Bead artist Valerie Hector researched this African weave and introduced it in a 1998 Lapidary Journal article where she called it "Polygon Weave." This designer found it to be very similar to the African helix, and, after playing around with it a bit, gave it her own twist.
Required Materials: Delicas, Power Pro thread, box clasp, jump rings, French wire. See project for complete list.
Tools Needed: Japanese beading needles, wire cutters, dowel, flat-nosed pliers. See project for complete list.
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Originally Published: Beadwork, December 2002/January 2003