How to Make A Chain Mail Bracelet

Learn how to make a chain mail bracelet from silver and copper jump rings in this Beads Baubles and Jewels segment. Create this Byzantine weave bracelet with nothing but jump rings! Add some Swarovski®
beads for a flash of color. Visit www.beadsbaublesandjewels.com for a guide.

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[TheMadmichelle83]

what size split rings do you use?

[RioGrande1944]

@TheMadmichelle83 They are sterling jump rings, 5mm, 18 ga. Item number 693-057 on our website.

[BladeInTheCrowd2]

Great idea!!! What type of wire tho?(size and metal)

[evanlomas]

how many jump rings are required to make this? also, do you sell 14 karat gold (solid) jump rings?



[RevMichelle]

Great tutorial! I am trying to learn this technique!

[mickster092375]

OMG ... that was the best and clearest explanation I've found for anything pertaining to the Byzantine pattern! Thank you so much! Now I can hardly wait to show my crafting buddies what I've learned.

[msrebjaynes]

good teacher, but need to know the size and guage of the rings. I like the pattern very much.

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[panzuman]

@wareswez well it worked but i had to sand down all of the beveled edges how do you eliminate the bevel?

[wareswez]

@wareswez Sorry ran out of space.. Use a jewellers saw for the ring cutting, its a bit slow but the quality of the results amazing. Although crafting a device to use to cut the rings using a jewellers saw is quite an acheievment ;) I use steel rod that I hacksawed a groove into. This allows me to cut into the coil but hold it steady.

Its a slowly but surely method, but the results are complete closures of the ring barely visible. That is what chainmail should be like.

[wareswez]

@panzuman Yeah he forgot to mention about the rings inner diameter (ID) and the outer diameter (OD). Both of these factors are critical to chainmail design. Many of the chainmail weaves rely on the ID & OD to help hold their form and design. There are many sites out there dedicated to chainmail. I am sure a quick search will prodvide all the info you need.

Best advice I can offer is practice on cheap metal wire, Learn to cut the jumprings cleanly (snips or pliers cannot do this)