How to make a heart (peyote stitch)

Difficulty: Easy
February 17, 2026
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Step 1

Start with the base of your heart as 2 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 2 and tie

Step 2

Go through either side and add one beads per one space

Step 3

On the other side add 1 bead per 1 spot

Step 4

Skip the 2 spot and add a bead then tie off

Step 5

Step 6

Take a circle chain, open it, attach a chain of four and close it

Step 7

Add another circle chain to the end and close off

Step 8

Add onto a circle clasp

Step 9

Put a piece of string and put through the top middle bead

Step 10

Add the bottom of the chain and tie off

This is how to add a chain and make a peyote stitch heart