Elena Adams Designs – News

It’s time for a more challenging weave! Full Persian is a really tricky one to start – a higher aspect ratio leaves lots of room at first, making it harder to tell how to hold it and where to connect your rings. It’s a good idea to develop a collection of “starter sets” – keep [...]

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I find the easiest way to learn anything new is to figure out how it relates to something you already know and then learn the differences. It applies to a lot of things, but especially so to chain making. If you’ve had a chance to look at my Byzantine tutorial, you’re going to find Queen’s [...]

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Here’s another easy chain weave for you: Byzantine. This weave is so delicate, is very forgiving with your choices of jump rings, and is perfect for making completed bracelets and necklaces. In this version we’ll use the segments between beads or other components to make a pretty, beaded bracelet. To get started you’ll need to [...]

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I hope you’ve enjoyed the first four videos in my series on how to make chainmail. I’m a visual learner. I can’t always follow when someone just tells me the steps in a process, and I have a bad tendency to skim when I’m reading instructions. However, if I see it done once, I can [...]

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It’s time to learn another essential skill: how to wire wrap beads. Practice this one lots because we’re going to use it to embellish our chain projects in the near future. See the video and get the ingredient list. See the free video archives.

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The Jewelry Making blog by Tammy Powley at About.com has featured me! She loved my free tutorial videos and thinks her readers will too. I’m so flattered to be shown on such a great blog. Thanks Tammy! See the post here and don’t forget to leave your comments.

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I have a brand new video for you. Learn how to make the beautiful spiral chain maille, which makes a gorgeous accessory for any jewelry lover. Once you get the trick of this weave, it’s simple and fast to make, and can be modified and added to lots of different jewelry designs. Get the ingredients [...]

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Well, they took me a full day, and I know they have a long way to go in the quality, but I present to you my first chain maille video tutorials. I’ll be working on some more soon, and once I get all the technical bits figured out I’ll start adding some more complicated weaves [...]

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