October Bead-A-Long St. Petersburg Chain

St Petersburg Chain Stitch

Double St Petersburg Chain is one of my favorite stitches. It makes an especially pretty band for a necklace or bracelet and a charming openwork leaf.

Article, tutorials and nice pics of St Petersburg projects: http://cayca.deviantart.com/journal/Bead-weaving-feature-St-Petersburg-chain-214243445

Single tutorials: http://www.lirigal.com/BeadingInstruction.aspx?user=Liri&itemid=73&plang=en&  

http://bnb.jewelrymakingmagazines.com/en/Videos/St%20Petersburg%20Chain/2009/05/St%20Petersburg%20Chain%20basics%20video.aspx

Single St Petersburg Chain necklace: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DECckn-uR1U

Desert Flower necklace: http://www.auntiesbeads.com/Desert-Flower-Necklace_b_30.html  

Double St Petersburg Chain tutorials:          http://beadwork.about.com/od/beadingstitchtutorials/tp/Double-St-Petersburg-Chain-Beading-Stitch-Tutorial.htm

         http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoGILkyrv0Y

Golden Swan necklace: http://inspirationalbeading.blogspot.com/2009/08/golden-swan-necklace.html

Triple and quadruple - http://inspirationalbeading.blogspot.com/2012/05/beading-tutorial-connecting-st.html

The Dec/Jan 2008 issue of Bead and Button has instructions for a gorgeous choker, “Regal Reiteration”, designed by Hatsumi Oshitami and stitched in St Petersburg and reverse St Petersburg stitches.

ABG member Sages Cupboard has a nice St Petersburg tutorial:

         https://sites.google.com/site/sagescupboard/st.petersburgchain

and ABG member Bonnies Place has a tutorial for a St Petersburg leaf:

         http://bonniesotherplace.blogspot.com/2011_07_01_archive.html

Thank you for this great post,

Ms. Bonnie 

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