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Instructions for seven colour pointed zig-zag weave

This is the seven colour version of the "pointed zig-zag" (as named by Goodhue in Indian Beadwork Patterns, 1989).

(No diagram for A)	A. (Rather than endless repetition of colour 1, colour 2, colour 3, I shall use the colours in the diagrams.) On a knotted thread, thread 1 red, 2 orange, 2 violet, 2 yellow, 2 indigo, 2 green and 3 blue. Thread the needle through the second blue bead in the opposite direction.
	B. Thread 2 blue, 1 indigo, thread needle back through second indigo bead threaded in A. Thread 2 green, 1 violet, thread needle back through second violet bead threaded in A. Thread 2 yellow, 1 red, thread needle back through first red (and first bead) threaded in A.
	C. Thread 3 orange beads, and thread needle back through the second orange bead. Thread 2 orange, 1 yellow, and thread the needle back through the second yellow bead threaded in B. Thread 2 red, 1 green, and thread the needle back through the second green bead threaded in B. Thread 2 violet, 1 blue, and thread the needle back through the second violet threaded in B.
	D. Thread 3 indigo, and thread needle back through second indigo bead threaded in C. Thread 2 indigo, 1 violet, and thread needle back through second violet bead threaded in C. Thread 2 blue, 1 red, and thread needle back through second red bea d threaded in C. Thread 2 green, 1 orange, and thread the needle through the second orange of 2 threaded in C.

E. The full pattern. Continuing ...

• Row 5. Thread 3 yellow, back though 2nd yellow; 2 yellow, 1 green, thr. 2nd green; 2 orange, 1 blue, thr. 2nd blue; 2 red, 1 indigo, thr. 2nd indigo.
• Row 6. Thread 3 violet, back thr. 2nd violet; 2 violet, 1 red, thr. 2nd red; 2 indigo, 1 orange, thr. 2nd orange, 2 blue, 1 yellow, thr. 2nd yellow.
• Row 7. 3 green, back through 2nd green; 2 green, 1 blue, back thr. 2nd blue; 2 yellow, 1 indigo, back thr. 2nd indigo; 2 orange, 1 violet, back thr. 2nd violet.
• Row 8. 3 red, back thr. 2nd red; 2 red, 1 orange, back thr. 2nd orange; 2 violet, 1 yellow, back thr. 2nd yellow; 2 indigo, 1 green, back thr. 2nd green.
• Row 9. 3 blue, back thr. 2nd blue; 2 blue, 1 indigo, back thr. 2nd indigo; 2 green, 1 violet, back thr. 2nd violet; 2 yellow, 1 red, back thr. 2nd red.
• Row 10. 3 orange, back thr. 2nd orange; 2 orange, 1 yellow, back thr. 2nd yellow; 2 red, 1 green, back thr. 2nd green; 2 violet, 1 blue, back thr. 2nd blue.
• Row 11. 3 indigo, back thr. 2nd indigo; 2 indigo, 1 violet, back thr. 2nd violet; 2 blue, 1 red, back thr. 2nd red; 2 green, 1 orange, back thr. 2nd orange.
• Row 12 ... as Row 5, except that the point is on the opposite side of the band.
• You'll notice again that the colours always remain in the same relationship to each other: Red passes "over" orange and "under" yellow. Orange passes "over" yellow and "under" green ... and so on.

Seven colour pointed zig zag instructions prepared September 10, 1997. Alison Sinclair. Modified January 6, 2002. Updated July 7, 2005.