S Dragon

(Because its shape reminds me of the letter S. Or maybe S stands for sea.)
Wasn't really planning to make this, so sorry for bad photos/unclearness. I
don't have a certain pattern for these yet. And doubt I ever will, so here.
Made by Rrkra ( http://www.rrkra.deviantart.com )
Free to use, free to share, free to sell the finished things. Would be nice to
link to me, but not necessary.
Materials used: big bead(the one the dragon will wrap around), two size 6 beads
(for eyes), cylinder beads (Toho treasures or delica), size 15 beads, size 11
beads. (size 11, 15, cylinders in two colours. Black and gray in my case).
Size 8 beads or magatamas for spine. *you can manage with less bead sizes though. 0.1mm
braided line, size 12 beading needle.
Also a piece of cotton cord.
Techniques: peyote, ndebele, brick stitch.
1. Wrap a strand of size 15 beads
around 1 half of the big bead (even
amount of beads).
I tied the main thread to the cotton
cord that goes through the big bead's
hole (because there are sharp edges
that might cut a thinner thread). If
you decide not to use a cord just
hide the knot inside the big bead.

2. Peyote. +1 row of size 15(gray), + 3

rows of treasures(1 gray, 2 black), +2
rows of size 11(black), +1 row of size
8.
Then a row of size 8, size 6 or
magatamas.
Then the rows before magatamas in
reverse: +1 row of size 8, +2 rows of
size 11(black), + 3 rows of treasures(2
black, 1 gray), sew to the first row of
size 15s.
If you used a cord hide its ends
inside the tube, cut the excess.

3. Neck
Do a few rows of brick stitch for the
neck (I used treasures).
Last row of neck should have 9 beads.
(or 10. 10 is okay too)

4. Head
pattern.
I hope it
makes
sense.
Basically a
ndebele
tube, large
green dots
= big eye
beads. The
rest are
Toho
treasures
beads.
The
shortest
strand
should be
at the
bottom.
Red dots =
last row of
the neck.

5. Head crest.
Sew about 6-8 beads at the top of the
head (marked red on the photo).
Then make a
peyote triangle,
decreasing on the
side of the nose.

6. Mobile strap or
a metal ring for
key chain
attached by a loop
of beads (thread
through it several
times this part
should be sturdy).
Then, on the
opposite strands of
the triangle ndebele strands.

Crest spikes made

the same way as in
the spiky pendant.

7. Tail base.
Tail is pretty much the same as the
body (step 2) just without the big
stone bead.
Before making the tail, do a few rows
of brick stitch (don't forget to use
different colour of beads for the
belly) with a few decreases you
should have about 7 beads in the last
row.

8. Tail. Add an uneven

amount of beads. (depending
on where you start... I
started from the center opposite from the stone,
that's easier. Notice now
size 15 is on the opposite
side, and the S shape is
starting to get obvious).

9. Peyote rows. Starting from the

center 15, 15, 15, treas, treas,
treas, 11, a row of double size 15 (2
beads added between size 11 instead of
1), 11, a row of double size 15 treas,
treas, treas, sew to the first row of
size 15.
(Don't
to the
Tip of
stitch
way as

forget to connect the new rows

tail base)
the tail 2 rows of brick
with decreases, then the same
spikes on the head crest.

10. Tail crest. Same as

the head crest.

 Pretty dragons.

Have fun beading.