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Classic Chain Mail Jewelry with a Twist Classic Chain Mail Jewelry With A Twist With Jewelry Mail Chain Classic Mix up traditional Classic weaves for silver elegance Chain Mail Create beautiful jewelry just by opening and closing jump rings! Author Sue Ripsch off ers even more variations on this timeless technique in her Jewelry WITH A TWIST second book, Classic Chain Mail Jewelry with a Twist. With rings made of twisted or square wire, weaves that are turned and twisted, and even added beads and crystals, you’ll be creating gorgeous pieces in no time. Inside you’ll fi nd: ◆ 28 beautiful projects based on timeless weaves, such as Byzantine, Celtic, and European 3-in-1 ◆ Extra information about aspect ratio and making and polishing jump rings RIPSCH ◆ Step-by-step instructions and photographs for easy construction Add Classic Chain Mail Jewelry with a Twist to your jewelry-making library! 64834 U.S. $21.95 ISBN 978-0-87116-483-4 CAN $28.95 52195 www.KalmbachBooks.com 9 780871 164834 0 64465 16483 7 From the publisher of Bead&Button, Bead Style, and Art Jewelry magazines SUE RIPSCH BKS-64834-CV1.indd 1 10/3/12 2:59 PM Classic Chain Mail Jewelry WITH A TWIST SUE RIPSCH BKS-64834-FM.indd 1 10/3/12 2:56 PM Kalmbach Books 21027 Crossroads Circle Waukesha, Wisconsin 53186 www.Kalmbach.com/Books © 2013 Sue Ripsch All rights reserved. Except for brief excerpts for review, this book may not be reproduced in part or in whole by electronic means or otherwise without written permission of the publisher. Lettered step-by-step photos by author. All other photography © 2013 Kalmbach Books except where otherwise noted. The jewelry designs in Classic Chain Mail Jewelry with a Twist are the copyrighted property of the author, and they may not be taught or sold without permission. Please use them for your education and personal enjoyment only. Published in 2013 17 16 15 14 13 1 2 3 4 5 Manufactured in the United States of America ISBN: 978-0-87116-483-4 EISBN: 978-0-87116-756-9 Editor: Erica Swanson Art Director: Lisa Bergman Layout Artist: Rebecca Markstein Photographer: William Zuback, James Forbes Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Ripsch, Sue. Classic chain mail jewelry with a twist / Sue Ripsch. p. : col. ill. ; cm. Issued also as an ebook. ISBN: 978-0-87116-483-4 1. Jewelry making--Handbooks, manuals, etc. 2. Chains (Jewelry)--Handbooks, manuals, etc. 3. Chains (Jewelry)--Patterns. 4. Metal-work--Handbooks, manuals, etc. I. Title. TT212 .R572 2013 745.594/2 BKS-64834-FM.indd 2 10/3/12 2:56 PM Contents Introduction ............................................................................. 4 Basics ......................................................................................... 5 Making Jump Rings ...................................................................................... 5 Tumbling Jump Rings ................................................................................... 7 Aspect Ratio ................................................................................................ 9 Beginner Weaves ................................................................... 11 Byzantine and Flowers Bracelet and Earrings .................................................12 Celtic Rondelle Bracelet................................................................................15 Cleopatra Wired Bracelet ..............................................................................18 Crazy Byz Bracelet .......................................................................................21 Criss-cross Bracelets .....................................................................................23 Crystal Dream with a Twist Bracelet ...............................................................26 European Rosette Bracelet ...........................................................................29 Flight of Fancy Bracelet ................................................................................31 Jeweled Byzantine Bracelet ..........................................................................34 Rolling Byzantine Bracelet, Necklace, and Earrings .........................................37 The Ultimate Chain Mail Necklace and Earrings ............................................. 40 Zigzag Bracelet ............................................................................................43 Intermediate Weaves ............................................................ 45 Byzantine and Circles Bracelet ..................................................................... 46 Celtic Visions Bracelet ..................................................................................50 Camelot Bracelet .........................................................................................53 Celtic Zigzag with a Twist Bracelet................................................................ 55 Celtic Doublet Bracelet.................................................................................57 Chain Mail Lace Bracelet, Pendant, and Earrings .............................................60 River of Mail Bracelet ................................................................................... 64 Crystal Mail Cu Bracelet ............................................................................. 66 Honeycomb with Bling Bracelet, Necklace, and Earrings .................................70 Wave Bracelet ..............................................................................................74 European 4-in-1 Ring ...................................................................................77 Full-Persian Cross Pendant and Earrings ........................................................79 Snowake Pendant and Earrings ...................................................................82 Advanced Weaves ..................................................................84 Dragonscale Bracelet ...................................................................................85 Half-Persian Bracelet ....................................................................................89 Jens Pind Bracelet ........................................................................................92 From the Author .................................................................... 95 BKS-64834-FM.indd 3 10/3/12 2:56 PM Introduction Welcome to my second book featuring the For even more design possibilities, aspiring chain wonderful jewelry-making technique known as mail artists play with weaves using the concept of chain mail. I hope Classic Chain Mail Jewelry with aspect ratio. In a nutshell, the aspect ratio is a a Twist will be a major addition to your chain mail mathematical calculation that you can use to library, and I worked to make each piece beauti- change the scale of a piece of jewelry. For instance, ful and unique. Illustrated instructions with newly with the aspect ratio, you can take a petite bracelet added rings shown in blue are designated for the and give it more presence or heft with jump rings beginner, intermediate, and advanced jewelry of a dierent gauge and inner diameter than in the maker. It can be great fun to challenge yourself by original piece. making increasingly more dicult weaves, and this book will oer the reward for your eorts with time- In my rst book, Classic Chain Mail Jewelry, I less chain mail jewelry that you will wear for years. shared information about the history of chain mail, metals used for the jewelry, technical details Silver-lled metal has made silver jewelry more concerning jump ring gauge and sizes, tools used aordable, and I’ll share a bit of information about with the technique, storage of jump rings, and work rings made from this metal. I will also include a area considerations. You can refer to that book for a description of the process for making your own review of basic chain mail making, if needed. jump rings. The method of making jump rings is important, as high-quality and well-made jump Finally, note that not all of the weaves in this book rings translate into sturdy, professional jewelry. are original to me, but the instructions are my own. I hope that you will nd this book to be a true Caring for your jewelry can be as important as the building block. process for making it. You’ll nd information in this book about tumbling (sometimes called polishing) jump rings, as well as nishing whole jewelry pieces. 4 Classic Chain Mail Jewelry With A Twist BKS-64834-FM.indd 4 10/3/12 2:56 PM If you are in need of a refresher, please refer to my rst book, Basics Classic Chain Mail Jewelry. The information in this section MAKING JUMP RINGS goes the next step beyond the basics. SILVERFILLED JUMP RINGS In Classic Chain Mail Jewelry, I discussed dierent metals a hollow tube of gold with an alloy in the center. These rings that have been used to make jump rings for use in chain are less expensive than jump rings made of solid gold. mail jewelry. Since then, the market has seen a surge in the price of gold, and this has caused the silver market to rise Now, the silver market has followed suit. Silver-lled wire is dramatically as well. now available for making jump rings. The cost of silver-lled rings is approximately 40 percent less than that of sterling Gold-lled wire has long been available to make jump rings silver rings. I have made and worn jewelry made of silver- that are gold on the outside with an alloy in the center. Think lled rings, and the rings look like sterling silver and, to date, of a garden hose that is made of gold, and the water running seem to wear like it as well. This
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