Are you wanting to learn brick stitch? Or maybe you just need a little reminder. Well, you’ve come to the right place. Here, I have a little collection of bite-sized lessons in the form of blogs. Each one takes you through an aspect of brick stitch. So, you can use this like a little course, or just pick single parts to try.
If you are wanting to treat this like a little course, then start by taking a look at the post, ‘how to learn brick stitch’. This will guide you through the most helpful route so you can master the lessons in the best order.
Each lesson includes links to patterns and free tutorials. So, you can try out the technique as you go. This is the best way to master a new skill. Just keep practising! So, off you go…time to enjoy learning a new beading skill…
So, you’ve heard people mention these techniques. Maybe you’ve heard them talk about some similarities. So, peyote vs brick stitch… What actually is the difference? How do you know which of these techniques you...
So, here’s a question for you… can you do brick stitch with shaped seed beads? Short answer: yes you can! Longer answer: but not with all shaped seed beads. So, let me explain… How...
So, now you’ve learned the brick stitch basics, it occurs to me there is one lesson I haven’t covered. How to join brick stitch pieces. Happily, this is very simple. You might even be...
You may be familiar with two drop Peyote stitch, but did you know you can also work in two drop brick stitch? Well, you can! So, how would this work? Any beadwork technique that...
In this lesson, I’m going to show you how to work in tubular brick stitch. I also want to talk about shaping a tube, so you can create dimensional work. If you need to...
If you’re following along through all my brick stitch tutorials, I think it’s now time for you to learn circular brick stitch. This is just a ‘baby’ step on from my last tutorial which...
Once you have understood the basics of brick stitch, you are ready to learn about brick stitch increasing and decreasing within a row. This will take a flat, straight strip of brick stitch into...
If you are learning brick stitch, then you will need to learn how to follow a brick stitch pattern. Happily, I have good news for you… Basic brick stitch patterns are really easy to...
Now you’ve learned basic brick stitch, so you can make a straight, flat piece. But what if your pattern calls for some brick stitch shaping? What is it and how would you do it?...
If you’ve just landed here, this free blog is part of my brick stitch series. You can learn brick stitch in all its forms in handy bite-sized lessons. So, this lesson will just cover...
The more you get to know about beading, the more you will realise something: the technique for starting a stitch is often different to the ‘main’ technique. Starting brick stitch is a particularly good...
Maybe you’ve found a pattern that requires brick stitch. Or maybe you have just heard of the technique. So, you’re wondering how to learn brick stitch… Well, you’ve come to the right place! I...
