Japanese Chainmaille Ball Tutorial

Recently i have postet a german tutorial for a japanese cross chainmaille bracelet on my blog.

Japanese chainmaille ball tutorial. Jul 7 2012 japanese chainmaille ball tutorial by lunabellvarga on deviantart. Jump ring jewelry wire jewelry beaded jewelry jewellery chainmaille wire crafts jewelry crafts chainmail patterns bracelets. Pretty little dodecahedron balls all in a row. Very simple but sti.

Step by step process start by placing 12 small closed rings in one opened big link and close it. View a large selection of chainmail pattern tutorials along with information about wire types and rings. This is an ebook tutorial for making chain maille jewelry. All photos are made.

We aim to encourage the sharing and spreading of information archiving as many techniques and weaves as possible. I first saw this style of chain maille when i met the fabulous kim edwards at bead fest philadelphia last august. Use two pairs of chain nose pliers to close 22 small jump rings open 12 small jump rings and 12 large jump rings. In today s tutorial i will show you how to create this teardrop chainmaille pendant using the japanese chainmaille weave.

I decided to publish the tutorial here as well. Open all jump rings so the right side of the jump ring is toward your body. Perfect for beginners and experienced maillers alike. Slide eight small closed jump rings onto a large open jump ring.

I will also show you how to add the crystal in the middle of the pendant. Of course her chain. People also love these ideas. After my last couple of experiments with chain maille i was feeling brave so i decided to attempt my most difficult chain maille project yet.

Required tools and materials for this tutorial you will need. Big rings with an aspect ratio of 4 2 and small rings. Maille artisans international league is an international community of artisans and volunteers dedicated to the advancement of the chainmaille artform. Japanese 12 in 1 chainmaille tutorial 1.

Chain maille also spelled chain mail and chainmaille. Japanese cross stepping stones chainmaille bracelet. This is your first. It is a documentation of the single steps i take when i make this piece of jewelry.