American Indian Flat Dance Fan Construction  (Page 9)

snugly together, by pulling the thread in the opposite direction of needle travel, as shown in Figure 30. This new bead should be located between the original 2nd and 3rd beads on the string, in a “stair-stepped” configuration. Next, pick up a new bead, skip the next bead, and run the needle through the following one, as shown in Figure 31. Repeat this process of adding a new bead, skipping one, and going through the next one, until all 10 beads have been added back to the work, which completes the first row. You should now examine the work carefully to be sure that all the beads are correctly positioned. See Figure 32.

To advance to the second row, simply run your needle through the first bead of the row just completed, pick up a new bead, and go through the second bead of the completed row, as