This cute little bear is made with

sculptural tubular peyote. It is

supported by two round inner
beads.

Materials and Tools

Size 11 seed beads: brown, cream & black
2 round inner beads: either wood, plastic,
clay, pearl, etc - approximately 10 mm wide
Beading thread, beading needle, & scissors

Method About the seed About the core beads

Made with a single length of thread.
1] Begin at the top of the head & work
down the body to the feet, minus the
tail, arms, & ears - these are made later.
The round inner beads are inserted at
specified points.
2] Make the tail, then the arms and ears.
beads
Use high quality seed beads
with very big holes. Filter out
the very fat or very thin beads
- unless they are specified
(and some are) & select
beads that are all the same
size & shape.
The structural core beads must fit well - they should not rattle
around inside the teddy bear, or be a tight fit & cause stretching.
Given that size 11 seed beads are not uniform in size, it is diffi-
cult to specify the precise size your core beads should be. Have
a variety of different beads available - you may need to experi-
ment until you get the right fit. If your core beads are the wrong
size or shape, they can be whittled with a sharp knife, or coarse
sand-paper. Wooden beads respond well to this treatment. Oven
baked modelling-clay cores can be custom-made to fit.

The Instructions
Follow the diagrams very carefully - do not rely on the words alone
Thread a needle onto a 220cm length of beading thread.

ROW 1] 4 beads: pick ROW 3] 8 beads:

up 4 brown beads & slide ROW 2] 4 brown place twin beads
them towards the end of beads: place (cream & brown) in the
the thread. Loop through 1 brown bead 1st gap, twin browns
the 1st bead to form a in each gap, as in the 2nd gap, twins
circle, leaving a 50 cm tail shown. Step up (brown & cream) in the
of thread - you will use through the 1st 3rd gap, & twin browns
this tail later to make the bead of the row, in the last gap. Step up
ears & the arms. & pull firmly. through the 1st bead of
the row.

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Follow the diagrams very carefully - do not rely on the words alone
ROW 4] 9 beads: place
1 cream, 3 single browns,
1 cream, 1 brown, twin
browns, & 1 brown in the
last gap. Step up through
the 1st bead.
ROW 6] 12 beads: place
1 brown, twin browns, 1 brown,
twins (1 brown & 1 cream)
4 single browns, &
twins (1 cream & 1 brown).
ROW 9] 14 beads:
place 6 single
browns,
triple creams,
& 5 single browns.
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ROW 5] 9 beads:
place single browns
in each gap. Note: the
7th bead is placed
within twin beads.
Step up through the
1st bead.
ROW 7] 13 beads: place 6 single browns,
1 black eye bead, twin skinny browns,
1 black eye bead, & 3 single browns.
Step up & pull the thread to curve the disk & to make ROW 8] 12 single beads: place
it concave. Keep the other end of the thread on the 4 single browns, 1 cream, 4 single
other (convex) side (the outside of the head). browns, 1 cream, & 2 single browns.
ROW 10] 17 beads:
place 5 single browns, &
1 cream. NOSE: follow
ROW 11] 14 beads:
the thread path to place a
place 5 single browns,
set of three beads above
triple creams, &
the triples (1 cream,
6 single browns.
1 black, & 1 cream).
Place 1 cream, &
5 single browns.
 ROW 13] 10 beads:
ROW 12] 17 beads: place 1 brown, skip a
place 4 single browns, Place a big gap, & place 2 single
& 1 cream, as shown. wooden bead browns. NOSE: place
NOSE: place single 1 cream, & skip the gap
creams on each side of
inside the under the nose. Place
the black nose head - approx. 1 more cream, 2 single
bead, as shown, browns, skip a gap,
1 cream, & 6 browns.
10mm wide 2 single browns, skip a
gap, & 1 brown.
Pull tight.

ROW 14]
12 beads: ROW 15]
Follow the place twin browns, 9 single brown
diagrams very 2 single browns, beads.
carefully - do skip the nose gap, Pull tight.
place 2 single browns,
not rely on the twin browns, 1 brown,
words alone twin browns
& 1 brown.

ROW 16] ROW 18]

13 brown beads: 14 brown beads:
place twins in the place twin creams,
1st gap, twins over ROW 17] 8 single triple browns,
the next 2 gaps, brown beads: 6 single browns, &
twins in the 3rd gap, triple browns.
2 singles, triples, &
2 more singles.

ROW 20]
15 beads: place
ROW 19] triple browns under
15 beads: place the 1st shoulder, 6
1 cream by going through single browns, triple
the 1st triple brown browns under the 2nd
bead. Shoulder: place shoulder, & triple
triple browns by going creams in the last gap.
through the 3rd triple, as Step up through the
shown. Place 7 single
1st set of triples.
browns, as shown,
triples browns (2nd
shoulder) & 1 cream.

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ROW 21] ROW 22]

13 beads: 14 beads: place
place 7 single browns, 6 brown singles,
place 2 singles (on each triple browns under
side of the middle bead the shoulder,
of the shoulder) as 2 single creams, &
shown, 2 single creams, triple browns under
& place 2 singles on the last shoulder.
the next shoulder.

Place a big
wooden ROW 23] ROW 24]
8 beads: place 12 beads: place
bead inside 2 single browns, 1 single brown,
the head skip a gap, twin browns,
3 single browns, 4 single browns,
10mm wide 1 cream, skip a gap, twin creams, &
1 cream, & 1 brown. 3 single browns.

ROW 25] DIVIDE FOR LEGS

8 beads: place ROW 26] 10 brown
3 single browns, Make a bridge of 1
beads: place
skip a gap, 2 singles, twins, beads - pick up 2
4 single browns, 3 singles, twins & 3 brown beads & go
skip a gap, anti-clockwise through 3
1 single. Pull tight.
& 1 brown. the centre-front bead
(opposite) as shown.

Legs
Use beads that are a little fatter than usual from this point onwards - to ensure you have a teddy bear with sturdy legs,
that will stand firm.

2] Pick up 1 brown bead (bead 4) & go back up through

the middle bridge bead (bead 2). 1 5
Pick up 1 brown bead (bead 5) & go anti-clockwise 2
through the centre back bead, as shown. Pull firmly. 3 4
Go back through the 1st bead of the bridge, as shown.

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LEFT LEG ROW 2]

4 single brown beads.
ROW 3]
4 single brown beads.
Pull tight. Pull tight.
Row 1] 4 single brown
beads: moving clockwise
around the teddy bears
left side, skip the 1st gap, 5
1
& follow the thread path
2
to add 4 brown beads be-
tween the raised beads of 3 4
the teddy’s left thigh. Step
up through the 1st bead of
the row, & pull tight.

ROW 4] ROW 5]
4 single brown beads. Pull tight. 4 single cream beads. Pull tight.

FEET: 4 beads: fol-

low the thread path to
add 1 cream bead to
the sole of the foot, &
3 cream beads at the
front of the foot - to
make the toes. Pull
very tight.

RIGHT LEG
Run your needle & thread to the right side of the body & make the second leg to match the first.

5 5

4 4

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THE RIGHT EAR - BRICK STITCH

Made with 9 cream beads - add them to the 4 cream beads already on the right side of the head.
Thread a needle onto the thread located on the top of the head.

ROW 1] Follow the thread path around through

several beads at the top of the head to exit from
bead A, as shown. Pick up 2 cream beads.
Go through bead B, & back through the 2nd
bead you just picked up, & pull firmly.
B
C
B TOP OF HEAD
Pick up a 3rd cream bead & go through bead C. A A C
Go back through the 3rd bead, & pull firmly. D 2 D
3 1
Pick up a 4th cream bead & go through bead D. 4
Go back through the 4th bead, & pull firmly.
Pick up 2 more cream beads. 5
6

ROW 2] Go under the bridge of ROW 3] Pick up 2

thread between the 3rd bead & the cream beads.
2nd bead, & go back through bead
6, pulling firmly. Go down through
the 5th bead,
Pick up 1 more cream bead, & go B & the 4th bead. B
C A C A
under the bridge of thread between D
Go back into the
the 2nd bead & the 1st bead. Go 2 1 beads of the head D 2 1
3 3
back through bead 7 & pull firmly. 4 7 through bead D. 4 6 7
6
5 Pull firmly 5
9 8

THE LEFT EAR - BRICK STITCH

Run your needle & thread to the left side of the head & exit from bead A, as shown.

Follow the thread path to make the left ear (matching the right ear).

B B B B
C A C A C
A A C
D 2 2 D 2
D D
1 1 1 2
3 1 3 3 3
4 7 7 6 4
6 4 7 6 4
5 5 5
9 8 8 9
5
6

Follow the diagrams very carefully - do not rely on the words alone

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THE ARMS
The arms are built onto the stubby little stumps at each shoulder.
Complete each arm with 3 rows of brown beads. There are 3 beads per row. Each row places a bead on the top of the arm, with a pair of
beads locked side-by-side on the underside.

THE FIRST ARM

Hold the teddy bear up-side-down, & identify beads A, B, C and
D on one of the shoulder stumps. Note: bead B is tucked inside the
armpit .
Use the thread you used to make the ears.
Run your needle down to one of the arm stumps (it doesn’t matter
which side of the bear you start with) & exit from bead C, as shown.

ROW 1
2
3 1 D
2
3
D D 1 A
A C A C C
B B
B
Pick up 3 brown beads, & Go up through the 1st bead you
loop around through beads picked up, & pull tight to draw the
A, B, & C. new beads snug against bead D,
as shown. Note: the tension must
stay firm at all times!

5 ROW 2 8 ROW 3 8
6 4 9 7
5 9 7
2 6 4 5
3 1 2 6 4 6 4
2
3 D 1
D
D D

Pick up 3 brown beads, Go up through the 1st bead

& go through bead 3, &
bead 1 of the 1st row. Pull
the thread. Make sure the
beads don’t go all loose.
PAWS: pick up 3 cream Follow the thread path around
you just picked up, & pull the
beads, & loop around through the paw (skipping bead
thread very tight to draw the
through bead 6 & bead 8) & go back through the arm to
new beads in front of bead 2,
4. Pull tight. the body, as shown. Pull firmly.
as shown.

THE SECOND ARM

Run your needle & thread to the stump on the opposite side of the body. Make the second arm to match the first.

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 THE TAIL
Run your needle & thread to the tail area.

Step 1] Go through
bead A & string on 2
brown beads.
Go through bead B, as B A
shown.

Step 2] Go through
beads C, D, & A, & string
on 1 more brown bead.
B Go through bead B.
A
Pull firmly, and sew the
C D
thread-end securely into B A
the body.
C D

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Please don’t teach a class using these instructions without written consent.

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