Rings by the Weave Inch

Byzantine Chain Inchpacks

Byzantine 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: Surprisingly, it's pretty easy.

Byzantine looks so ornate and complex that people never fail to be surprised at how easy it is to weave. It's among the most versatile of all chain weaves. There are so many ways to use it and so many variations based on it that learning Byzantine really opens up a lot of options for the projects to follow. Byzantine is known by a variety of other names including Birdcage and Idiot's Delight.

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Ring Sizes

 Weave Shape Gauge ID (mm) RPI
Byzantine, Round 12g RD 12 7.000 14
Byzantine, Round 14g RD 14 5.500 18
Byzantine, Round 16g RD 16 4.500 20
Byzantine, Round 18g RD 18 3.500 27
Byzantine, Round 20g RD 20 2.750 33.4
Byzantine, Round 22g RD 22 2.250 37.4
Byzantine, Round 24g RD 24 1.625 50

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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