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Learn herringbone stitch

Flat herringbone stitch adds beads in pairs. The beads lean toward each other, giving the band its rows of V shapes.

How to weave flat herringbone

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  1. Make a ladder-stitch foundation with an even number of beads.
  2. Pick up two beads. Sew down through the second bead of the current pair in the row below, then up through the first bead of the next pair.
  3. Continue across the row in pairs. At the edge, turn and step up through the outer bead of the new row before adding the next pair.

Practice with a pattern

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