Chainmaille Instructions
Step-by-step photo instructions for our weaves. Most are free; posts marked Paid link to the full instructions in our shop.
Box Chain Chainmaille Instructions
Box Chain is an Apprentice Project: you should already know Byzantine chain. The pattern is the same as Byzantine, but with one set of...
Jens Pind's Linkage Chainmaille Instructions
Jens Pind’s Linkage is a Journeyman Project: a dense, rope-like chain woven in very snug rings. You should already know Double Spiral 4-in-1. The...
European 4-in-1 Chainmaille Instructions
European 4-in-1 is an intermediate-level sheet weave (no other weave required): each new ring passes through four others to build a flat mesh with...
How to Make Chainmaille Jewelry
To make chainmaille, start with two pairs of smooth, toothless jewelers’ pliers and learn to open and close rings well. Twist each ring open...
Byzantine Chainmaille Instructions
Byzantine is a beginner chainmaille weave that needs nothing more than your two hands and two pairs of pliers. You add rings two by...
Graduated Double Spiral 4-in-1 Earrings
Easy graduated earrings in Double Spiral 4-in-1: weave the rings two by two from biggest to smallest, and spiral the pair in opposite directions.
Perfect Ring Chainmaille Instructions
Free step-by-step instructions for weaving the Perfect Ring chainmaille ring, with Perfect Ring and Vertebrae ring charts.
Parallel Chain Chainmaille Instructions
Free step-by-step instructions for Parallel Chain (Helm Chain), the Intermediate Weave that teaches captive rings, with clasp, polishing and RD/SQ ring charts.
Byzantine Watch Chainmaille Instructions
Free step-by-step instructions for the Byzantine Watch, an Urban Maille Exclusive Apprentice Project: Byzantine segments joined into a watchband, with the watchhead and box...
Double Spiral 4-in-1 Chainmaille Instructions
Free step-by-step instructions for Double Spiral 4-in-1 chainmaille, plus single spiral, clasp, polishing, antique finish and a ring chart in 12–22g.
Byzantine Rose Chainmaille Instructions
Free step-by-step instructions for the Byzantine Rose chainmaille bracelet: Byzantine segments joined by Flower Chain flowers, with a ring chart in 16–24g.
3-in-3 Chain Chainmaille Instructions
Free 3-in-3 Chain chainmaille instructions: a Beginning Weave you learn from scratch. Close rings with precision, speedweave, attach a clasp, and pick ring sizes...
