Art collection
Iznik tile bead patterns
The motifs of Ottoman Iznik tiles as Miyuki Delica bracelets: tulips, carnations, the cintamani, hatayi rosettes, rumi scrolls and a tile lattice. All in Iznik’s five colors: a white ground, cobalt blue, turquoise, coral red and emerald green. Every pattern lists its color codes and bead counts and comes with a printable PDF.
Free Iznik tile patterns7
7 patterns. Open one, change its colors, lengthen it to fit your wrist or download it as a PDF.
Iznik color palette
The five Miyuki Delica 11/0 colors in these bracelets: tile white, cobalt, turquoise, coral red and emerald green. Click a color to see similar colors and its TOHO matches.
Bead ideas from tiles
Turn a tile into a pattern
Upload a photo of a tile from a mosque or a museum and BeadDot turns it into a loom pattern in Delica colors.
Learn to read peyote
These bracelets are even-count peyote: counting the zigzag rows and stringing the first two, step by step.
Build your own tile palette
Pick the closest Delica colors from a photo of a tile, for the yellow of Kütahya ware or the greens of Rhodian plates.
See it on the wrist
Turn a pattern around in the 3D preview, wrapped as it will sit on your wrist with its clasp.
Frequently asked questions
Which motifs are there?
The peyote series has a tulip, a carnation, the cintamani, a hatayi rosette, a rumi scroll and a tile lattice; on the loom there is an Iznik style tulip bracelet.
What does the cintamani mean?
An Ottoman motif of three balls in a triangle and two wavy stripes. It appears on silks, kaftans and tiles as a sign of strength and protection.
What do I need?
Miyuki Delica 11/0 beads, a thin beading needle and beading thread; no loom needed. The bracelets are 8 rows wide and about 18 cm (7 in) long.
Are these patterns free?
Yes. Open any pattern in BeadDot to edit it, or download the free PDF with the lettered chart, the materials list and the word chart.
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