{"id":181,"date":"2017-12-14T23:25:56","date_gmt":"2017-12-15T04:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.karenkaron.com\/blog\/?p=181"},"modified":"2017-12-14T23:25:56","modified_gmt":"2017-12-15T04:25:56","slug":"chain-maille-santas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.karenkaron.com\/blog\/chain-maille-santas\/","title":{"rendered":"Chain Maille Santas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here is a guide to making my Tiny Scale and Chain Maille Santas. You\u2019ll need to know the following weaves \u2013 European 4-in-1 (E41), Jens Pind Linkage (JPL), Hoodoo Hex, Shaggy Loops and Mobius\u2013 to complete them, as the weave instructions are not included in this guide.<\/p>\n

Note: All 20g jump rings are (AWG). 18g jump rings are (SWG). All Santas are approximately 2\u201d to 2.25\u201d in length.<\/p>\n

Santa\u2019s Hat (same for all 5 Santas):\"\"<\/p>\n

The hat is made from E41 weave. The first 8 rows of the hat (from the top down) are made with 36 20g 3\/32\u201d red anodized aluminum (AA) jump rings. Row 9 of the hat uses 9 20g 7\/64\u201d red AA jump rings. Row 10 of the hat uses 10 20g 7\/64\u201d silver AA jump rings. The pom-pom at the top of the hat is a 3-ring mobius using 20g 7\/64\u201d silver AA jump rings.<\/p>\n

Santa\u2019s Face (for all 5 designs) is an 18g (SWG) 3\/8\u201d BA jump ring.<\/p>\n

To attach the hat to the face, weave the face ring through the jump rings of row 10 (silver jump rings).<\/p>\n

Santa\u2019s Beards:<\/em><\/p>\n

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\nSanta #1 \u2013 Tiny Scale Santa: To make the beard for this Santa follow my FREE Tiny Scale Earring pattern, which you can download from Interweave\u2019s website.<\/a><\/p>\n

For this beard, I used tiny frost scales and 20g 7\/64\u201d silver AA jump rings.<\/p>\n

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Santa #2 \u2013 E41 Santa: This beard is made from a tapered piece of E41, using 20g 7\/64\u201d silver AA jump rings (81 jump rings), oriented as shown below. Weave the face ring through the jump rings at the top of the beard following the same method used for Santa #1.<\/p>\n

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Santa #3 \u2013 Hoodoo Hex Santa: This beard begins as a strip of Hoodoo Hex, made \"\"from 20g 3\/32\u201d silver AA jump rings, that has 9 edge rings on each side (below, 63 jump rings). Continue weaving Hoodoo Hex along one side of the strip, tapering each row until your beard is the length and shape you desire (approximately 115+\/- additional jump rings). To attach the beard, weave the face ring through the 9 edge jump rings on the opposite side of the strip.<\/p>\n

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Santa #4 \u2013 JPL Santa: This beard consists of 6 small JPL chains made from\"\" 20g 3\/32\u201d silver AA jump rings, each separated by one spacer jump ring (also 20g, 3\/32\u201d silver AA). The two long chains in the center consist of 18 jump rings each, the 2 medium-length chains surrounding the center chains consist of 15 jump rings each and the 2 short outer chains consist of 12 jump rings each.<\/p>\n

To attach the beard to the face jump ring, thread on one of the short chains, then one spacer jump ring, then one of the medium-length chains, then one spacer jump ring, then one of the long chains, then one spacer jump ring, then the other long chain, then one spacer jump ring, then the other medium-length chain, then one spacer jump ring, then the other short chain.<\/p>\n

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Santa #5 \u2013 Shaggy Loops Santa: This beard consists of 3 small Beaded Shaggy Lo\"\"ops chains. The two short outer chains consist of 5 pairs of beaded links (10 beaded links) and the center long chain consists of 6 pairs of beaded links (12 beaded links). Each beaded link is made from a Size 6 seed bead and a 20g 1\/8\u201d silver AA jump ring. Each pair of beaded links is connected in shaggy loops fashion using 20g 3\/32\u201d silver AA jump rings. Single beaded links are used as spacers.<\/p>\n

To attach the beard to the face jump ring, thread on 2 beaded link spacers, then one of the short chains, then one beaded link spacer, then the long chain, then one beaded link spacer, then the other short chain, then 2 beaded link spacers.<\/p>\n

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Finishing:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Once the beards and hats are threaded on to the face jump ring, close the face jump ring. Fill in the sides of the face by adding a few additional jump rings to connect the top of each beard to the bottom of each hat (20g 7\/64\u201d silver AA; Santas 1-3), or by filling in the gap between the hat and the beard with additional spacer jump rings (20g 3\/32\u201d silver AA; Santas 4&5). You can connect the pom-pom on the hat to ear wires to make earrings, or to a bail to make a pendant. You could also hang them on your Christmas tree or use them as package toppers. Hope you have fun making them!<\/p>\n

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Happy Holidays!<\/p>\n

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