Showing posts with label chainmaille. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chainmaille. Show all posts

Friday, March 12, 2021

K's St. Patrick's Day Bracelet

 I love how this bracelet turned out, but it was challenging.  The pattern is called Swirls Chainmaille Bracelet by Tanya Hlabse, and it is available as a kit from Weave Got Maille.

The green four-ring mobius is made first, and then attached to the large wider ring with tiny silver rings.  It's difficult to hold the mobius since the rings want to flip around as you are trying to attach it.

So, I decided to join two green rings together, and then attach each of those to the larger ring.  Then add a 3rd ring to the first two and attach it to the larger ring.  And finally, weave a 4th green ring into the center of the 3 green rings and attach this ring to the outside ring.  This made it so much easier.  You have to make sure the rings lie in the correct direction, with each ring on top of the previous rings.  

It's difficult to weave the tiny silver rings between the green rings and the wide outer ring.  They have to be opened quite a bit to go over the wide ring, and there isn't a lot of room for the pliers. So, it takes some time to make this piece, and I used my thinnest pliers.

I made her bracelet adjustable by adding a few rings.  It was a fun and challenging piece.

My notes:  K's wrist about 6 1/4".  Bracelet almost 7" plus 3 or 4 rings to make it adjustable.  7 Swirls, then each side: 3 green, 3 silver small swirl, 3 greens.  Then one silver ring and clasp for one side; 4 silver rings for the other side.  I may take off a ring or two if she doesn't need the extra  length.
 

Thursday, January 28, 2021

J's Sterling Silver Byzantine Rose Bracelet

 I love making chain maille bracelets, especially Byzantine bracelets and variations of Byzantine.  The design is so beautiful and fun to make.


This bracelet is called Byzantine Rose, and it is made out of sterling silver rings.  I used a sterling lobster clasp with an adjustable chain.


The sterling rings are 16 gauge, 4.5 mm and 7 mm.  I really love how it turned out.


My notes:  1 oz. 4.5 mm 16 g.  1/2 oz. 7 mm, 16 g rings.  One whole segment Byzantine separated by a rose.  6 roses, 7 byzantine segments. Oval Lobster SS 16.8.  5 rings, adjustable.  About 7 5/8" - 8 1/2" finished.  

Silver 4.5 mm 16 g. 22 per inch in Byzantine.  Byzantine rose:  14 rings byzantine per inch  Flower, 3 rings per flower.  Smaller byzantine 18 g. 3.5 mm= 28 rings per inch.   2, 2, 2 rings, then flip.  Flower, then 2,2,2, flip.