Table Of ContentIntroductionChain Maille BasicsJump RingsPurchasing Jump RingsMaking Jump RingsOther MaterialsToolsGetting StartedWorking with Jump RingsTroubleshooting Common ProblemsWeaver StartersProject: Beaded 1 by 2 Chain BraceletByzantine WeavesByzantine WeaveTriple-Point Byzantine UnitBox ChainByzantine Rose ChainRomanov UnitProject: Byzantine Evil Eye BraceletSpiral WavesSpiral ChainJens Pind LinkageProject: Double-Spiral Earrings with PearlsEuropean 4-in-1 WeavesEuropean 4-in-1 Sheet WeaveEuropean 4-in-1 RingEuropean 4-in-1 RoundEuropean 4-in-1 ShapesProject: Graduated European 4-in-1 Chain NecklaceParallel Chain WeavesParallel Chain WeaveParallel Flower UnitProject: Parallel Twist EarringsRound Maille WeavesRound Maille WeaveTurkish Round Maille WeaveInverted Round Maille WeaveProject: Caged Pearls Round Maille BraceletPersian WeavesFull Persian WeaveHalf-Persian 4-in-1 ChainHalf-Persian 3-in-1 ChainHalf-Persian 3-in-1 SheetProject: Reversible Double Half-Persian 4-in-1 CollarDragonscale WeaveDragonscale Sheet WeaveProject: Royal Dragonscale CollarFinishingFindingsChain Maille Design 101Final FinishMaintenance and StorageAbbreviationsResourcesAspect Ratio ChartsEnglish and Metric Conversion ChartsIndex
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