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A begginners guide to making chainmaille jewelry.
by taz2020 on December 28, 2008
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A begginners guide to making chainmaille jewelry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Intro: A begginners guide to making chainmaille jewelry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Step 1: Whats needed for making jewelry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
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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Author:taz2020
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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
1. The jewelry wont have the roses which are these.
2. It will just be a long row of these.
Image Notes
1. Need these the most.
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
1. I hate the camera so blurry.
Image Notes
1. Stupid camera so blurry.
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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.
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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1. I hate the camera so blurry.
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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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Image Notes
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
16 comments Add Comment
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) ;)
JoKingRhino says: Feb 6, 2011. 11:00 AM REPLY
In the picture on the first slide it said that it was just typical electrical fence wire which is made out of aluminum.
taz2020 says: Mar 5, 2011. 8:49 AM REPLY
The one that was bent wrong was aluminium and one on right was silver you cvan get it at ringsandmore.com
devonfletch says: Jul 27, 2010. 3:43 AM REPLY
Looks to me you've got 2 + 2 + 2 rings here, not 2 + 2 + 3 (?)
taz2020 says: Sep 6, 2010. 7:19 PM REPLY
haha sry bro i think so i was like 10 when i id this haha imma make some more instructables havin made one in a while
nyquilpillz says: Nov 8, 2009. 11:53 PM REPLY
just a random helpful tip...
when you are gonna take pictures so close up with
change the settings on the camera to the macro setting it lets you take REALLLYYY close up pictures with out them getting blurry.
devonfletch says: Jul 27, 2010. 3:49 AM REPLY
Takes an Apple dude to state the obvious!
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.
Luziviech says: Apr 5, 2010. 12:38 PM REPLY
technics:
www.chainmaille.org (library -> weaves -> weaves home)
supplies:
www.theringlord.com (akaTRL)
byzantine is kinda simple - i made sum of red/silver rings for the sink chain in our kitchen. It's rather pretty to do sum beez byzee, if you want to use that
technic as base, but i actually prefer hourglass-chains, captive inverted round and the helm variant "Rondo" usin silver/brass rings.
xhudaman says: Dec 18, 2009. 12:09 PM REPLY
no i didnt rally get it either but the link given by the guy/girl b4 had good instructions that are easier and faster (by the looks of the instructions of course)
so check that out it helped me figure out how to do the weave
xhudaman says: Dec 18, 2009. 11:31 AM REPLY
how do i know where to cut the wire when making the rings?? would help have a sisters bday coming she'd like this
clichej1 says: Nov 8, 2009. 4:04 PM REPLY
there's a faster way to weave byzantine. u should check that linkhttp://www.mailleartisans.org/articles/articledisplay.cgi?key=18896
ANTQNUT says: Nov 7, 2009. 8:41 PM REPLY
That is so epic! you could and should sell this!I'd Buy it ;)
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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. :)
gmoon says: Jan 6, 2009. 12:15 PM REPLY
That's pretty impressive...