using it as the foundation for other beading projects.
		To view photo instructions for the Peyote stitch you can refer to Feb 3rd 2005 issue of The Gourdzette in the archive section of the newsletter or Click Here for quick reference.
		On the gourd shown, the second netting row was reduced from a 5-bead pickup to a 3-bead pickup.
	www.nicolecampanella.com /Nicoles_webpag/Gourdzet2.html (1948 words)

	Winddancer Designs · Gallery
		Bracelet in brick stitch, using Diane Fitzgerald's pattern.
		Peyote stitch, 5 1/2 by 8 3/4 inches.
		Amulet bag necklace in peyote/gourd stitch, pattern by Suzanne Cooper.
	winddancerdesigns.us /gallery.htm (280 words)

	Beading Basics Tutorials
		Peyote stitch, called gourd stitch by members of the Native American Church, produces a woven fabric of interlinked beads in which every other bead sits down half a row below the bead.
		A stitch that produces an almost identical visual effect has long been practiced using two needles in a crossing pattern.
		However, unlike peyote stitch where you sew the new beads to the previous beads.
	www.beadbugle.com /html/beading_basics_tutorials.html (786 words)

	Making Circular Stitch Samples
		I originally thought flat circular brickstitch was a fairly new stitch of the last 12 years, however, in Diane Fitzgerald's book, Beading with Brick Stitch, there is a photo on page 17 of a Kuba Hat from Zaire, West Africa.
		It may be that flat circular brick stitch was introduced to the USA more recently than other areas of the world.
		Silamide thread is strong enough for a hook or needle to grasp underneath the stitch to begin adding crochet or knitting stitches.
	www.beadwrangler.com /samplers/brickstitch3/bk3.htm (2511 words)

	Donut or Pi with Peyote
		First, I understand there is a subtle difference between gourd and peyote when worked in the round.
		In any event, back when I took this class, ndbele was hardly known, and few people regularly worked in comanche/brick, square or single needle right angle weave (at least in my area).
		Happily that's changing now, and there are more publications dedicated to spreading the word about new stitches and combinations.
	www.rejiquar.com /Beadweave/gail_class.html (373 words)

	About Native American Beadwork
		Peyote stitch is now used to decorate stemmed glasses, salt and pepper shakers and key holders.
		A different style of Gourd Stitch in which the number of beads needed to go around the circumference of the item to be beaded must be divisible by two instead of by three.
		Brick stitch beaded items have the appearance of alternating rows of brickwork, which is where name came from.
	www.coyotesgame.com /NAbeads.html (1075 words)

	Page # 2
		Gourd stands 10 1/2" tall..and is 9" wide.
		This Gourd Rattle is a new creation of mine with beaded handle and fore point, I used the "Peyote" bead stitch (also
		known as the Gourd Stitch) for the main part of the handle and the same pattern band at the front, it sits on a stand that I
	members.aol.com /eaglesbrother/page2.html (198 words)

	Peyote gourd, Pow-wow, Macaw feather fans by Patrick Scott
		The beadworks and the floral decorations are each made differently to represent the morning dawn, the sunrise, the sunset, the dark and also the different seasons.
		On the gourd stitch, size 14 seed bead are much better to use.
		The gourd stitch style was originated with Patrick and his brother, Bennie Scott.
	www.ceremonialart.biz /new_page_2.htm (1650 words)

	Peyote Stitch Instruction
		We have instructions on beading with even count flat peyote stitch, odd count flat peyote stitch and Tubular peyote stitch.
		Choose the instruction you are looking for or if you new to beading start on the single count flat peyote stitch which is easier to learn.
		is an ancient stitch, one of the most popular off-loom stitch among contemporary beaders.
	www.beadjewelrymaking.com /Arts_and_Craft_Idea/peyote_stitch_instruction.html (283 words)

	My Beading Page
		New Gourd Stitch Beadwork These beadwork pieces were done by members of BeadTalk.
		The bowl is made from deer antler and the stem and mouthpiece is wood.
		My Gourd Stitch GraphI copied this one for you too, so pick whichever one you want to work with.
	members.tripod.com /meiwei/beading.html (1538 words)

	Technicolor Day Gallery :: Deciding on beads
		These cute fat gray beads were meant for a gourd stitch (peyote) bag.
		That was when I learned that you can't just use any kind of beads for gourd stitch.
		I've put the failed gourd stitch on the top of the lamp to look at the color.
	www.technicolorday.com /gallery/deciding (247 words)

	Gourdzet
		Most commonly used to make Hawaiian instruments, these specialized bottle gourds are perfect for any crafting occasion with their flat bottoms and beautiful symmetrical shape.
		Once your gourd is cleaned and painted as desired, drill holes approximately ½ inch apart around the top of the gourd.
		From the inside of the gourd run your needle back through the first hole and through all of the beads again.
	www.nicolecampanella.com /Nicoles_webpag/Gourdzet.html (1954 words)

	Giralté Gems and Beads Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		Once you have mastered the Peyote (gourd) stitch, working with these Toho Triangles is an easy way to make a new look.
		Here is a great way to use up little bits of leftover beads and create a stunning work of art in the process.
		You must be skilled in peyote stitch to take this class.
	www.giraltegemsandbeads.com /class.php?PHPSESSID=0833dd8268db93c0e5bfa48a087c2ac4 (331 words)

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