How to Make a Beaded Candy Cane Tutorial

The stitch used to make these beaded candy canes is twisted tubular herringbone. We show the basic steps below, but we also recommend watching a tutorial.

Search for "Twisted Tubular Herringbone" on YouTube, and you will find a lot of great tutorials.

Scroll down to view the materials you'll need and the basic steps. Please reach out with questions anytime!

Materials You'll Need

1️⃣ SEED BEADS

I used Miyuki size 11/0 seed beads in transparent red, ceylon pink, and matte cream.

2️⃣ BEADING THREAD

We used crystal FireLine. But any beading thread will work.

3️⃣ BEADING NEEDLE

We used size 10.

4️⃣ SCISSORS

To cut your beading thread.

5️⃣ 14 GAUGE WIRE

The wire goes into the center of the tube to help create the candy cane shape.

6️⃣ RULER

To measure the length of your tube and wire.

BASIC STEPS

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