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(it's pretty pathetic when I'll claim to be
younger than the number of years I've been crocheting, LOL 
), but I never stop learning new
techniques. There's always something I haven't done before! IMO,
the important thing is that we all have fun and learn from each
other. 
And it's nice to know there are always more things
to learn!Yes, The pattern is on the Stitchboard site.
Kortnie,
Welcome!
When I first started beadweaving I used a tiny flat peyote pattern that I don't see around anymore...but that was a loooong time ago!
When I say tiny, I mean it was
something like a beaded strap of no more than 4 or so beads wide
that I used as a bracelet.One resource I found invaluable at the time was a book called "Creative Bead Weaving" by Carol Wilcox Wells. This is THE beginner's resource! It's sadly out of print, but there are still copies to be found; I've located the book on Amazon (several fairly inexpensive "used" options, many in decent condition) and if you don't want to invest in the book or want to check it out before buying, see if your local library either has a copy or can get one through Interlibrary Loan.
The book has great explanations, projects for each stitch and goes through peyote (even count, odd count, flat, tubular, etc), brick stitch, square stitch, netting and a few others, along with plenty of variations! For peyote in particular there are small beaded beads that can be made flat and then "zipped" together, so you get the idea of how to work in peyote with a simple project that gives you plenty of practice before you get into bigger, more complex things.
There are even notes about how to weave in your threads when finishing or starting a new thread!
As a beginner (before buying the book) I also went to netting, which I probably didn't realize was netting at the time. I'd seen a netted item at a store and wanted to duplicate it, so had bought some really horrible, cheap beads and netted a headband. Then soon after I tried square stitch and brick stitch, again, before finding the book, so I really didn't know what I was doing! But once I found the book everything fell into place. I made several of the patterns and thought they really applied to the lessons...and they looked great!
YouTube is a wonderful resource which didn't exist when I first started, but IMO there's nothing better than having an actual book with specific instructions geared to beginners.
So even with YouTube available, I'd still highly
recommend Creative Bead Weaving! And if you like it, she then wrote
a second book with other stitches, called "The Art &
Elegance of Beadweaving." It's also long out of print (also
available pretty inexpensively on Amazon or can be found through a
library), but another invaluable resource! Crystal,
Welcome!
Our beta test for the free 300 stitch upgrade ended quite some time ago. We've since made the 300 stitch upgrade into a nominal cost Premier feature. The introductory cost of 300 stitches is $2.99 for a full year, and 500 stitches is $4.99 for a full year (you don't need to do both if you want 500 stitches; 300 is automatically included in 500).
You can see our page of Premier features here:
https://stitchboard.com/pages/pattern/subscribe.php
After a long delay in not working on the program very often, I'm slowly getting back to it. Please excuse the choppy support too. I should begin spending more time on things as time goes on.
Anyway, this is a small update that makes the key on the screen patterns easier to read when using palettes with longer manufacturer names, like Stitchboard Full Palette, Stitchboard Basic Palette, and Lion Brand Wool Ease. In these cases, the key will allow more room for the palette name and be created using fewer columns so the palette name will no longer bump into the next key color swatch.
Due to several inquiries and requests, this update also adds a Stitchboard Basic Palette to the beading category.
Hopefully it won't be months before the next update!
For a long time I was doing updates
almost daily. Just depends on my other projects...As always, have fun!
Terry
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