⏱️ 00:00 — Welcome & materials
Hi friends. In this video, we show you how to do oddc count peyote stitch exactly like on this example. To get started, we use two different colors of pony beads. Of course, if you're working with a specific pattern, make sure to use the matching colors. We also use a third color for the stopper beads. You're also going to need some scissors and a beading needle. Our needle is much larger because it's a yarn needle since we are going to use yarn instead of the normal beading thread.

⏱️ 00:30 — Threading & stopper bead setup
So, first we're going to start by cutting the right length of thread based on what's written on your pattern. Once this is done, we're simply going to set up our beading needle by passing the thread through it. You can double a big part of the thread so it's easier to pull through and you don't have to pull through the whole length. Then pick up the stopper bead and simply pass through it. Make sure you leave about 15 cm for the tail. So once you're at that position, simply loop through that same bead two times in a row. We're basically creating a simple knot that will stop the other beads from slipping. So, your stopper bead should be about 15 cm from the end of the thread.

⏱️ 00:57 — Constructing the 9-bead foundation column
For the first column, we're going to start by adding nine white beads. Now, the count depends on the size of the section you're building, and it depends on what's written on your pattern. So, on that example, we're working on a section that has nine rows, so nine beads. But if your pattern requires five beads or seven beads, just make sure to adapt it. Okay, so this first column has nine beads and is completed.

⏱️ 01:28 — Beginning column two
Now we're going to start the second column using oddc count peyote. I'm just going to pick up one bead. And here we use orange just so the second column is easy to see. Next, skip the first bead in the first column and then pass your needle through the second bead. Then pull the thread tight and make sure the new orange bead is sitting nicely. So you can just push it with your finger until it's well aligned.

⏱️ 01:58 — Speed stitching & Turnaround Weave
And now repeat the same pattern. So, pick up one orange bead, skip one bead in the first column, and pass through the next bead from the first column. Pull tight and make sure everything is well aligned. We just have to keep repeating that until we reach the end of the column. Once you add the last bead, we're simply going to get back through the first white bead. We're basically going to do a little U-turn so that we can exit from that white bead on the top left corner. Pass your thread through the first three beads of the first column. And then we do the U-turn in that second orange bead. And then we're simply going to get back through the first two white beads. To finish the second column, pass your needle back through the top right orange beads. And now we're just going to add one bead in each gap between two orange beads. Repeat that all the way across until you get to the end of the column.

⏱️ 03:09 — Introducing the Zipping Method
For the next step, we're going to pass our thread through until we exit through the top right bead. From here, you can keep building the next columns exactly the same way that we showed before, but we want to show you a faster method that is called the zipping method. It does save a lot of time once you get the hang of it. To start things off, you will have to string nine beads or the number of beads that you're working with. Then pass through the last two beads of the previous column and make a small U-turn so that your needle comes out at the bottom right corner. And now we just have to zip the sides together.

⏱️ 04:02 — Zigzag zipping of alternating rows
So, we're going to go through one bead on the third column, then the next one on the second column, back to the next one on the third column, and you keep repeating that until you exit all the way at the top right corner. Now, pull tight to remove any gaps and get all the beads to sit straight and even again.

⏱️ 04:27 — Appending seamless rows & wrap-up
And if you have to add another column, we can just repeat exactly the same process. String nine beads. Once this is done, go through the two last beads on the bottom right corner. Make a small U-turn and come back through the top of the last bead on the bottom right corner. And then start zipping. And keep going like that until you end up at the top right corner. And that's it. Here's your odd-count peyote section. Now, if you need more columns to make it wider, just keep adding them exactly like we added the two previous columns. Thank you for watching and happy beading.