Basic Brick Stitch Single Bead Technique Tutorial for Brick Stitch Bead Weaving

Basic Brick Stitch Technique For Brick Stitch Beading


How to bead basic brick stitch seed bead weaving technique tutorial.  Brick stitch gets its' name from the offset beads that look like a brick wall.  It creates more stiff beadwork and is ideal for earrings, broaches, and pendants.  In this tutorial, you will learn how to bead a basic brick stitch with a single bead technique.  This beading technique can be done with just about any type and size of seed bead.  Tube shaped beads, annular shaped beads, barrel beads, cylinder shaped beads, crow beads, pony beads, and cube beads work well with the back stitch.

You can watch the following video or scroll down to see the individual slides of how to create a Two Row or Peyote Start base row for brick stitch beading with the single bead technique.

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Basic Brick Stitch Single Bead Brick Stitch Bead Weaving Tutorial
This Basic Brick Stitch Single Bead technique tutorial is part of an educational video series on brick stitch beading techniques.  Scroll down to view each step.  Click on the images to view them larger.

Step 1:  Complete your base row using the Ladder Stitch or Back Stitch Technique.
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Basic Brick Stitch Single Bead Brick Stitch Bead Weaving Tutorial Step 1

Step 2:  String the first two beads of your first brick stitch row.
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Basic Brick Stitch Single Bead Brick Stitch Bead Weaving Tutorial Step 2

Step 3:  Thread the needle under the first thread bridge of your base row and pull the thread taught.
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Basic Brick Stitch Single Bead Brick Stitch Bead Weaving Tutorial Step 3

Step 4:  Thread the needle up through the second bead of your first brick stitch row and pull the thread taught.
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Basic Brick Stitch Single Bead Brick Stitch Bead Weaving Tutorial Step 4

Step 5:  String the next bead of your first brick stitch row.
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Basic Brick Stitch Single Bead Brick Stitch Bead Weaving Tutorial Step 5

Step 6:  Thread the needle under the next thread bridge of your base row and pull the thread taught.
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Basic Brick Stitch Single Bead Brick Stitch Bead Weaving Tutorial Step 6

Step 7:  Thread the needle up through the bead you just added and pull the thread taught.
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Basic Brick Stitch Single Bead Brick Stitch Bead Weaving Tutorial Step 7

Step 8:  String the next bead of your second brick stitch row.
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Basic Brick Stitch Single Bead Brick Stitch Bead Weaving Tutorial Step 8

Step 9:  Thread the needle under the next thread bridge of your base row and pull the thread taught.
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Basic Brick Stitch Single Bead Brick Stitch Bead Weaving Tutorial Step 9

Step 10:  Thread the needle up through the bead you just added and pull the thread taught.
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Basic Brick Stitch Single Bead Brick Stitch Bead Weaving Tutorial Step 10

Step 11:  String the next bead of your second brick stitch row.
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Basic Brick Stitch Single Bead Brick Stitch Bead Weaving Tutorial Step 11

Step 12:  Thread the needle under the next thread bridge of your base row and pull the thread taught.
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Basic Brick Stitch Single Bead Brick Stitch Bead Weaving Tutorial Step 12

Step 13:  Thread the needle up through the bead you just added and pull the thread taught.  If you have more beads to add to this row, repeat from step 11.
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Basic Brick Stitch Single Bead Brick Stitch Bead Weaving Tutorial Step 13

Step 14:  String the first two beads of your second brick stitch row.
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Basic Brick Stitch Single Bead Brick Stitch Bead Weaving Tutorial Step 14

Step 15:  Thread the needle under the first thread bridge of the row beneath and pull the thread taught.
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Basic Brick Stitch Single Bead Brick Stitch Bead Weaving Tutorial Step 15

Step 16:  Thread the needle up through the second bead of the two beads you just added and pull the thread taught.
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Basic Brick Stitch Single Bead Brick Stitch Bead Weaving Tutorial Step 16

Step 17:  String the next bead of your brick stitch row.
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Basic Brick Stitch Single Bead Brick Stitch Bead Weaving Tutorial Step 17

Step 18:  Thread the needle under the next thread bridge of the row below and pull the thread taught.
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Step 19:  Thread the needle back up through the bead you just added and pull the thread taught.
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Basic Brick Stitch Single Bead Brick Stitch Bead Weaving Tutorial Step 19

Step 20:  String the next bead of your brick stitch row.
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Basic Brick Stitch Single Bead Brick Stitch Bead Weaving Tutorial Step 20

Step 21:  Thread the needle under the next thread bridge of the row below and pull the thread taught.
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Basic Brick Stitch Single Bead Brick Stitch Bead Weaving Tutorial Step 21

Step 22:  Thread the needle up through the bead you just added and pull the thread taught.
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Basic Brick Stitch Single Bead Brick Stitch Bead Weaving Tutorial Step 22

Step 23:  String the next bead of your brick stitch row.
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Basic Brick Stitch Single Bead Brick Stitch Bead Weaving Tutorial Step 23


Step 24:  Thread the needle under the next thread bridge of the row below and pull the thread taught.
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Basic Brick Stitch Single Bead Brick Stitch Bead Weaving Tutorial Step 24

Step 25:  Thread the needle up through the bead you just added and pull the thread taught.  If you have more beads to add to this row, repeat from step 23.
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Basic Brick Stitch Single Bead Brick Stitch Bead Weaving Tutorial Step 25

Step 26:  If you have more rows to add to your brick stitch, repeat from step 2.
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Basic Brick Stitch Single Bead Brick Stitch Bead Weaving Tutorial Step 26

What IF?  If the thread and needle of your base row exit the bottom of your base row instead of the top...
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Basic Brick Stitch Single Bead Brick Stitch Bead Weaving Tutorial Step What If?

What IF?  Simply flip your base row over so the thread exits the top of the beads.
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Basic Brick Stitch Single Bead Brick Stitch Bead Weaving Tutorial Step What If?

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