Easy Pendant — Peyote Bezel PDF Tutorial | Cabochon Pendant

A clever, no-glue method for capturing a round cabochon in peyote stitch — the Simply Wearable Pendant is an entry point into bead embroidery that doesn’t require Stiff Stuff as a foundation.

The trick is double-sided tape and a flat-backed cabochon. The technique works with polymer clay rounds, badges with the pin removed, disc beads, or any round flat-backed piece up to 25mm. Once the cabochon is captured in peyote rows, you choose your own bail style — an odd-count peyote strip or a Warped Square — and finish with a chain of your choice. Colour and bead selection are entirely up to you, which makes every pendant genuinely unique.

This is a 7-page PDF tutorial with step-by-step instructions and photos, including two bail options.

Bead list: 1 round cabochon (flat-backed, up to 25mm), small piece of Ultrasuede (approx. 5mm larger than cabochon), 1–2g Delica beads, 1–2g size 11 seed beads, 1–2g size 15 seed beads, double-sided tape. Exact quantities vary with cabochon size and design choices.

Skill level: Beginner to intermediate. Techniques: Bead embroidery, beading backstitch, even-count peyote stitch, bail construction.

On A String is a small Australian beading business created by Paula — a beader, teacher, and maker who believes the craft is better when it’s shared. Every tool is designed from the beading table. Every tutorial is written from experience.