Byzantine Diamond
Byzantine Diamond
In this fun chainmail class, instructor Colin Mahler teaches a variation on the classic Byzantine chain pattern. This design has you doubling all the rings, giving you a piece that has great movement and is still very elegantly weighty. These segments are 3/4" long and can be made into earrings, bracelets, necklaces, and pendant pieces. Grab your pliers, and let's get started!
This class has a run time of 20 minutes.
Pre-requisites
Materials
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Sterling Silver 3.5mm I.D. 18 Gauge Jump Rings, 1/4 ozt (~63 rings) - $18.84 -
If you plan to make many diamonds, this is a large quantity pack (approx. 63 rings).
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Sterling Silver 6.5mm I.D. 18 Gauge Jump Rings, 1/4 ozt (~39 rings) - $17.84 -
If you plan to make many diamonds, this is a large quantity pack.
This is a very fun class! I was happy to see Colin's tricks of persistence and manipulation of pliers to work the tight fitting rings. I had thought I was the only one that struggled with tight fits. I loved the simplicity of the design as well as the versatility. The byzantine chain seems so suited to many variations of design. As usual, Colin's teaching style is straight forward and so easy to follow. Thank you!
05/02/2016
Terry
I think that Colin is a very cleaver lady loved the class easy to follow I'm going to take my chain mail to another level now Thank you
05/09/2016
Mags
Another wonderful class from Colin. I have made many of her designs and everyone of them is fantastic! She is an excellent teacher and shows you every step you need to make the designs successful. Thanks again for a great class.
05/09/2016
Shelley
Wonderful class. I've been doing chainmaile for many years and was happy to add this design to my work. I WISH I'd had you to teach me the Byzantine link back when I started. It would have gone much more smoothly than it did. Your instructions are brief (but inclusive) and you make it easy to follow. Thank you!
05/10/2016
Rick C.
This is the first chainmaile class that I have had NO PROBLEM understanding. Colin is great at explaining and the videographer was great to keep the camera close and in focus to see every move...if this was in a magazine, I never would have been able to follow. This was wonderful and I thank you for sharing your expertise. Again THANK YOU!
05/18/2016
Carolyn
I love following the tutorials but I must say that I found this extremely difficult. I could not grab hold of the links to make the corners and also was not sure which links were being grabbed.
05/19/2016
R B
Love these tutorials ,but this one was impossible to finish the corners of the squares with ring sizes called for in the pattern. Please revise. The design is really cool.
Beaducation Replied:
Note from Colin: If you find you are having a difficult time with the corners...try using 4mm rings instead of the 3.5mm.
09/29/2016
Debra
Very instructional and clear. Is there any way the video parts can be put together for more continuity in watching?
06/21/2017
Karen
I'm glad to know that I can use the 4mm rings, because I usually struggle with some of Colin's beautiful designs. I believe the video is shown in segments
because one can always refer to a particular part without having to go all the way back to the beginning.
because one can always refer to a particular part without having to go all the way back to the beginning.
01/12/2018
Dot
I finally got around to trying this class and it was awesome! I made a pair of super cute earrings on my first try! I made a Byzantine chain bracelet first, so I think that experience helped with this and I didn’t have any issues. The prep work probably takes the longest amount of time, the crosses come together pretty quickly. I’m excited to make lots of these and play around with designs now!
05/31/2018
Fun and easy!
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