How to Make a Spiral Chain Mail Bracelet

Needle-nose pliers are helpful when picking up small jump rings.

Chain mail is typically a type of armor or clothing consisting of metal rings that when linked together form a mesh pattern. A chain mail bracelet is made with continuous metal rings linked in a mesh pattern to form a circle. A spiral chain mail bracelet is formed when one continuous loop of metal rings are placed together in a certain pattern to produce a spiral-shaped bracelet.

Things You'll Need

• 2 pairs of needle-nosed pliers
• Paper clip
• 30 small jump rings
• Lobster clasp
• Closed ring

Instructions

1. Hold a small jump ring in a pair of needle-nose pliers in your left hand. Grasp a another pair of needle-nose pliers with your right hand. Twist your right wrist out to move one of the pliers to cause the jump ring to open.

2. Place the jump ring on the end of a paper clip, and use the same maneuver to close the jump ring. Open 29 more jump rings.

3. Hold the paper clip in one hand and place one of the piers in the other hand. Grasp the jump ring with the pliers and twist the jump ring so that it flips up. Slide your hand down from the paper clip and hold the jump ring in place with your hand, so it stays twisted.

4. Use the pliers to pick up another jump ring. Place the jump ring on the first jump ring. Drop the paper clip and pick up the other pliers and close the jump ring.

5. Repeat the process until you have used up all the jump rings, or the bracelet is as long as you wish. Leave the last jump ring open.

6. Place a lobster clasp on the last jump ring. Open the first jump ring and place a closed jump ring on it, then close the jump ring. Wear the bracelet by twisting the bracelet to make it spiral, then close the ring in the jump ring.

Tips & Warnings

• Avoid pulling the sides the jump ring open, as this can cause the ring to break.