This section of my web page is deals with Brick stitch and useful techniques when using brick stitch. There seems to be a lot less written about brick stitch and maybe it is just lack of interest because it's a peyote world out there. Regardless, there is not big comprehensive book for Brick Stitch amulet bags like there have been for peyote ones like Nicolette Stessein's Beaded Amulet Purses ( recently republished). The most comprensive books on brick stitch amulet bags have been written by Barbara Elbe: Amulet Obsession and Back to Beadin'.You can buy those books (which are excellant arte her web site:

http://beadedimages.com/info.htm  

Emily Hackbarth , the former guide for About.com Beadwork has an intersting pfoject for a tubular brick stitch amulet bag called Seahorse Love:

http://beadwork.about.com/library/weekly/aa031698.htm?rnk=r2&terms=seahorse+love

http://beadwork.about.com/library/weekly/aa032398.htm?rnk=r1&terms=seahorse+love

She shows in part 2 of Seahorse Love how to close the bottom of a tubular brick stitch amulet bag, but in my Lesson 1 below I show you several.

Tutorials on basic brick will be forthcoming,but the first one deals with just how do you close the bottom of an amulet bag done in tubular brick.

LESSON 1-Closing the bottom of a tubular brick amulet bag