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Brick stitch

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There are many variations of brick stitch in bead weaving. These include flat brick stitch, circular brick stitch or tubular brick stitch. A popular use of brick stitch is to bead around a component, be it a closed jump ring or another larger bead.
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Brick stitch is different from other stitches in bead weaving as the beads are attached to the thread in between the beads, not to the last bead added, as in other stitches, or to beads in the previous rows.
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It is easy to increase and decrease in brick stitch by skipping a thread bridge or forcing two beads into one thread bridge, making it a versatile stitch to shape bead work with.
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or gourd stitch. A brick stitch pattern can be worked as a peyote stitch pattern if turned through 90 degrees.
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technique perfected by Native Americans. It is a relative of another off-loom technique called
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in which individual beads are stacked horizontally in the same pattern as
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Bead weaving
stitch
American
bead weaving
stitch
bricks
Native Americans
Guatemalan
loom
peyote stitch
Quillwork
Peyote stitch
Square stitch
Beading with Brick Stitch

"About Native American Beadwork"
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"Brick Stitch Variations - Beadwork"
"Brick Stitch around a Component | Beading Techniques | Fusion Beads"
"How to Decrease and Increase Brick Stitch"
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Beadwork
Beads
Aggry beads
Chevron beads
Glass bead making

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