{"id":5541,"date":"2009-09-10T03:05:56","date_gmt":"2009-09-10T10:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=5541"},"modified":"2009-09-06T17:22:34","modified_gmt":"2009-09-07T00:22:34","slug":"polymer-clay-jewelry-project-chainmail-charm-bracelet-beads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/polymer-clay-jewelry-project-chainmail-charm-bracelet-beads\/5541\/","title":{"rendered":"Polymer Clay Jewelry Projects – Chainmail Charm Bracelet with Beads"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Charm<\/p>\n

“Amassing so many beads that I’m really going to have to brush up on my jewellery making skills.” ~Polyanya<\/span>
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What do you do with 500 or so gold tone jump rings? Well you make a chainmaille charm bracelet of course… complimented with polymer clay beads that you made yourself.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you are unfamiliar with chainmaille, it is the art of weaving jump rings into chains and armor (like the woven chain link vests that Knights used to wear for protection from swords). Since medieval sword fighting is not real big these days, crafts people now mostly use chainmail techniques to make really cool jewelry necklaces, bracelets and earrings.<\/span><\/p>\n

The simple beginner’s pattern that I used to make the charm bracelet in the photo above, is called ‘Flowers’. This technique involves using three jump rings put together in such a way that they end up looking like a little flower. To make the chain, you combine a whole bunch of these ‘flowers’ and link them together with two single rings.<\/span><\/p>\n

The cool thing about making your own chainmaille is that you can have it any length you want. As you can see in the photo, I added polymer clay bead charms to my chainmaille bracelet, along with some glass beads.<\/span><\/p>\n

Some of the charms were added with more jump rings, some with head pins and the rest were attached with colored beading wire. You may recognize the a couple of the beads from the photo in this other post: Polymer Clay Charms<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

One of the things I love about making polymer clay beads is how many different ways they can be used in jewelry making projects. So I just thought you may enjoy seeing yet another example of how I used my polymer clay beads to make yet another style of handmade jewelry.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ever worked with chainmaille before? Share your thoughts below.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Cindy\"Polymer<\/p>\n

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