TUTORIAL:

This tutorial will show you how to make an elegant chain using a repeating pattern of pairs of circular links. Despite its elegant appearance, this is one of the easiest chains to make. The tutorial is done with two colors of wire to make the pattern easier to see. It also utilizes photographs as well as illustrations to help clarify the pattern and link placement. This tutorial does assume the student knows how to open and close jump rings, use pliers and make their own jump rings. For those who don’t make their own jump rings, use prefabricated ones, or see this free tutorial: Jump Rings -- Cutter Style by JKJewelry. You can find it here: http://www.jewelrylessons.com/tutorial/jump-rings-cutter-style

• 3.5 feet of 20g sterling round wire or 105 20g 4mm ID sterling jump rings
• 3.5 feet of 20g gold filled round wire or 105 20g 4mm ID gold filled jump rings
• 2 6mm 18g jump rings of either color
• scrap piece of copper wire
• your choice of clasp in sterling or gold fill.

• chain nose pliers
• flat nose pliers
• 4mm mandrel (if not using purchased jump rings)
• 6mm mandrel (if not using purchased jump rings)