Strand-by-strand guide
Bead colors
- A Cream 1965 beads
- B Dusty Rose 264 beads
- C Forest Green 209 beads
- D Purple 148 beads
- E Light Lavender 144 beads
- F Pale Lilac 135 beads
- G Sage Green 109 beads
- H Lavender 95 beads
- J Dark Violet 77 beads
- K Yellow 4 beads
Written strands
Thread each strand from the top: the first bead listed goes on first. Strand 1 (75 beads): 75×B Strand 2 (75 beads): B, 73×A, B Strand 3 (75 beads): B, 73×A, B Strand 4 (75 beads): B, 40×A, F, 32×A, B Strand 5 (75 beads): B, 30×A, G, 8×A, 2×F, A, F, 30×A, B Strand 6 (75 beads): B, 31×A, G, 7×A, 2×F, E, F, A, F, 28×A, B Strand 7 (75 beads): B, 20×A, 2×E, 8×A, G, A, G, 3×A, D, E, A, F, 2×E, F, E, F, A, 2×F, 25×A, B Strand 8 (75 beads): B, 20×A, 2×E, 3×H, 6×A, 2×G, 2×A, C, 2×D, 2×A, E, F, 2×E, G, E, F, 26×A, B Strand 9 (75 beads): B, 21×A, 2×E, 2×H, D, E, 5×A, C, A, 2×C, D, 3×A, F, E, F, C, E, A, F, E, A, F, E, 2×A, C, 2×A, C, 16×A, B Strand 10 (75 beads): B, 22×A, E, H, E, 2×D, A, H, 4×A, C, 5×A, E, 2×F, 2×E, F, E, F, E, A, E, 2×F, A, C, A, C, 17×A, B Strand 11 (75 beads): B, 23×A, E, D, H, C, D, 2×H, 3×A, C, 5×A, F, E, A, 2×E, C, F, E, F, 2×E, F, 2×A, 2×C, G, 17×A, B Strand 12 (75 beads): B, 8×A, E, 3×H, F, E, 11×A, H, E, D, H, C, F, D, 2×A, 2×C, 6×A, 5×F, E, 2×F, E, A, C, A, G, 18×A, B Strand 13 (75 beads): B, 9×A, 5×H, D, A, 2×H, 8×A, E, 3×D, C, 2×D, 3×A, C, G, 3×A, 4×F, E, C, F, E, 2×F, C, 21×A, B Strand 14 (75 beads): B, 10×A, E, H, D, 2×H, C, E, 2×D, 2×A, F, 6×A, F, 2×D, C, D, A, D, A, D, J, D, 2×A, F, E, A, E, 2×F, C, 2×E, F, E, F, 20×A, B Strand 15 (75 beads): B, 12×A, 2×H, D, 2×H, 2×D, A, 2×E, H, D, 2×A, G, 2×A, 3×D, C, 2×D, J, 2×D, J, 4×A, E, F, E, F, 4×E, 2×F, 3×A, C, 16×A, B Strand 16 (75 beads): B, 15×A, E, H, D, 2×C, D, C, E, 2×D, 2×A, G, 5×A, 2×D, 5×J, 3×A, F, E, 2×F, E, F, 2×E, 6×A, C, 15×A, B Strand 17 (75 beads): B, 16×A, H, D, A, F, 3×H, 2×D, 3×A, G, 5×A, 2×J, K, 2×J, D, 2×A, F, A, F, 2×E, F, 4×E, 5×A, G, C, 3×B, 11×A, B Strand 18 (75 beads): B, 20×A, E, 2×H, D, 3×C, 2×A, G, 3×A, 2×D, 4×J, A, 2×C, 2×D, 2×A, C, 2×E, F, A, C, 6×A, B, C, 2×A, B, 2×A, 3×G, 5×A, B Strand 19 (75 beads): B, 22×A, H, D, 3×A, 4×C, 2×A, 2×D, J, 2×D, F, C, 6×D, A, E, F, C, F, A, 2×C, 4×A, B, A, C, A, B, 2×G, 4×A, C, 3×A, B Strand 20 (75 beads): B, 9×A, E, 3×A, H, 3×A, 2×H, 3×A, 9×G, 3×C, D, C, 2×D, A, D, J, D, 3×J, D, J, A, E, A, 2×C, A, 2×C, 2×G, C, B, C, B, C, B, A, B, A, 3×C, 4×A, B Strand 21 (75 beads): B, 5×A, 2×H, A, E, H, D, A, 2×H, D, A, 3×H, D, 4×A, 5×C, 4×A, G, 3×C, 2×G, 2×D, 6×J, 9×C, G, 2×C, 3×B, C, B, 2×C, 7×A, B Strand 22 (75 beads): B, 3×A, E, 3×H, D, E, H, D, C, F, H, D, 2×C, 2×H, D, 4×C, 5×A, 11×C, D, 2×J, K, J, 2×D, 12×C, 4×B, 2×G, 8×A, B Strand 23 (75 beads): B, 2×A, E, 5×H, D, E, 2×D, 2×H, D, A, 2×H, 2×D, 6×A, 4×G, 5×A, 2×G, C, D, J, D, J, D, 4×J, 4×A, 7×C, G, 3×B, A, B, 5×G, 4×A, B Strand 24 (75 beads): B, 3×A, 2×F, E, H, 2×F, H, D, A, F, H, D, 2×A, H, D, 6×A, 3×G, 3×A, F, 2×C, G, F, E, A, 2×D, 2×J, 3×D, J, A, D, J, 3×C, 2×G, C, A, G, A, B, C, B, C, B, G, B, 4×A, 2×G, 2×A, B Strand 25 (75 beads): B, 22×A, H, D, 3×A, 4×C, E, F, E, 2×F, E, 4×J, K, 2×J, A, 2×D, 2×J, 2×C, G, 2×C, G, 3×A, B, A, 2×G, B, 10×A, B Strand 26 (75 beads): B, 19×A, H, D, A, H, 2×D, 2×C, 2×A, E, 5×F, 2×E, A, 2×D, 4×J, D, J, D, J, 2×D, 3×C, G, C, G, 2×A, B, 2×G, A, B, 2×C, 8×A, B Strand 27 (75 beads): B, 15×A, F, A, F, 2×H, D, 2×C, 2×D, 3×A, 2×F, 6×E, 2×A, C, 5×J, 2×D, 4×J, D, C, G, C, 2×G, 2×A, G, 3×B, 3×A, 2×C, 6×A, B Strand 28 (75 beads): B, 14×A, H, 2×D, H, C, E, 2×D, H, D, E, 3×A, 2×E, A, E, F, E, F, 3×C, G, 4×D, 2×C, D, J, K, 2×J, D, 2×C, G, C, G, A, 2×G, 8×A, C, 5×A, B Strand 29 (75 beads): B, 12×A, H, A, 2×H, D, C, 2×H, 2×D, 3×A, 3×F, A, 2×E, F, E, F, E, F, E, A, 2×G, 4×C, 6×J, D, 3×C, 2×G, A, 2×G, 14×A, B Strand 30 (75 beads): B, 10×A, 3×H, C, D, H, D, 2×A, H, D, 4×A, 4×F, E, F, C, 2×E, F, E, F, E, 3×A, C, A, C, 2×D, J, D, J, 2×C, G, C, 3×G, A, G, 15×A, B Strand 31 (75 beads): B, 9×A, E, 2×H, D, H, 2×E, H, 9×A, F, E, F, 2×E, F, E, F, C, 3×E, 2×A, C, A, C, 2×A, D, A, 2×D, 2×C, 2×G, 2×C, 2×G, 16×A, B Strand 32 (75 beads): B, 8×A, E, 3×H, 2×F, 11×A, 2×E, F, C, F, E, 2×F, E, A, F, E, 2×A, C, 2×A, C, 7×A, 6×C, G, 16×A, B Strand 33 (75 beads): B, 23×A, 4×F, C, F, E, A, E, 2×F, E, F, 2×A, C, 4×A, C, A, G, 2×D, 25×A, B Strand 34 (75 beads): B, 23×A, 2×E, F, G, A, E, A, E, F, E, A, F, A, G, 2×C, 5×A, 2×C, 2×D, 25×A, B Strand 35 (75 beads): B, 21×A, 2×E, F, G, E, A, 2×F, E, A, E, 2×A, G, A, C, G, C, 6×A, C, 2×J, H, 24×A, B Strand 36 (75 beads): B, 20×A, 2×F, 3×E, F, A, E, F, 4×A, 2×G, C, A, 2×G, 7×A, 2×D, 25×A, B Strand 37 (75 beads): B, 20×A, 2×F, A, F, 8×A, 2×G, A, C, A, 2×G, 34×A, B Strand 38 (75 beads): B, 34×A, G, 2×A, G, 35×A, B Strand 39 (75 beads): B, 33×A, G, 39×A, B Strand 40 (75 beads): B, 73×A, B Strand 41 (75 beads): B, 73×A, B Strand 42 (75 beads): 75×B
This lavender pony bead pattern makes a tall bouquet: purple lavender spikes, lilac flowers and dark violets with yellow centers, green stems tied with a small dusty rose bow, all on a cream background framed in dusty rose. The banner is 42 strands wide and 75 beads long, in 10 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 lavender bouquet tapestry, straight on
These pictures are previews made on the computer from the chart, bead by bead: they are not photos of a real banner, and nobody has made this one with real beads yet. Each bead sits exactly where the chart puts it.
Close up of the flowers
At the top, the lavender spikes mix purple, lavender and light lavender beads, with a green bead here and there along the stems.
In the middle, the dark violets each have one yellow bead in the center (4 yellow beads in all), between two clusters of light lilac flowers.
Lower down, a small dusty rose bow ties the green stems together, in the same color as the frame.
How to start the lavender pony bead pattern
Strand 1 is the left edge of the frame: all 75 beads are dusty rose, so you can start with one color. Tie each new strand right next to the last one; the flowers begin a few strands in.
How to make this banner
This banner has 42 strands side by side, and every strand holds 75 beads: 3,150 beads in all, in 10 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)
- 42 strands of cord, each longer than 75 beads plus enough to tie it to the rod and to knot the end
- A wooden dowel or rod a little wider than 42 beads, and scissors
Bead count
- A Cream: 1,965 beads
- B Dusty Rose: 264 beads
- C Forest Green: 209 beads
- D Purple: 148 beads
- E Light Lavender: 144 beads
- F Pale Lilac: 135 beads
- G Sage Green: 109 beads
- H Lavender: 95 beads
- J Dark Violet: 77 beads
- K Yellow: 4 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 42.
The finished size depends on your beads: measure one bead and multiply by 42 across and 75 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.
