Were you aware there are 10 types of off loom bead weaving stitches?

• peyote stitch, also known as gourd stitch
• brick stitch, also known as Comanche or Cheyenne stitch
• square stitch
• herringbone stitch, also known as Ndebele stitch
• Pondo stitch, also known as African circle stitch
• right-angle weave
• triangle weave
• bead netting
• African helix
• Dutch spiral

The word bead comes from the Anglo-Saxon bede, meaning "prayer". Stone Age people made beads from animals' teeth, often used for bartering.  Some American Indians traded with strings of beads called wampum.