Bracelet with Blue and Silver Aluminum Chainmaille
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Design Idea H63R
For #TheDress
-- Designer --
Stephanie, Assistant Manager of Customer Service, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
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- Jump ring, anodized tempered aluminum, dark blue, 8mm round, 5.6mm inside diameter, 17 gauge
- Jump ring, anodized aluminum, silver, 12mm round, 7.9mm inside diameter, 12 gauge
- Clasp, lobster claw, imitation rhodium-finished steel and "pewter" (zinc-based alloy), 17x9mm with swivel
Instructions
Step 1
Attach one 12mm silver jump ring to a large paper clip, or a length of wire. This will allow an easy grip while the chainmaille is short. Open the remaining jump rings.
Tip: When working with this chainmaille pattern, opening all jump rings prior to starting will make working with the design much easier.
Step 2
Pass one 8mm dark blue jump ring through the starting 12mm silver jump ring then close. Repeat to attach a second dark blue jump ring, creating double-jump rings.
Attach one silver 12mm jump ring to both 8mm dark blue jump rings. Repeat to attach a second silver jump ring.
Step 3
Attach two more dark blue 8mm jump rings to the previous two 12mm silver jump rings.
Pass one 12mm silver jump ring between the previous two 12mm silver jump rings from Step 2 and around the outside of the two 8mm dark blue rings without passing through the center of any rings, then close. This is called a floater jump ring because it is not attached to any other jump ring.
Tip: For more information, view our "How to Start a Celtic Line in Chainmaille" how-to video.
Step 4
Attach one 12mm silver jump ring to the previous two 8mm dark blue jump rings to one side of the floater jump ring. Repeat to attach a second silver jump ring on the opposite side of the floater.
Step 5
Repeat Steps 3 and 4, stopping approximately 1/2 inch short from the desired length to leave room for the clasp.
Step 6
Attach the clasp using dark blue double jump rings to the last two 12mm silver jump rings added in Step 5.
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