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A begginners guide to making chainmaille jewelry.

by taz2020 on December 28, 2008

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intro: A begginners guide to making chainmaille jewelry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

step 1: Whats needed for making jewelry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

step 2: Making your rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

step 3: How to open your rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

step 4: Learning the Byzantine weave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

step 5: Learning the Byzantine weave cont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

step 6: Learning the Byzantine weave cont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

step 7: Finishing the Weave!!!!!!!!!!! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

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intro: A begginners guide to making chainmaille jewelry.
It can be very satisfying to see a piece of amazing jewelry you made from wire to rings to jewelry.In this instructable i will teach you how to do this amazing thing.

Image Notes Image Notes

1. The jewelry wont have the roses which are these. 1. Need these the most.
2. It will just be a long row of these. 2. And these
3. This but any kind of wire would work.

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 Image Notes
1. A little blurry sry.

Image Notes
1. Yes,very shiny sterling silver.
2. No,dull aluminium.

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 Image Notes Image Notes
1. I hate the camera so blurry. 1. Stupid camera so blurry.

step 1: Whats needed for making jewelry

The tools needed is readily availible at a local hardware store if you dont already have them.
1.Needlenose pliers
2.Cutting pliers (diagnol cutters)
3.Wire if you have any gauge higher than 16g it is great for jewelry
4.Your hands duh!
5.This instructable
6.A mandrel if you havent made on refer to an instructable called making a mandrel.

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 Image Notes
1. Need these the most.
2. And these
3. This but any kind of wire would work.

step 2: Making your rings

This shouldnt take very long and it is self explanitary.Take your mandrel you either made or bought an coil it as much as you can trying to keep the coils as close together
as you can.When your done with that cut each of them individiually.

step 3: How to open your rings

When opening your rings you want to move it up and down with the pliers not side to side.

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 Image Notes
1. Yes,very shiny sterling silver.
2. No,dull aluminium.

step 4: Learning the Byzantine weave

This is a great looking weave that is easy to make and is a great begginners weave too.Now first put 2 open rings in 2 closed rings then another three open rings in the
last 2 rings.

step 5: Learning the Byzantine weave cont.

Now take the top rings and fold them down and then the rings over the ones you just folded down then there should be a little hole put your awl through that if you dont
have an awl use a toothpick.

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 Image Notes Image Notes
1. I hate the camera so blurry. 1. Stupid camera so blurry.

step 6: Learning the Byzantine weave cont.

Now put a ring through where the awl was then put another ring through it and basically put another 2-2-2 ring set on it then repeat step 5.

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1. A little blurry sry.

step 7: Finishing the Weave!!!!!!!!!!!

Now to finish this weave you need to repeat steps 4-6.Thankyou for reading my insrtuctable please comment and rate.Bye!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Image Notes
1. The jewelry wont have the roses which are these.
2. It will just be a long row of these.

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Comments
5 comments Add Comment

one eight se7en says: May 7, 2009. 10:32 AM REPLY

how did you put 2 open rings in 2 closed ones, (i know stupid question...) What tool did you use? Were the pieces straight? Sorry about all the questions, I'm
new to jewelry thing and I admire your work.

Grey_Wolfe says: May 15, 2009. 2:11 PM REPLY

Open rings look like the top right ring in the pic for step three. By weaving one side of the closed rings through the opening, one can get the closed rings
into the open ones.

Then a deft twist of the wrist and the open rings are closed. :)

one eight se7en says: May 7, 2009. 10:26 AM REPLY

ok the Instructable was a real good idea but, the pictures weren't so good... (no offense) I just couldn't tell what steps 4-6 was. I'm new to this jewelry so that
could be why. oh btw, where did you get the silver for the project? oh and! since you're taking macro pictures try holding the camera further away and
zooming in (may require a tripod) ;)

sgsidekick says: Mar 14, 2009. 4:35 PM REPLY

Very nice, but the weaving instructions aren't very clear...and I'm not talking about the photos. Trust me, I know how hard it can be to explain something that
is easy for YOU (or me), but I don't think I can follow these instructions. It could be just me (probably is!). Overall, tho, I like the way this jewelry looks. Guess
I'll just have to keep at it to figure it out.

gmoon says: Jan 6, 2009. 12:15 PM REPLY

That's pretty impressive...

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