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Separate the four connector rings added in step 7 into two
pairs. Use an open base ring to pick up six closed connector
rings. Thread the base ring through the bottom pair of connec-
tor rings added in step 7. Close and double the base ring.
NOTE: The spare pairs of connector rings should all face the
same direction. Here they run along the top edge of the chain.
Repeat the step 8 to link another set of two base and six connector
rings through the center pair of connector rings from step 8.89
Working off of the spare pair of connector rings closest to the twisted ring, repeat steps
3–6 to connect three sets of rings.Thread an open twisted ring through the
five pairs of connector rings along the top
edge of the chain. Close and double the
twisted ring.
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color options
Play up the colors in
the twisted jump ring
by mixing and matching
the colors used for the
base and connector rings.color-coated
jump rings
Although the color-coated copper jump rings
are generally sold under the term “enameled
copper jump rings,” the coating isn’t enamel
in the classic sense. A vitreous enamel coating
would envelop the copper ring in a layer of
colored glass. And although it would be beau-
tiful, it would make opening and closing the
rings impossible to do without chipping and
breaking off the enamel.Wire is coated in plastic, then wound into coils
and cut into jump rings. This is why you see the
copper core at the cut. When the rings are prop-
erly closed, the copper should not be visible.The plastic coating, while durable, it is not inde-
structable, and it can be accidentally scratched
or damaged with rough handling or sharp tools.