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Volume 6 - How to Weave Full Persian

Volume 6 - How to Weave Full Persian
If you are new to chain mailing and have never done it before, please read through Volume 1 - Introduction to Chainmail on the parts of rings, how to use them, the tools to use, and how to open and close rings. It also contains links to where you can purchase a wide variety of rings and tools.

Full Persian is one of the basic jewelry weaves. It makes a solid, somewhat heavy, intricate chain. Because of the density of the weave, relatively large rings are required - 3/8"-14swg, 1/4"-18swg, and 1/8"-22swg all work with varying degrees of flexibility. Full Persian also forms the basis for two other jewelry weaves - Half Persian 3-in-1 and Half Persian 4-in-1.

Four “colors” are required to adequately show how this weave goes together. The image below depicts as accurately as possible the differences between the four “colors” and how they’re labeled in the instructions.
 
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Step 1Starting the weave

Starting the weave
Pass four closed rings, shown in copper, through two open rings, shown in silver. Close the open rings and lay the group out as shown.
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23 comments
Nov 17, 2010. 11:23 AMMr. Thirty6 says:
Dang dude! This is the best explanation of Persian I've ever seen! I've looked on the M.A.I.L. Artisans homepage, and the directions are so vague that you can't really follow them unless you are a master mail-maker. Thanks! I'm definitely going to try this.
Dec 20, 2011. 7:27 PMaoag516 says:
This took me a long time to start, but once I understood the pattern it was relatively easy to just continue building. Thanks for the instructables.
Sep 12, 2011. 3:56 PMnepheron says:
This is some really great stuff. You definitely do a fantastic job explaining the steps! These kinds of projects get me excited about Renaissance fairs...I wish I had one in my area.

Anyway, I'd really like to post a link to you on my blog MakerWeekend.com
Is that ok with you?
Sep 12, 2011. 5:45 PMnepheron says:
Awesome! do you have any pictures (other than the render) of the finished Full-Persian mail?
Sep 5, 2011. 9:50 PMtking-3 says:
This is a very well done instructable. Thanks so much for taking the time to share.
Aug 30, 2011. 9:49 AMI am Lord Voldemort says:
I have to say, this is very neat! I have just one question though. Where can you buy the rings?
Jun 11, 2011. 12:37 PMGoliith says:
Your instructable is very helpful and detailed, I'm trying to construct a length of chain with this weave and having incredible difficulty with it, I am of course extremely new to chainmailing, and dont have a heavier gauge wire to try this with, so I'm trying to construct it with 1/4"-18g and boy...it is a huge trouble. I think I need to get my hands on some larger gauge wire to try some bigger rings. Do you know of the best AR to work with? I was thinking of trying to make this chain on a larger scale than 3/8"
Mar 22, 2011. 7:49 AMjowcordeiro says:
WOW, man!!!

Pretty cool this one!!!

You teached it very easily. THANKS A LOT!

Be sure I'll try it!
Feb 1, 2011. 8:03 AMPola B. says:
hello, good to have found your site, this tissue has dazzled me with rings and I also like learning new things, I make jewelry with beads, crystals and some macramé and now I have found this tissue in rings and find that your work is great Pola .....
Aug 5, 2010. 11:42 AMMyrdydd says:
Nice clean illustrations. Bravo!
Jul 5, 2010. 6:42 PMeyebot117 says:
Might I ask what program you make these renderings in? The raytracing looks really clean..
Jul 6, 2010. 10:40 PMeyebot117 says:
I use Blender for everything and Yafray for photo-realistic raytracing and caustics...

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