Here's a quick tutorial of how I put together my Patriotic Chainmaille Bracelet using the Helms weave. This bracelet is 7.75 inches in length and is .5 inches wide. The nice feature about this bracelet is that it lays flat on your wrist. It is very durable and maintenance free since it's made from 304 stainless steel and coated copper jump rings.
Start with 5 of the 14 gauge stainless steel jump rings, close 4 of them and open one of them. Then open one of each of the colored 18 gauge coated copper jump rings in red, silver, and blue.
Start with the red opened jump ring, add the 4 closed stainless steel jump rings, and close it. Now add the silver jump ring under the red one and close it. Finish this link by adding the blue jump ring under the silver one and close it.
Open a stainless steel jump ring. Place it around the outside of the 3 colored jump rings and close it.
Now spread the 2 stainless steel jump rings apart that are on each side of the stainless steel jump ring that you just closed around the colored jump rings. Lay the completed weave flat.
Now add the 2 closed stainless steel jump rings to the end of the weave with the 3 colored jump rings. Start with the red jump ring first just like you did in step 2. When you're finished closing the blue jump ring, open another stainless steel jump ring.
Flip up the top stainless steel jump ring. Carefully place the opened stainless steel jump ring between the 2 closed stainless steel jump rings and around the outside of the 3 colored jump rings you added in step 6.
Flip the top stainless steel jump ring down. That's it! Just repeat steps 5 through 9 until you've completed the length you'd like. The only thing to do is add your clasp to one end. Enjoy!
