the dragonfly company: recommended sizes for sterling silver jump rings

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On this page you will find the jump ring sizes that we recommend for our sterling silver jump rings. Please note that these weaves have been tested using our sterling silver jump rings, and due to variations in springback these recommendations should not be assumed to apply to jump rings made by anyone else or jump rings made from any other metal.

Please note that the jump ring size is denoted by the diameter of the mandrel used to make it.

WEAVE	RECOMMENDED STERLING SILVER JUMP RING SIZES (in mm)
Barrel chain	1.0/3.5 - an elegant chain
Box chain	0.8/4.0 - a lovely chain that is square in cross section 1.0/5.0 - a lovely chain that is square in cross section
Byzantine	0.8/2.75 (delicate), 1.0/3.5 (mid-weight) - a very popular chain, 1.2/4.25 (heavy-weight), 1.6/6.0 (really chunky)
Dragonscale	0.8/3.175 with 0.8/4.7625 - absolutely gorgeous 1.0/3.5 with 1.0/6.0 - quite a statement
Enigma	1.0/3.5 - very stylish
European 4 in 1	0.8/2.75 - very fine and supple (delicate), 1.0/3.5 - fluid and very comfortable (mid-weight)
Forars Kaede	0.8/3.175 - fantastic for multi-strand projects 1.0/4.0 - gorgeous and supple
Full Persian	0.8/4.0 - makes a mid-weight chain 1.0/5.0 - makes a heavy chain
Half Persian 4 in 1	0.8/4.0 - captivating
Helm Chain	1.0/3.5 with 1.0/6.0 (also known as parallel weave)
Japanese 12 in 2	1.0/5.0 with 0.8/2.75 - strikingly attractive
Jens Pind’s Linkage	0.7/2.0 - beautifully fine: Alternative to European big hole bead bracelet systems - passes easily through a 4 mm gap 0.8/2.3813 - delicate 1.0/2.92 - mid-weight 1.2/3.5 - heavyweight 1.6/4.75 - chunky and perfect - all five are just gorgeous!
Oval chain	0.8/4.0 - slinky and tactile 1.0/5.0 - bold and beautiful
Pheasible	1.0/2.92 - beautiful and delicate
Romanov	1.0/3.5 with 1.0/5.0 - a very pretty chain
Scherzo	1.6/8.0 with 0.8/4.5 - a very pretty chain that is perfect for integrating your own handmade toggle clasp - see here for details
Shaggy Loops	0.8/3.175 - very tactile, delicate and slinky 1.0/3.75 - quite a statement

JUMP RING SIZE	RECOMMENDED FOR
0.7/2.0	Jens Pind’s Linkage (just the perfect ring size!) Alternative to European big hole bead bracelet systems - passes easily through a 4 mm gap
0.8/2.0	Ideal for using in pairs to connect components
0.8/2.3813	Jens Pind’s Linkage (just the perfect ring size!)
0.8/2.75	Barrel Chain Byzantine Enigma European 4 in 1 Japanese 12 in 2 (with 1.0/5.0) Roundmaille Turkish Roundmaille
0.8/3.175	Dragonscale (with 0.8/4.7625) Forars Kaede Shaggy Loops
0.8/4.0	Box Chain Full Persian Half Persian 4 in 1 Oval Chain
0.8/4.5	Scherzo, with 1.6/8.0
0.8/4.7625	Dragonscale (with 0.8/3.175)
1.0/2.92	Brilliant for attaching clasps Jens Pind’s Linkage (just the perfect ring size!) Pheasible
1.0/3.5	Barrel Chain Byzantine Dragonscale (with 1.0/6.0) Enigma European 4 in 1 Helm (with 1.0/6.0) Romanov (with 1.0/5.0) Roundmaille Turkish Roundmaille
1.0/4.0	Forars Kaede
1.0/5.0	Box Chain Romanov (with 1.0/3.5) Full Persian Japanese 12 in 2 (with 0.8/2.75) Box Chain
1.0/6.0	Dragonscale (with 1.0/3.5) Helm Chain (with 1.0/3.5)
1.2/3.5	Jens Pind’s Linkage (just the perfect ring size!)
1.2/4.25	Barrel Chain Byzantine Enigma European 4 in 1 Roundmaille Turkish Roundmaille
1.6/4.75	Jens Pind’s Linkage (just the perfect ring size!)
1.6/6.0	Byzantine Chain (chunky!)
1.6/8.0	Scherzo, with 0.8/4.5

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