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Herringbone Heart Pattern

This free herringbone stitch pattern features a striped heart with a striped background. The stripes emphasize the overall look of the herringbone stitch, aka Ndebele stitch. This simple pattern provides a useful beading design idea for illustrating the many different looks one can achieve with the same pattern. The colors used will obviously influence the final design, and adding fringe and/or altering the finished shape of the piece will also play a part. Three very different-looking pieces of beadwork are shown below to illustrate the different looks and ideas one can achieve from just one pattern.

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Mini Herringbone Stitch Instructions

This feminine, romantic pin uses colors similar to the pattern above.

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Using these bold, highly contrasting colors resulted in a contemporary, modern look, which inspired the asymetrical strap and fringe. The clasp used for this necklace is a temporary one. I'm working on creating a beaded heart-shaped clasp for it, and will update the photo when it's complete.

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In this design, I decreased the stitch on the bottom to follow the heart shape, and added a "crown" to the top edge.

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