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I, unfortunately, don't have much to update right now. I need to order more rings of the proper sizes to continue some of my current projects, and to start some new ones. The problem is that ring gauges are measured in 2 different systems, the Standard Wire Gauge (SWG) and American Wire Gauge (AWG). A ring that's 18g in SWG is a 16g in AWG, and the distinction matters because of making sure you've got the right ring sizes should they specify what system they're using. One of the things you'll see talked about a lot in chainmaille stuff is AR, or Aspect Ratio. Some patterns will be giving you ring measurements based on the AR of the rings used, like my Cylon weave specifies that the two rings have an AR of 7.1 and 4.2, and it's a very AR specific pattern. You find the AR of a ring by taking it's Inner Diameter (ID) in millimeters and divide that by the ring's Wire Diameter (WD) in millimeters. This becomes a problem when my supplier lists their rings primarily in SWG, while having their AWG measurement in smaller text, and the site I get my patterns from has all their ring sizes listed in AWG. So when I see I need something that's 18g AWG, when I go to order, I need to buy 19g SWG. I guess it's a good time to get all these rookie mistakes out now and not much later when I've made something of a career out of this. So, instead, I'll show you how to make your own Helm Chain! With pictures! The rings I will be using are SWG 18g 9/32" for the big rings and SWG 18g 5/32" for the small rings. First step is to make a 2-2-2 chain using 4 large rings and 2 of the small rings. Then take 1 open large ring and weave it between both pairs of the larger rings, and around the pair of smaller rings. I did this by holding the chain by one pair of large rings, then letting the other two fall back, then weaving the large ring through Now put 2 small rings through the pair of large rings, then put 2 more large rings through the smaller ones. Weave one more large ring between the large rings, but around the small rings like you did previously. It's easier now that you've got more chain to hold on, and the previous "orbital" ring you added keeps the rings you need to go through separated. Now just repeat this until the chain is at the desired length, add a clasp to it, and you're done. You can now make Helm Chain.

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