Waveform Band
- Peyote
- Peyote
- Peyote stitch
- Cuff builder
- 2 hr 45
- 144 beads
One continuous sine running the length of the panel in UV pink, shadowed a bead either side in blue, on black. Abstract on purpose: it reads as bass without borrowing anyone name or logo, and it is the same wave in daylight as under a blacklight.
What it looks like finished
What you need
| Color | Beads |
|---|---|
| Black | 80 |
| UV Blue | 34 |
| UV Pink | 30 |
| Total | 144 |
- Cord
- 325 cm (128 in), including slack for the knot
- Cord length already includes about 20% slack. Cut long, trim after you tie off.
Chart — follow this when you string it
Get the beads
Neon Bright Mix Pony Beads (500pcs)
BeadTin144 beads in total
The multicolor bag most charts on this site are built around. Fluorescent neon, so it lights up under a blacklight instead of going gray at 1 a.m. — 9mm barrel beads that run true to size.
View on BeadTin$2.89 / 500 beads · checked 2026-08-30Black Opaque Pony Beads (500pcs)
BeadTin80 × black in this pattern
Blackout stacks and cuff outlines eat black faster than anything else. A dedicated bag means you are not fishing black beads out of a mix one at a time at midnight.
View on BeadTin$2.89 / 500 beads · checked 2026-08-30Mixed Sunshine Pony Beads, UV color-changing (200pcs)
BeadTin34 × uv blue in this pattern
These are the sun-reactive kind: white indoors, saturated the second you walk outside. A daytime-set trick, not a blacklight one — for blacklight you want the neon bags above.
View on BeadTin$4.29 / 200 beads · checked 2026-08-301mm White Stretch Cord, 90m spool
BeadTin325 cm (128 in) per piece
The default cord on this site — every cord length in every bead count assumes 1mm. One spool is dozens of singles or a handful of cuffs before you reorder.
View on BeadTin$4.99 / 90m · checked 2026-08-30
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How to make it
- 1Cut the cordCut 325 cm (128 in) of 0.8 mm elastic cord. The extra is what you hold on to while you string — you trim it at the end.
- 2String rows 1 and 2 togetherThe first two rows go on in a single pass — 36 beads straight onto the cord. They separate as soon as you add row 3.
- 3Drop every new row into the gapsAdd a bead, skip a bead on the row below, pass through the next. That skip is the half-bead offset you see in the chart. Carry on to the top — 8 rows.
- 4Zip or tie the endsBring the two ends together and zip the interlocking beads to close it into a cuff, or leave it flat and finish with a cord tie.
- 5Tie it offSurgeon’s knot, pull it into the gap between two beads, then a dab of clear glue. Trim the tails once it is dry.
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