Learn to Bead with my Step-By-Step Free Beading Tutorial.


Get started on your beading journey with my step-by-step tutorial. Create stunning jewelry in no time!
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Materials For a Pair of Beaded Circle Earrings.
  • Nylon beading thread color red (conditioned with beeswax).
  • Beading needles #12.
  • Scissors.
  • 30mm Gold-Plated, Cooper-Plated or Steel, Double-Sided Hammered Open Round, 2 rings.
  • 10mm round, red coral bead or any other material bead, 2 beads.
  • Japanese Cylinder, Delica Seed Beads
approx. 0,5g size 11o A – Opaque nickel-plated (DB0021).
approx. 0,5g size 11o B – Opaque brick red (DB0654).
approx. 0,5g size 11o C – Opaque vermillion red (DB0727).
  • Rocailles Seed Beads
approx. 7g size 15o D – Opaque red Picasso (RR4513).
approx. 1g size 15
o E – Opaque red (RR408).
  • Ear-wire, sterling silver 18mm fishhook with open loop.

Step-by-step instruction
Beaded Circle Earrings

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Step (1) On 2yd. of conditioned thread pick up seventy-two Delicas (changing between one 11o A and one 11o B bead) and form a ring in the middle of thread (photo a-1).
Step (2) Working in peyote stitch, exiting one 11o A pick up a 15o D, and sew through the next 11o A (photo a-2). Repeat around the ring for a total of thirty-six stitches and step up.
Step (3) Work two rounds with 15o D s, of tubular-peyote stitch around the ring and step up (photo a-3).
Step (4) Pick up the thread at the other end of the beadwork an existing one edge 11o B bead work one round with 11o Cs of tubular-peyote stitch around the ring and step up (photo a-4).
Step (5)
Exiting 11o C bead work one round with 11o B s of tubular-peyote stitch around the ring and step up (photo a-5).
Step (6)
Exiting 11o B bead work one round with 11o A s of tubular-peyote stitch around the ring and step up (photo a-6).

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Step (7)
Next pick up 30mm open round component, and put on the beadwork, and holding the ring on the beadwork (photo a-7) work one round with 15o D s pulling tight so that the beadwork begins to come up around the ring (photo a-8).
Step (8) Work two rounds with 15o D s, of tubular-peyote stitch around the ring and step up (photo a-9).
Step (9) Start to decrease the width of a piece and work one round with 15o D s skipping fifth space without adding a bead, repeat around the ring (you will have a total of 29 beads around the ring), (photo a-10). Pull the thread firmly to narrow the gap between beads.
Step (10) On the following round work a single 15o D bead above the decrease (you will have a total of 29 beads around the ring), (photo a-11).
Step (11)
Work two rounds with 15oD s of peyote and step up (photo a-12).
Step (12)
Start to decrease the width of a piece and work one round with 15o D s skipping third space without adding a bead, repeat around the ring (you will have a total of 19 beads around the ring), (photo a-13). Pull the thread firmly to narrow the gap between beads.

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Step (13) Work two rounds of peyote with 15o Ds (photo a-14,15).
Step (14) Next string one 10mm round coral bead and exit through the nineth opposite 15o D bead, weave the thread through the couple beads, sew the needle through the next tenth 15o D bead, sew the needle back through the 10mm coral bead and exit through the opposite 15o D bead at the other side (photo a-16).
Step (15) Then weave the thread through the beads to the one edge 11o C bead. Work one round of peyote around the beaded circle edge with 11o Cs (photo a-17).
Step (16)
Next exiting one edge 11o C bead string one 15oE bead, ear-wire, one 15o E bead and sew through the next 11o C bead (photo a-18).
Step (17)
Weave the thread through the beadwork and exit through the opposite 11o B bead (opposite to 11o C bead where you added the ear-wire) at the back side of the earring. Then string two 15oD beads, sew the needle through the ear-wire, string two 15o D beads and exit through the next 11o B bead (photo a-19). Secure the thread tales in the beadwork with a few half-hitch knots and trim. Make the second earring.

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I made this free beading pattern just to share with you my passion for the beaded jewelry. I hope to show you that it is easy to make your own jewelry.
If you loved this free beading pattern and would like to learn and discover more of my creations, you can visit my Etsy shop.

If you loved this free beading pattern and would like to learn and discover more of my creations, you can visit my Etsy shop.