Featured Weave for June: Box chain

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FEATURED WEAVE FOR JUNE – Box Chain

 

Ripple-Earring-bigFor June, we’re featuring Box Chain. This weave is beautiful in its simplicity and can be used in many ways. Playing with aspect ratio and ring size can completely change the look of the weave and also create beautiful tapering and wave effects. Have fun!

Want to see which B3 sizes work well for this weave? Visit our base metal stats & uses page and our sterling silver stats & uses page.

Never tried this weave but feeling up for the challenge? You can learn how to create Box chain and lots of variations on the weave in Rebeca’s book CHAINED.

 

Want to see which B3 sizes work well for this weave? Visit our base metal stats & uses page and our sterling silver stats & uses page.

Never tried this weave but feeling up for the challenge? You can learn how to create Helm chain and lots of variations on the weave in Rebeca’s book CHAINED.


HOW TO PARTICIPATE:




Make a project which primarily uses the featured weave or a variation of the featured weave. The project can use any and all B3 supplies and can use other weaves, but the featured weave should be the star. Please see the complete rules and details below for more information about qualifications.




Take a picture of your project and submit it using our official Featured Weave Contest form (link below.) You may post the piece online somewhere and provide us with a link, or upload it directly in the form. You will be asked to provide your name and an email address we can use to contact you in case anything goes wrong with your submission—or if you are the winner of the contest!

GO TO THE SUBMISSION FORM

Submissions are closed at midnight CT on 15th of every month and are limited to 2 entry pieces per person.



Get Votes! Submissions will close on the 15th of each month at which point the B3 Staff will choose our favorites. The top entries will be eligible for voting through a survey which we will post to our blog. If you are one of the finalists, feel free to share the link with friends via email, Facebook, Twitter or any other means.

Voting will close on the last day of the month.

 


We will award the top voted finalist each month with a $25 B3 Gift Certificate and will feature YOUR project in a special blog post and possibly even future B3 ads to inspire fellow chainmaillers all over the world.



Complete contest rules and details: Submissions are limited to 2 per person and must use the featured weave of the month as determined by Blue Buddha Boutique. The project is not required to be made from Blue Buddha Boutique rings, however any winning projects that use primarily rings from another supplier or rings made by the artist will not be eligible for posting on our blog or use in our ads to prevent false advertising. Pieces do not have to be specially created for the contest but should be no more than 12 months old. Current employees and interns of Blue Buddha Boutique are not eligible for this contest. Finalists are chosen by Blue Buddha Boutique and voted upon anonymously by the public to determine a winner. Submissions may be disqualified at the discretion of Blue Buddha Boutique if they are deemed inappropriate in any way. If a winner does not claim their prize within 15 days of notification, the second place winner will be awarded the prize. Please note: As of March 2013, participants are not eligible to win two or more months in a row.

Congratulations to May’s “Featured Weave” contest winner!

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Voting for May’s Featured Weave contest is officially closed and the winner as chosen by you is……

 

Wing N. with her piece “Beaded Helm Flower”!


Beaded Helm Flower

Congratulations, Wing! Your creativity has earned you a B3 gift certificate for $25! To claim your prize, please send an email to [email protected].

 

FEATURED WEAVE FOR JUNE – Box Chain

 

Ripple-Earring-bigFor June, we’re featuring Box Chain. This weave is beautiful in its simplicity and can be used in many ways. Playing with aspect ratio and ring size can completely change the look of the weave and also create beautiful tapering and wave effects. Have fun!

Want to see which B3 sizes work well for this weave? Visit our base metal stats & uses page and our sterling silver stats & uses page.

Never tried this weave but feeling up for the challenge? You can learn how to create Box chain and lots of variations on the weave in Rebeca’s book CHAINED.

 

Vote to select May’s “Featured Weave” contest winner!

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CAST YOUR VOTE NOW!

Submissions for May’s Featured Weave Contest are closed and we’ve narrowed down the submissions to our group of finalists which means it’s time for YOU to cast your vote to determine the winner. This month, maillers stepped up to the challenge of creating pieces featuring Helm chain.  The results (as always) are totally inspiring.  Thanks to all who participated!

To share the survey, we recommend you copy the link to this blog post and use that in any emails, blog posts, or social media posts you’d like to make about it (we’ve noticed some weirdness in the past with sharing the link directly – it sometimes like to bump people out of voting that haven’t already.)

Get a sneak peak at the all of our finalists below:

AdjustableHelm  OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA  OceanWaves  LaBleuRondeau  Helmscale  HelmFlowerEarrings  HelmDiamondNecklace  Conundrum  Bias Helm  Beaded Helm Flower

FEATURED WEAVE FOR JUNE – Box Chain

 

Ripple-Earring-bigFor June, we’re featuring Box Chain. This weave is beautiful in its simplicity and can be used in many ways.  Playing with aspect ratio and ring size can completely change the look of the weave and also create beautiful tapering and wave effects.  Have fun!

Want to see which B3 sizes work well for this weave? Visit our base metal stats & uses page and our sterling silver stats & uses page.

Never tried this weave but feeling up for the challenge? You can learn how to create Box chain and lots of variations on the weave in Rebeca’s book CHAINED.


 

 

CRE8TIME MOVEMENT: Chainmaille ring in 8 steps or less (well maybe 9…)

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Okay, so we’re one day late and have on step too many, but we think you’re really going to like this month’s Cre8time inspired project!  This “Lucky 7 Mobiused Ring” comes together quickly and looks great.  Try it in bronze and stainless steel for a challenge or create it in another base metal of your choosing.  Happy Weaving!

Ring Sizes:
• 7 rings, size T18 BRNZ (18g 3/8″ / 9.5 mm) for large bronze rings
• 2 rings, size I18 BRNZ (18g 13/64″ / 5.2 mm) for medium bronze rings
• 12 – 20 rings, size C20 SSTL (20g 7/64″ / 2.8 mm) for tiny steel rings
• 5-10 rings, misc 18ga SSTL sizes for small steel rings (for band). Recommended: between size F18 (18g 5/32″ / 4.0 mm) and I18 (18g 13/64″ / 5.2 mm). See TIP at end of instructions.

Lucky7

1. Scoop a large bronze ring with a medium bronze and close. Close the large bronze ring, too.

 

 

 

 

2. With a new open large bronze, begin to create a möbius unit: weave through the medium bronze ring and then cross through the first large bronze as well. Close the second large ring.

 

 

 

3. With a new large bronze, repeat step 2, except this time weave through both the previous large rings, and close.

 

 

 

 

4. Continue adding large rings, being sure to go through the medium bronze and all previous large bronze rings, until all 7 large rings have been added.

 

 

 

 

5. Weave a new medium bronze through all 7 large bronze rings and close.

 

 

 

 

6. Now create the band. With an 18ga steel ring, scoop up 2 tiny steel rings. Weave through the bronze ring from step 5, and close the steel ring. Close the tiny steel rings, too.

 

 

 

7. With a new 18ga steel ring, scoop up 2 new tiny steel rings and weave through the previous tiny rings from step 6. Close all the steel rings.

 

 

8. Repeat step 7 until your band can just about reach all the way around your finger.

 

 

9. Add one final steel ring through the previous 2 tiny rings, but instead of scooping up 2 new steel rings, weave the steel ring through the first bronze ring from step 1. Be sure not to twist the band as you do so.

 

TIP: You might need to replace one or more of the 18ga rings you used for the band with a slightly smaller or larger ring. Play around until you’ve got the perfect fit.