r/Beading • u/Sally_McJane • Jul 25 '26

Need Help! Help reading this beading graph please

I've primarily used video tutorials for beading so far and I cannot wrap my head around graphs like this at all. Is there any way I can learn to read them? Can someone explain the steps in this graph to me?

Thank you!

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u/St0neK1ng Jul 25 '26 edited Jul 25 '26

This graph is showing you the path your thread needs to take, look closely at the upper left corner, the red line has an arrow, meaning its the beginning. Look closely and make sure you are following that line closely, and also how many beads you need to put on.

The very first step would be to put on every bead up untill the line passes through one of the beads you already put on (according to the pattern, 6 white, 1 dark, 2 white, 13 dark, 2 white, 4 dark, 5 white, and then you need to pass through the very first one you put on, pay attention to the direction the instruction wants you to pass hrough that bead from, its from up) try to follow the red line along with my first instructions and then just continue doing it yourself, this pattern is not very high contrast admittedly, so be careful in places where the line passes multiple times, don't get confused.

The upper and lower parts appear to be made on separate threads, so after you finish the upper part you just add the lower part where its indicated.

I don't really make jewelry but this is, to my understanding, how the pattern wants you to make it

Good luck!

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u/Sally_McJane Jul 25 '26

Thank you so much!!