Hope – Handmade Peyote Bead Ring

£37.00

This is a handmade ring (UK size N) created with nine rows of  tiny Miyuki ‘delica’ glass beads in beautiful matte black.  There is a central window created in sparkly red with a centre of iridescent  mixed earth colours. I have used the peyote style of stitching the beads together.

Examples of peyote stitch date way back to Ancient Egypt—notably, artifacts from the tomb of King Tutankhamun (1332–1323 B.C.) contained peyote-stitched beadwork. What name the Ancient Egyptians gave to the stitch is unknown, but there’s no mistaking the “up bead, down bead” pattern of peyote. The Egyptian artisans created necklaces known as “broad collars” with molded tubular and teardrop-shaped beads. They also produced artwork depicting gods, kings, and other people wearing the collars.

Native American beadwork evolved when Europeans introduced glass beads to the indigenous people of the Americas. The stitch got its current name at a much more modern date, in the late 1800s, originating with the Kiowa and Comanche Native American tribes. Also called gourd stitch, it is used to decorate gourds and other objects for peyote rituals performed by members of the Native American Church. Today, you’ll find peyote stitch in jewelry, accessories, objects, and dance regalia beaded by Native Americans.

I stitch every ring lovingly by hand with needle and custom beading thread.

The ring can be made to order according to your size request. Please measure your finger using a ring measurement tool, tape measure or a piece of string. Please allow  3 days to fulfill your order and contact me to let me know the size you require. Thank you.