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Consulting
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1. Place 4 closed rings onto 1 open ring and lay them
out as shown.
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2. Take 1 open ring (green), and go through the 2
rings (red) of step 1. Place 2 closed rings on the
open ring, then close the open ring.
Continue adding rings as you did in
step 2 until the desired length is reached.
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To add rings vertically, place 1 open ring (green) as
shown, and add 2 closed rings.
To continue that row, add 1 open
through the 3 rings as shown, then place 1 closed ring
and continue across. Notice that you are adding 2 rows
at a time.
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Sample of earrings made with this stitch
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To make a pair of earrings shown
above, you will need 68 6mm rings and a pair of ear
wires. E-mail for prices and styles of earwires.
You will need 6 rings on the top, 7
in the middle, and 6 on the bottom. To add that 7th
ring in the middle, just do the first part of step 2,
but don't add the closed rings. Attach the top 6 rings
to another 6mm ring, you can also add your ear wire at
this point. Now you will need to work a vertical
decrease.
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You will only add 1 closed ring to
the first open ring. Continue across, adding 1 closed
ring to each open ring. When you add your last open
ring, DO NOT add a closed ring. So, if you are doing
the first row, which is the bottom 6 rings, you will
add 5 open rings across, and should have 4 closed
rings added to those. For the next row, you will add 3
open rings, with 2 closed rings. Then add your last
single ring, and you're done.
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Here are some more patterns for
earrings.
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Samples of jewelry
made with this stitch
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These were made with
silver plated 4mm rings and use a European 4-1
decrease. I don't suggest using the enameled copper
rings, unless you use a larger size.
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These were made with
6mm rings and use a European 4-1 decrease.
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These were made with
6mm rings and I added some 5/0 triangle beads
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This bracelet was
made with 4mm rings and a simple toggle clasp. To
complete a 7" bracelet you would need 300-350 4mm
rings. This could also be made with the larger 6mm
rings for a more lacey look. Beads could be
added. The plated 4mm rings worked great for this
bracelet, but when I tried using the enameled copper
4mm rings, they didn't. The color kept chipping off as
I tried to get the rings closed. So, I would suggest
using larger rings.
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