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Consulting
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(All
measurements refer to Outside Diameter, O.D.)
This is a variation of the Byzantine
weave. I have found there are many ways to do this
weave with different sizes of rings both 20 and 18
gauge. The tutorial shows how to work up this weave
using all the same size of rings. I also have a couple
variations at the bottom.
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This is a sample of what this weave
looks like. I used 18 gauge brass 6mm rings with a 7mm
center ring.
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First you need several Byzantine
links, which you can find the tutorial for them HERE.
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This is what 1 Byzantine link should
look like.
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To connect the links add 4 rings to
your link as shown above. You can double these up if
you want.
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Now add your second link to the
first as shown and continue until you have the desired
length of your project.
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This variation shows larger rings
for the center rings, as in the sample above.
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In this variation I used 2 rings for
the connection rings. Then I added another ring in
between those and only passed through the bottom 2
rings of the link. This connection is like a half
Byzantine.

In this sample I used 7mm 18g rings
to make up the links with two 8mm rings in the center.
Then I used 6mm 18g rings to make the half Byzantine
connection. I also didn't like that it was rather
loose and didn't hold its shape well. So, I connected
the 8mm center rings with a 6mm ring and it worked
perfectly.
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This sample was made using all 5mm
20 gauge rings. To add stability, I connected
the center rings.
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This sample was made using 5mm and
6mm 20 gauge rings. The connection is done with the
half Byzantine and I added a size 6/0 seed bead.
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As you can see, there is a lot of
versatility with this weave. So, play around and have
fun mixing sizes, colors. Try adding some
beads too.
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