Byzantine is one of my favorite chain patterns because of it's adaptability...and I'll post a lot of finished projects below to prove it to you!
The best book with instructions for Byzantine chain is Irene From Petersen's "Great Wire Jewelry". It shows how to make lots of other patterns as well (both jump ring chains and woven chains).
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The best web tutorial for making Byzantine chain is Scott David Plumlee's on his site davidchain.com
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Byzantine bracelet
Chain: 18ga sterling silver
My starter class project.
Many students finished it in the three hour class, never having made chain before.
(Just in case you must know, there are 150-200 rings in a bracelet like this, depending on the overall length.)
Chain: 18ga sterling silver
My starter class project.
Many students finished it in the three hour class, never having made chain before.
(Just in case you must know, there are 150-200 rings in a bracelet like this, depending on the overall length.)
Byzantine necklace with wire wrapped links
Chain: 20ga sterling silver Links: 3mm garnet rounds and 2mm sterling silver sort-of-rounds on 20ga sterling silver wire with wrapped loops To learn to make great wrapped loops, check out Lareau's "All Wired Up".
Photo: Brian Ng of photograph-ng.com |
Byzantine necklace with dog-bone links
Chain: 18ga sterling silver with 16ga sterling silver connector rings Links: Indonesian lamp work "peacock" beads from Beads & Pieces (no longer available), 16 ga sterling silver collar rings, and 18ga sterling silver "dog bones" through the beads. The dog bones are large 18ga rings soldered closed and formed into a dog bone shape. One end loop was squeezed closed with pliers, annealed, and then threaded through a collar ring, the bead, and the second collar ring. The closed end was then opened and rounded out with an awl and gentle hammering. Photo: Brian Ng of photograph-ng.com |