Half Persian 3-1 Chainmaille Tutorial

WEAVE BACKGROUND Half Persian 3-1 is a good weave for cabochon wraps, among other things. It’s generally considered the ‘easier younger sibling’ to Half Persian 4-1. Half Persian 3-1 can be extended into Half Persian Sheet 5, Half Persian Sheet 6 and GSG. AR & …

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Half Persian 4-1 Chainmaille Tutorial

WEAVE BACKGROUND Half Persian 4-1 is a dang sexy weave. Getting the hang of weaving it is tricky, but it’s worth it. The hardest part of weaving Half Persian 4-1, in my opinion, is getting the initial ring positions correct. …

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Elfsheet Expansion Chainmaille Tutorial

WEAVE BACKGROUND This is a tutorial of the Elfsheet expansion originally developed by Quizad Saderack aka Eruyomo. AR & RING SIZES You can make Elfweave with an aspect ratio down to about 4.2, such as 16swg 1/4″, 18swg 3/16″ and 20awg 1/8″. However, to make …

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Camelot Chainmaille Tutorial

WEAVE BACKGROUND Camelot chainmaille is a weave by PrairieGal of Beaded-Baubles. It is a variant of Celtic Visions that makes ‘nodules’ by connecting the edge rings of adjacent cells. AR & RING SIZES Camelot takes 2 ring sizes. In this tutorial they are 20awg …

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Constructing Orbitals Chainmaille Tutorial

WEAVE BACKGROUND Orbital rings are rings that encircle, or ‘orbit’ other rings without actually going through them. Think of them like the rings around Saturn…or something. Adding orbital rings can snazz up ordinary weaves, such as Byzantine or Box. There …

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