I have officially jumped on the Carrier Bead Craze Train. I have made lots of combos and I am scheduled to do a class at the Atlanta South Bead Club in September.
All you need for making the carrier beads are 3 - 5 colors of Miyuki Delicas or Toho Treasures in size 11/0. The blank Carrier/Duo beads come in glass or acrylic. You will need as many of those as you want to make into covered beads. Necklaces take about 24 and bracelets 10-13.
You will need some sort of spacer beads. I have used 8mm and 6mm rounds in my projects. I have made all of mine into stretchy bracelets, so if you want a clasped bracelet or the necklace you will need also some softflex wire and a clasp.
I have created a PDF with 30 patterns to make the Odd Count Peyote Covers in 3 colors or 4 colors. Those file are listed below the photos.