Strand-by-strand guide
Bead colors
- A Cream 812 beads
- B Black 462 beads
- C Royal Blue 174 beads
- D Dusty Rose 170 beads
- E Sky Blue 124 beads
- F Navy Blue 92 beads
- G White 38 beads
Written strands
Thread each strand from the top: the first bead listed goes on first. Strand 1 (39 beads): 39×D Strand 2 (39 beads): D, 37×A, D Strand 3 (39 beads): D, 37×A, D Strand 4 (39 beads): D, 4×A, 5×B, 28×A, D Strand 5 (39 beads): D, 3×A, 2×B, G, B, G, 3×B, 26×A, D Strand 6 (39 beads): D, 4×A, B, F, 4×B, G, 3×B, 23×A, D Strand 7 (39 beads): D, 3×A, B, G, F, B, 2×C, G, B, G, B, G, 4×B, 5×A, 4×B, A, B, 8×A, D Strand 8 (39 beads): D, 3×A, B, F, C, B, E, C, 8×B, G, B, 3×A, B, G, B, G, 2×B, G, 2×B, 6×A, D Strand 9 (39 beads): D, 4×A, B, F, 3×B, 2×C, B, 2×C, B, F, C, 2×B, 2×A, B, G, B, F, B, 2×C, 4×B, 5×A, D Strand 10 (39 beads): D, 4×A, B, 2×G, 2×B, 2×C, B, 2×C, B, 2×C, F, B, 2×A, 2×B, 2×C, B, 2×C, B, F, B, G, B, 4×A, D Strand 11 (39 beads): D, 4×A, 3×B, C, B, 2×C, B, C, E, B, E, C, F, B, A, B, F, B, 2×C, B, C, B, 2×C, 3×B, 4×A, D Strand 12 (39 beads): D, 5×A, B, C, B, E, B, E, B, 2×C, B, 2×C, F, 3×B, C, B, C, B, C, B, 2×C, 2×B, F, 2×B, 3×A, D Strand 13 (39 beads): D, 6×A, B, G, 3×B, F, E, C, B, 2×C, F, 2×B, E, C, B, C, 3×B, C, B, 3×C, B, G, B, 2×A, D Strand 14 (39 beads): D, 6×A, 3×B, 2×E, B, C, E, B, E, C, F, 2×B, 3×C, B, C, E, 2×B, 3×C, 2×F, 2×B, 2×A, D Strand 15 (39 beads): D, 7×A, 2×B, C, 2×E, B, E, B, 2×E, C, 2×B, F, E, B, C, 2×E, B, 2×C, 4×B, G, B, 2×A, D Strand 16 (39 beads): D, 8×A, B, F, C, 2×E, B, F, 2×E, C, F, B, C, B, C, 2×E, B, C, 2×B, 3×C, F, B, 3×A, D Strand 17 (39 beads): D, 9×A, B, F, C, 2×E, B, 3×E, F, B, F, C, 3×E, 2×B, C, 2×E, C, F, B, G, B, 2×A, D Strand 18 (39 beads): D, 10×A, B, F, C, 2×E, B, 2×E, F, B, F, C, 2×E, B, 4×E, 2×B, C, F, B, 3×A, D Strand 19 (39 beads): D, 11×A, B, F, C, 2×E, B, E, F, B, F, 2×E, B, 3×E, 2×B, 2×C, F, B, 4×A, D Strand 20 (39 beads): D, 12×A, 2×B, F, 2×E, B, F, B, F, E, B, 2×E, 2×B, 2×C, F, 2×B, 5×A, D Strand 21 (39 beads): D, 8×A, B, 5×A, 2×B, E, B, F, B, F, B, E, 2×B, 2×C, F, 2×B, 7×A, D Strand 22 (39 beads): D, 9×A, 2×B, 4×A, B, 2×F, 3×B, 2×F, C, E, F, 2×B, 9×A, D Strand 23 (39 beads): D, 11×A, 2×B, A, 12×B, 11×A, D Strand 24 (39 beads): D, 13×A, 17×B, 7×A, D Strand 25 (39 beads): D, 13×A, 17×B, 7×A, D Strand 26 (39 beads): D, 11×A, 2×B, A, 12×B, 11×A, D Strand 27 (39 beads): D, 9×A, 2×B, 4×A, B, 2×F, 3×B, 2×F, C, E, F, 2×B, 9×A, D Strand 28 (39 beads): D, 8×A, B, 5×A, 2×B, E, B, F, B, F, B, E, 2×B, 2×C, F, 2×B, 7×A, D Strand 29 (39 beads): D, 12×A, 2×B, F, 2×E, B, F, B, F, E, B, 2×E, 2×B, 2×C, F, 2×B, 5×A, D Strand 30 (39 beads): D, 11×A, B, F, C, 2×E, B, E, F, B, F, 2×E, B, 3×E, 2×B, 2×C, F, B, 4×A, D Strand 31 (39 beads): D, 10×A, B, F, C, 2×E, B, 2×E, F, B, F, C, 2×E, B, 4×E, 2×B, C, F, B, 3×A, D Strand 32 (39 beads): D, 9×A, B, F, C, 2×E, B, 3×E, F, B, F, C, 3×E, 2×B, C, 2×E, C, F, B, G, B, 2×A, D Strand 33 (39 beads): D, 8×A, B, F, C, 2×E, B, F, 2×E, C, F, B, C, B, C, 2×E, B, C, 2×B, 3×C, F, B, 3×A, D Strand 34 (39 beads): D, 7×A, 2×B, C, 2×E, B, E, B, 2×E, C, 2×B, F, E, B, C, 2×E, B, 2×C, 4×B, G, B, 2×A, D Strand 35 (39 beads): D, 6×A, 3×B, 2×E, B, C, E, B, E, C, F, 2×B, 3×C, B, C, E, 2×B, 3×C, 2×F, 2×B, 2×A, D Strand 36 (39 beads): D, 6×A, B, G, 3×B, F, E, C, B, 2×C, F, 2×B, E, C, B, C, 3×B, C, B, 3×C, B, G, B, 2×A, D Strand 37 (39 beads): D, 5×A, B, C, B, E, B, E, B, 2×C, B, 2×C, F, 3×B, C, B, C, B, C, B, 2×C, 2×B, F, 2×B, 3×A, D Strand 38 (39 beads): D, 4×A, 3×B, C, B, 2×C, B, C, E, B, E, C, F, B, A, B, F, B, 2×C, B, C, B, 2×C, 3×B, 4×A, D Strand 39 (39 beads): D, 4×A, B, 2×G, 2×B, 2×C, B, 2×C, B, 2×C, F, B, 2×A, 2×B, 2×C, B, 2×C, B, F, B, G, B, 4×A, D Strand 40 (39 beads): D, 4×A, B, F, 3×B, 2×C, B, 2×C, B, F, C, 2×B, 2×A, B, G, B, F, B, 2×C, 4×B, 5×A, D Strand 41 (39 beads): D, 3×A, B, F, C, B, E, C, 8×B, G, B, 3×A, B, G, B, G, 2×B, G, 2×B, 6×A, D Strand 42 (39 beads): D, 3×A, B, G, F, B, 2×C, G, B, G, B, G, 4×B, 5×A, 4×B, A, B, 8×A, D Strand 43 (39 beads): D, 4×A, B, F, 4×B, G, 3×B, 23×A, D Strand 44 (39 beads): D, 3×A, 2×B, G, B, G, 3×B, 26×A, D Strand 45 (39 beads): D, 4×A, 5×B, 28×A, D Strand 46 (39 beads): D, 37×A, D Strand 47 (39 beads): D, 37×A, D Strand 48 (39 beads): 39×D
This blue butterfly pony bead pattern shows a symmetrical butterfly with royal, sky and navy blue wings, black outlines, a black body, two antennae and small white spots along the wing edges, on a cream background framed in dusty rose. The banner is 48 strands wide and 39 beads long, in 7 colors of pony beads.
Follow the guide strand by strand: tie each strand to the rod, then thread its beads from the top down. The bead count for every color is in the list, so you know how many to buy (get a few spares).
The blue butterfly tapestry, straight on
Seen straight on, the two wings, the body and the antennae sit where the chart shows them, framed by a one-bead dusty rose border.
Close up of the wings
The wings mix royal, sky and navy blue beads between black veins, with small white spots along the black edges.
In the middle, the black body runs down the center of the banner and each antenna is a short diagonal line of black beads.
How to start the butterfly pony bead pattern
Strand 1 is the left edge of the frame: all 39 beads are dusty rose, so you can start with one color. Strands 2 and 3 are cream between their two dusty rose frame beads, and the first black beads of the wing come on strand 4.
How to make this banner
This banner has 48 strands side by side, and every strand holds 39 beads: 1,872 beads in all, in 7 colors. The beads hang in straight columns, one strand per column.
What you need
- Beads with a hole wide enough for your cord, such as pony beads, in the colors below (buy a few spare beads of each color)
- 48 strands of cord, each longer than 39 beads plus enough to tie it to the rod and to knot the end
- A wooden dowel or rod a little wider than 48 beads, and scissors
Bead count
- A Cream: 812 beads
- B Black: 462 beads
- C Royal Blue: 174 beads
- D Dusty Rose: 170 beads
- E Sky Blue: 124 beads
- F Navy Blue: 92 beads
- G White: 38 beads
Steps
- Tie strand 1 to the left end of the rod.
- Thread its beads in the order of the guide: the first bead goes up against the rod, the last one is at the bottom.
- Tie a knot under the last bead so nothing slides off, then do strand 2 right next to it, and so on to strand 48.
The finished size depends on your beads: measure one bead and multiply by 48 across and 39 down. This banner has never been made with real beads, and the colors on screen are close matches, not exact ones. Make one strand first and check it against the picture.
