Ingredients
1 Pack 18g 5/32 Jump Rings in Purple
1 Pack 18g 5/32 Jump Rings in Sky Blue
1 Pack 18g 5/32 Jump Rings in Royal Blue
1 x Silver Plated Lobster Clasp
20cm length of copper wire
Tips:
Before you start make a pile of open rings (this willspeed up the process of making your bracelet).
Do not grip the rings too tightly with your pliers asthis can cause marks, especially with the coloured rings.
You will find it easier to use Bent Chain Nose pliers toopen and close your rings with rather than regular Chain Nose Pliers
It is very important to close the rings properly as youmake your piece. This will have a big effect on how the piece looks. To closethe rings correctly you’ll need to take the open ring and grip one side withyour chain nose pliers and the other side with another pair of chain nosepliers. Next close the ring and go slightly past where the ends meet, then bringthe two ends together. It’s worth practising this technique until you’re happywith the result – a properly closed ring will look almost seamless.
Instructions
PLEASE NOTE – THE COLOURS ON THE INSTRUCTIONS DO NOT CORRESPOND TO THE COLOURS OF THE RINGS IN THE PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWN BELOW.
- Take the copper wire and cut it into two pieces. Now take one of the pieces of copper wire and one of your 18g 5/32 PURPLE rings and twist the wire to attach it to the jump ring:
2. Add two closed MINT coloured rings to the base ring & close the base PURPLE ring
3. Add an open PURPLE ring to the two closedrings
4. Connect the open PURPLE ring from step 3 tothe piece of wire & close the ring
5. Hold the two base PURPLE rings between yourthumb and forefinger. Let the top two rings (MINT) flop down on either side as shownbelow:
6. Take the other piece of copper wireand use it to create a path – with the wire scoop up the last two rings addedfrom inside the base rings:
7. Now take a SKY BLUE jump ring and add it to the two MINT coloured rings
8.Take a second SKY BLUE ring and go throughthe same two MINT coloured rings, close the SKY BLUE ring.
9. Hold the wire up and find the two SKY BLUErings you have just added on:
10. Add two more PURPLE rings onto the twoclosed SKY BLUE and close them up:
11. Add another two open MINT rings tothe two closed PURPLE rings:
12. Hold the SKY BLUE rings in your thumb andforefinger and let the two end MINT rings flop down on either side of the PURPLE rings asshown
13. Using the piece of copper wire createa path, hold with some pressure and remove the wire
14. Take a SKY BLUE ring and scoop up theprevious two MINT rings added from inside the base PURPLE rings (as in step 7).
15. Add a second SKY BLUE ring and close (asin step 8).
16. Now repeat steps 10-15 remembering touse the coloured rings in the correct order (purple, mint, sky blue etc).
17. Continue the pattern, once your bracelet is approx 17cm long you’re ready to attach your clasp using two of the remaining coloured rings (it doesn’t matter which colours you choose!) & the lobster clasp.
Enjoyed that? Try making the same Byzantine Weave Bracelet using our lovely Titanium Chain Maille Rings – they’re stunning (Titanium is a much harder metal than Aluminium so you will find the rings a little tougher to open and close!).
