Kandi guides

These are the guides we wish we had when we started. They are written for beginners but go deep enough to be useful once you are making cuffs. Every number in them, from bead counts to cord lengths, is the same one the KandiCon app uses in its build guides.

All the guides

• How to make a kandi bracelet: A single, step by step, with the bead count for your wrist.
• Kandi stitches explained: Ladder, multi-stitch (peyote), X-base, rotator, 3D and spikes.
• Pony beads guide: Sizes, kinds, colors and how many beads a piece takes.
• Kandi cuff patterns: How to read a chart, pick a size and choose colors.
• 3D kandi and charms: Stars, flowers, animals, flower cuffs and 3D cuffs.
• Word and name bracelets: Letter beads, spacing and ideas for what to write.
• Photo to bead pattern: How the KandiCon pattern maker turns a photo into beads.
• Kandi for raves and festivals: What to make, wear and bring to a show.
• How to make kandi: The short version: beads, cord, knots and your first cuff.
• Kandi patterns: The kinds of pattern and where to find them.
• What PLUR means: Peace, love, unity, respect, and the handshake.
• Trading kandi: The in-person tradition at shows, and its etiquette.
• Pony beads vs perler beads: Which bead is which, and which one you want.
• Kandi glossary: Every kandi word explained.
• Candycon or KandiCon?: How to spell it, and what KandiCon is.

Where to start

New to kandi? Make a single first, then read the pony beads guide before you buy more beads. When you want a cuff, kandi stitches explained tells you which one to learn next.

Learning with other makers

Guides only go so far. In KandiCon you can see what everyone else is making on the feed, like and comment on it, follow the makers you like, and watch people bead live and ask questions in the live chat. There are themed contests and polls, and a learn path that takes you from your first bracelet to a picture cuff. It is free on iPhone, iPad, Android and the web.

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More guides: How to make a kandi bracelet · Kandi stitches explained · Pony beads guide · Kandi cuff patterns