Japanese Chain Maile Weave 18-in1

This instructable will feature another type of chain maile bracelet weave.  It will be a Japanese style weave instead of a spiral type of weave like my previous one, which can be found here http://www. instructable.com/id/Chain-Maile-Bracelet/ .  The reason this is considered a Japanese style weave is because the rings will always intersect each other perpendicularly.  

Once again I apologize about the clarity of the photos, I am trying to learn to do macro photography with my iPhone.

Step 1 The Materials

For this weave you will need some more of the steel rings that are 18ga 3/16" ID saw cut, the same ones I used in my last project.

you can find them at:  http://theringlord.com/cart/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=36&cat=Machine+Cut+Blackened+Stainless+Steel+Jump+Rings&websess=37431580393494

Some 4mm rings for the smaller ones.  I picked the 4mm ones up at Hobby Lobby, they are actually very weak rings and are misshapen very easily if opened more then once.  Good thing is there are strength in numbers and speaking of numbers we will use a lot of them.  I used 585 of the 4mm rings, 87 steel rings, 12 bronze, and 8 smaller aluminum rings.  This was all to achieve a 9" bracelet.

The cheaper way to get the 4mm rings is to buy the 6mm and 4mm ring combo pack for about $2.50 a bag for 600 of them (you'll probably want to buy 3 of them and you will have plenty left over, down side is you have to sort the 6mm from the 4mm. 

After you get the rings sorted here is the first step.

Comments

[Neon Panda]

I love this, it's so effective. =]

[Shippygirl]

This would make a great choker. Thank you! Faveing and adding to my to-make list.

[elco_chan]

That is what I ended up doing with it after I made it. I just made it longer and my wife loved it.

[golddigger1559]

that looks awsome, you should check this out http://www.instructables.com/id/Japanese-mobius-weave/ its very similar