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jenny
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I just bought one of the Chain Maille bracelet kits and there were no directions included. Is it possible to get them email to me? Thanks.
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Jeff Clark
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Hi Jenny,
Thank you for purchasing a Jewelry Workshop kit and thank you for your post! We will have directions for all of our Jewelry Workshop kits posted on this site shortly, but in the meantime, email me at jeff@milestonesproducts.com and let me know which Chain Maille kit you have and I'll send you the correct directions right away.
Thank you again for contacting us and if you have other questions, please feel free to either post on this forum or email me directly.
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Kornfritterz
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I really just need help in closing the weaves on the braided wires, so I cant wait until the directions are up!
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Jeff Clark
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Hi Kornfritterz,
Thank you for posting on our forum. Unfortunately, we're having some trouble getting the instructions into a usable format so that we can post them on the site. For now, we'll just have to improvise. Take the following steps to finish the weaves:
1. STRAIGHTEN THE ENDS When you have woven
to within about an inch of the end, pull the wire ends
straight. Remove the piece from the clamp.
2. CUT THE END Cut the loose wires off one end of
the piece with sharp scissors. If you cut the other end
off at 8”, you will end up with a 7” bracelet.
3. BEND THE END With your pliers, bend one end
of the piece over at a 90 degree angle.
4. MAKE AN OPENING By hand, bend the end the
rest of the way over. Use the T-pin to open a path
where you folded the end over.
5. ATTACH THE BINDING WIRE The two wires
you have left over will be used to bind and finish
the ends of the bracelet. Thread the end of one of
the wires through the opening you just made. Try
to keep it up at the end. You can squeeze the end
5 gently with pliers to keep it in place.
6. WRAP THE WIRE Wrap the binding wire
around to the back of the bracelet, just below
the cut edge.
7. DISGUISE THE ENDS Start wrapping the binding
wire around the bracelet, moving up toward the tip
end. The wraps will cover and disguise the cut end.
Wrap as many times as you like; 3-5 times looks good.
You can adjust the wraps, pushing them together.
8. SECURE THE WRAP The last wrap should end
on the back side of the piece. Carry the end of the
wire up to the opening in the bracelet end, and push
it through. The other end should go through the hole
in the opposite direction from the first wire end. You
8 may need to enlarge the opening with the T pin.
9. TIGHTEN THE WRAP Firmly pull each free
end of wire to tighten it.
10. ANCHOR THE WIRE Squeeze the end
of the bracelet gently with pliers to anchor
the binding wire.
11. CUT AND FINISH THE ENDS Use small
wire cutters or scissors to cut off the free ends
of the binding wire. Repeat steps 3-12 to finish
the other end of the bracelet.
These steps came from our Woven Wire Bracelet instructions. For the other pieces, the steps may vary slightly, but are almost identical.
I hope this information is useful and if you have other questions feel free to either post on this forum or email me directly at jeff@milestonesproducts.com.
Good luck!
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Kornfritterz
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thanks this helped so much! I went ahead and had braided this in "fabrics and fibers" yesterday, and then closed it up just 5 minutes ago. art teacher loves it, and im hoping my girl likes it even more 
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« Last Edit: October 25, 2007, 09:49:33 AM by Kornfritterz »
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Jeff Clark
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Thank you for letting us know the outcome! I'm glad everything worked out. If you have any other questions, please feel free to contact us.
Keep Crafting!
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