To execute a stacking ring, measure the circumference of your finger using a flexible measuring tape and convert the dimension to the exact number of size 11/0 cylinder beads required (typically twenty-eight to thirty-four beads). String an even number of base beads on a three-foot length of 6lb FireLine thread, joining the ends into a loop with a small step-up pass. Weave three continuous rounds of even-count tubular peyote stitch, pulling the thread firmly to build a sturdy, three-row cylindrical foundation band. To add the outer embellishment, weave the needle up through the center row, pick up one three-millimeter crystal bicone, skip one cylinder bead, and sew down through the following center bead. Repeat this embellishment step around the full circumference of the ring, nestling the faceted crystal bicones securely between the raised cylinder peaks. Weave the remaining thread through the interior peyote matrix in multiple figure-eight locking passes before trimming the thread flush.
