Huichol flower Tutorial

Friday, November 08, 2013 Viridiana Diaz Padilla 35 Comments

Hello there!

First of all so sorry for my awfull manicure but I had waited for some spare time to make this tutorial and I had to choose between having my nails done or making it and Voila !

I'll make a very short explanation for each photo, this to avoid making it too complicated. But if any doubt just let me know :)

For this one I choose to use 4 different colours, light orange, orange, red and black, once you can learn the pattern you can make any number of colours and combinations.

Start with a stop bead (just pass the needle twice trough the same bead leaving 5 cm of tread)

Add 11 beads more to make 12 total

And close in a circle

Add 5 light orange beads and go through 2 black beads

Pull tight, and you will have your first 5 beads loop

Add 3 more beads and go back through the last 2 orange beads and through 2 more black beads.

Keep adding 3 beads at the time and going back 2 beads each time until you close the circle, in the very last loop you will only add one bead since you will have the last 2 and the very first 2 you put at the beginning of the circle, when you finish it should look like this:

Go to the top of your loop and on the second bead add 5 dark orange beads

Jump one bead and go back down, and without going into the black beads come back up through the next 2 light orange beads.

Finish the circle.

Once you finish the circle go back through the first 2 dark orange beads until you are back at the top.

Add five red beads, jump over one orange and go through the next one

This time you are not at the bottom, you are coming out trough middle of the 2 dark orange beads

Add one dark orange bead a black and another orange bead.

Then go through the opposite middle bead and finish at the top again.

Add 5 red beads and repeat untill you finish the circle again

It should look like this:
Now go to the top through the first 2 red beads

Add 5 black beads, jump the next red bead and go through the one right after.

Add 3 red beads and go through the black middle bead, when you come out. Add 3 more and go to the next petal going through the same bead you just did on the last one

Add 5 more black beads and repeat untill you finish the circle

Now it should look like this:

Add 3 black beads and go to the next red corner bead

Add one more black bead and go to the opposite corner

Add 3 more beads and go all the way through untill you reach the end of the petal (3 blck beads). Sorry the photo doesn show me going trough 3 just 1 but you do 3 :)

Repeat the last step untill you finish the circle

and you have Finished!

This flower is the base to make lots of different earrings necklaces and bracelets you just need to use your imagination and any colour combination you want.

35 comments :

Sheila Toppi9 April 2014 at 20:58
Thank you SO MUCH for your clear pics & instructions. I did just a flower with another tutorial and it is completely wrong. YOURS is much easier to understand!
Anonymous16 May 2014 at 15:36
Got any more patterns like this? I love the Huichol style and colors! Theyre so beautiful! ill be waiting to hear!
pcf20 June 2014 at 12:46
Thank you so much! This is my go-to tutorial for Huichol.
Selina11 January 2015 at 20:10
These are so beautiful! I love making beaded earrings :) What's your favorite way to finish it off without a knot? I usually back-bead but I've recently been working with thread that too thick to do that. Any suggestions?
Laura White21 February 2016 at 00:41
Beautiful! Clear, concise, easy-to-understand drections. Thank you so much!
Laura White21 February 2016 at 00:41
Beautiful! Clear, concise, easy-to-understand drections. Thank you so much!
Michelle26 February 2016 at 08:27
Beautiful! Thank you! Finally, clicked on a link and came right where I asked to be! Do you have this pattern in printable format? I would buy it Thank you again.
living on cream street12 July 2016 at 20:17
This was a very good tutorial one of the easiest to understand and follow which is a great talent !thank you so much for sharing it !
Mildred Fairbanks22 August 2016 at 09:48
Wonderful illustrated tutorial, thank you!
Mildred Fairbanks22 August 2016 at 10:06
Wonderful illustrated tutorial, thank you!
Mildred Fairbanks22 August 2016 at 10:10
Wonderful illustrated tutorial, thank you!
Would post a picture but haven't figured out how to yet.
Anonymous2 September 2016 at 06:52
¡Muchísimas gracias por compartir el patrón! Muy fácil de seguir y precioso resultado.
Sol23 January 2017 at 19:23
I am having trouble with this pattern.Do you have another pattern that I could try?
Anonymous6 March 2017 at 15:49
Thank you so much for sharing. I am greatly passionate about learning these beautiful techniques, thank you again for taking the time to share. May flowers bless you
Eliana Trujillo14 March 2017 at 14:08
Gracias por compartirlo,excelente tutorial,esas flores son preciosas
artista15 March 2017 at 22:09
Muy lindos aretes. Gracias. Me podrias decir cual es el tamano de la chaquira que usas?
artista15 March 2017 at 22:10
Muy lindos aretes. Gracias. Me podrias decir por favor cual es el tamano de la chaquira que usaste?
wunmi Akinyemi29 April 2017 at 05:55
Hi if I want to make this in a bigger form like a brooch how will i Continue
wunmi Akinyemi29 April 2017 at 05:56
Hi if I want to make this in a bigger form like a brooch how will i Continue
Anonymous22 June 2017 at 20:30
so beautiful! thank you for the tutorial. question - how do you finish it to keep it from opening?