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For this weave I used 5mm and 7mm
rings, and they seemed to work perfectly. I think you
could also use the 6mm and 8mm rings.
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Step 1. Start with a large ring and
add 2 smaller rings. Then add 2 more small rings, 1
small ring, 2 small rings, 2 more small rings and a
large ring.
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Step 2. This is the tricky part. You
are going to add 1 large ring by passing through both
sets of small rings attached to the large rings. It
isn't as hard as it sounds, and once you get the first
one, the rest will be easier. As I have been playing
with this weave, I have had problems with the small
rings popping back through the large ring added in
this step. I am making an expanded version, so I have
been adding the 2 small connection rings to each of
the large rings, which has been helping keep
everything in place. If you're only making a single
chain, you could add some small beads to each side of
the large ring and this would also keep the rings in
place.
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This is what a chain of this weave
will look like.
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To expand this weave vertically, make
2 chains the same length. Lay them side by side and
use 2 small rings to attach each of the large rings
across.
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Here is a sample of the vertical
expansion. I used 4mm rings for the connection rings.
When I used the 5mm rings, it was pretty floppy. I also
added some size 8/0 seed beads to the 7mm ring that
weaves through the 5mm rings. By adding this bead, it
keeps the 5mm rings from popping back up through the
7mm rings, therefore the rings keep their shape.
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This is a helm/coda weave combo. I
worked it the same way as the coda weave, but instead
of weaving the 7mm ring through the 2 rings connected
to each of the large rings, I just went around the
center ring as in the helm weave. I also connected
these 2 chains with 4mm rings and instead of lining up
the rings to match each other, I alternated them.
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