Square stitch

What you need

Miyuki Delica 11/0; size 12 beading needle; nylon beading thread; bead mat and scissors.

These supplies describe the Carolers example; open a project for its exact list and sizes.

How to begin

1. Start bottom left with one complete foundation row.
2. Work upward: alternate direction each row, or flip your work to keep one direction.
3. Add a bead, pass through the bead below, then the new bead.
4. Reinforce every row; weave thread ends securely.

Hand-stitched rectangular panel, including all background cells and a one-bead border. Rows are resampled for Delica cells 1.3 mm wide x 1.6 mm tall to preserve the design proportions. The preview shows the finished bead proportions. Finished size varies with tension. Includes background border; sizes and screen matches are estimates. Buy 10% spare. Grams assume about 190 Delica 11/0 per gram (supplier figure: 5 g is about 1,000 beads); buy whole 5 g or 7.2 g packs. Detail-preserving adaptation: 1 bead columns per original source column. Counts and sizes use this actual chart.