Motifs

Draw the medallion once.

Select the part of a pattern worth keeping, save it as a motif, and stamp it into any later pattern. It lands on its own layer, in the same bead codes, so it can be moved, mirrored and turned before it is merged in.

Start designing →Maker saves 10 motifs. Artisan has no limit.
Motifs 3 of 10
Medallion13 × 9 · 5 codes
Chevron16 × 8 · 4 codes
Chevron, spruce16 × 8 · 4 codes
Harbor EarringsBRICK · DELICA 11/0Layer 2 · Medallion
Plan
Maker and Artisan10 motifs, or no limit
Saved from
A selectionAny part of any pattern
Stamped onto
Its own layerMove it before you merge it
Keeps
The bead codesDB1832 stays DB1832

Why a layer

Place it, then commit to it.

A stamped motif sits above the pattern until you merge it, so it can be nudged a bead to the left, mirrored for the other earring, or turned a quarter, without touching what is underneath.

Not a shape, not a template

Shapes are the geometric tools. A template is a whole starting pattern. A motif is a piece of your own work that you want again: the border you always use, a letterform, a flower.

Your library, your codes

Motifs are saved to your account and are yours alone. Each one carries its bead codes, so the count for a pattern that uses it is right the moment it is stamped.

Across stitches

Stamp a motif drawn on a loom grid into a brick pattern and it is shown on the brick lattice, stagger and all, so you can check how it reads before you merge it.

Keep reading

VersionsSaved versions, colorways side by sideRead more →Real beadsMiyuki, Toho and Preciosa codes, counted against your stashRead more →BrickRows staggerRead more →

Save the first motif.

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