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Take a modular approach

to assembling this link

bracelet that looks tricky

but goes together fast

by Anne E. Mitchell

Make a

bracelet of

One evening about five years ago,

I was handed two sections of flat chain

mesh and challenged to figure out how to

connect them. Hooked from then on,

I began researching anything related

to chainmaking. I also started teaching

classes, because I enjoy sharing my deep

passion for creating chain links out of

jump rings. Three years ago, I went on a

trip to the silver markets and workshops

of Taxco, Mexico. This is the region that

supplied silver to the Spanish court in

the 1500s; it serves today as a living

monument to the art and craft of silver-

smithing. While I was there, a double

cross link chain created by a local silver-

smith caught my eye. As a class project,

this design has proven popular with

novices because it produces a polished

look and presents satisfying challenges.

When determining how long to

make your bracelet, take into

account the additional length

that the clasp will add at the

two ends. Note that in these

step-by-step photographs, the

rings you will be using to join

the sections of jump rings have

been blackened to help you see

how they work more clearly.

materials

Assemble 2+2+2 links

Prepare to assemble the bracelet links by closing

84 of the jump rings. [1] Open 42 other jump

rings. [2] Place four of the closed jump rings on

one of the open jump rings and close the open

jump ring. [3] Place a second open jump ring

around the same four closed rings. [4] You now

have a strand of three sets of links with two

rings in each section. [5] This is called a 2+2+2

link. Assemble at least 21 of these 2+2+2 link

sections for a 7" (18cm) bracelet.

side rings of Part A. [7] Now connect the same

top rings of Part B to the other set of side rings

on Part A. [8] Place another 2+2+2 link at a 90º

angle at the base of the section you just finished

assembling. Use two more open jump rings to

attach this link to the finished assembly in the

same fashion. [9] Continue connecting the

2+2+2 link sections in this manner [10] until

you reach the desired length for your bracelet.

• 1 troy ounce of

sterling silver 3mm

inside diameter 18-

gauge jump rings

• sterling silver

toggle or lobster

claw clasp

Tools:

• bent chainnose

pliers

• chainnose pliers

Attach the clasp

Use jump rings to connect the final links at

either end of your bracelet to the clasp pieces.

[11] If using a lobster claw clasp instead of the

toggle clasp shown, add a jump ring on the

opposite end to act as the loop. Be sure to end

the pattern so the chain can lie flat.

Join the sections

Open 40 more jump rings. These will be used to

join the 2+2+2 link sections. Position two of the

2+2+2 link sections with one centered above

the other to form a T-shape. [6] To help describe

the next step, I will call the cross section at the

top of the T “Part A” and the vertical section

below it “Part B.” Attach these two sections,

using the newly opened jump rings. First,

connect the top rings of Part B to one of the

Note: Anne sells the

jump rings for this

project through her

store, Beadissimo, in

San Francisco. To

order the jump rings,

call 415-282-2323

and ask for “Style

Code JJ.”

Anne owns Beadissimo, a full service bead store, with

her partner, Kate Ferrant Richbourg, who created the

wire pendant project on page 76 in this issue. Anne

may be contacted directly at anne@beadissimo.com.

artjewelrymag.com

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