Byzantine Bracelet

Weave silver jump rings together to form this Byzantine bracelet.

Byzantine woven chain

29. Measure wrist using a piece of string to indicate the wrist circumference.

30. Place the string against a ruler to determine the bracelet's length.

31. Using pliers and a jump ring tool, close the two jump rings by twisting and pushing the ends of the rings together.

Figure I

32. Add two more jump rings to this pair, then two more for a total chain of three pairs of closed jump rings (figure I).

33. Hold first pair of rings. Fold down top pair of rings over either side of the middle pair.

34. Pushing apart the rings you folded down, push up and together the middle rings. Push a new ring through the newly created hole.

35. Add another ring to this new ring.

36. Add a pair of rings to the new end of the chain, then another pair to the end of that.

37. Repeat steps 33-36. Congratulations, you've completed one segment!

38. Keep weaving until you've made a length of chain that is about 1/2 inch shorter than half the total wrist length.

Figure J

39. Make another chain segment that's the same length as the first one (figure J).

40. To make the pendant, cut a 3 inch length of 16-gauge wire.

41. Make a wrapped loop using the round nose pliers on one end. Cut off excess wire.

Figure K

42. Put on one round bead, then bead cap, then lamp work focal, then bead cap, and other round bead (figure K).

43. Make wrapped loop on other end of pendant. Cut off excess wire.

44. Attach pendant to chain segments by opening rings on one end of each segment and closing them through the wrapped loops.

45. Add a clasp to one end of the bracelet.

46. To add length, make an extender chain by adding single or double rings to the other end of the chain.

47. Clasp chain closed around wrist.

Enjoy wearing your silver Byzantine bracelet!

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