A Guide To Basic Square Stitch

This tutorial takes you through basic square stitch in detailed, illustrated steps. Square stitch gives you a solid block of beading and works wonderfully with square, cube and Delica Seed beads.

Materials used in this tutorial:

8lb Fireline beading thread
Size 8 Miyuki Delica seed beads
Size 10 English beading needle

Step 1

Thread your needle and secure a stop bead onto the thread to prevent your beads falling off the thread. Then thread on however many beads you would like the width of your design to be.

Step 2

Now pick up another bead with your needle and move it down your thread. Take the needle back through last bead on your row so this bead sits on top of it.

Step 3

Go back through the first bead on this second row, ready to thread on another bead.

Step 4

Pick up another bead and take the thread back through the second bead on the first row, positioning it next to the previous bead.

Step 5

Then take the needle back through the bead you just positioned.

Step 6

Thread on another bead and take the needle back through the third bead, position the bead next to the previous two.

Step 7

Bring the thread back through the third bead.

Step 8

Finally, pick up one more bead on your thread and take the needle back through the fourth bead on the first row.

Step 9

When the bead is in position, bring the thread back through this bead as before to complete the row.

Step 10

We're now going to start the third row. So as before, pick up a Delica and bring the needle back through the first bead on the second row.

Step 11

Then back through the new bead to secure it in place.

Step 12

Thread on another bead and come back through the second bead on the second row.

Step 13

Then back through the new bead.

Step 14

Thread another bead, then bring the needle back through the third bead on the second row.

Step 15

Then back through your new bead again to secure.

Step 16

Pick up your final bead for this row and thread the needle through the final bead of the second row.

Step 17

Now bring the needle back out through the new bead.

Step 18

Repeat these step until you have the length you require.

If you're new to seed beading, take a look at our seed bead guides for more basic weave tutorials and information on seed bead types.

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