Rings by the Weave Inch

3-in-3 Chain Inchpacks

3-in-3 Chain Inchpacks

About Choosing the Gauge

16g and 18g round rings are generally the easiest rings to weave, so they're usually the best sizes for learning a new weave and for beginners.

Tiny 26g and 24g rings are challenging to weave, as are heavy 12g and 10g rings, and all shaped rings (square, diamond, etc.) so we recommend avoiding those until you're an experienced mailler.

Prices shown below are per inch of chain.

About This Weave

Skillset: Beginner

Weave Difficulty: a little challenging

The 3-in-3 has a masculine, motorcycle chain feel that makes it a favorite with men. Like all masculine chains, it makes a woman's wrist look delicate by contrast.

3-in-3 is a simple pattern but it looks good only with perfect closures and no pringling at all. Hence, weaving 3-in-3 adds significantly and rapidly to a mailler's vital skill set.

When you hear 3-in-3, this is the chain that comes to mind so that's the best name for it but technically, this is a 6-in-3 chain because 6 rings pass through each set of 3.

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Ring Sizes

 Weave Shape Gauge ID (mm) RPI
3-in-3 Chain, Round 12g RD 12 7.500 12
3-in-3 Chain, Round 14g RD 14 6.000 15
3-in-3 Chain, Round 16g RD 16 5.000 18.3
3-in-3 Chain, Round 18g RD 18 3.750 25.6
3-in-3 Chain, Round 20g RD 20 3.000 29.3
3-in-3 Chain, Round 22g RD 22 2.500 35
3-in-3 Chain, Round 24g RD 24 1.875 45

As with all of our work, we invite you to make and sell as many of everything as you like, but ask that you don't publish our instructions or ring sizes.

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