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Kits, Tutorials and Instructions - How to make Chainmail Blue Buddha Boutique offers full-color instructions for chainmaille jewelry projects at every level. Most of our instructions also offer kits that include everything you need to complete your project. If you’re picking up pliers for the first time, consider starting with our free chainmaille jewelry tutorials. Whether you are a beginner or an expert weaver, we have project instructions and maille kits that are just right for you.
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This handy section offers tips and tricks for getting started making chainmaille jewelry with our kits.

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Flowers bracelet kit instructionsJapanese Cross Bracelet kitScale Barrette kitMesh and Rosettes kitMöbiused Rosettes kitAkimbo kitBeaded Zig Zag Byzantine kit
Bicubix Blocks kitBold & Brilliant Byzantine kitCeltic SpikesCeltic Spikes PendantCoiled Crystals kitCrystal (cosmic) Ring Byzantine kitDodecahedron (Japanese Ball) kit
Elfweave Braid kitGlistening Bloom kitHodo (Sidewalk) Bracelet kit instructionsHoliday Ornament (Christmas Tree) kit instructionsInclined to ShineJapanese Bulls Eye kitJapanese Cross & Polyhedron Earrings kit
Japanese Flower kitJapanese Lace (12-in-2) kitMaru Bracelet kitRapid Track kitRinged Zig Zag Byzantine kit(Rondo) Byzantine Pendant and Earrings kitWrapped Maille Ornament kit instructions
Beaded Gridlock Byzantine kitFlower of Life kit instructionsGlass Caterpillar kitIlluminated Tunnel kitJacob’s DNA Ladder kitRondo à la Byzantine kitSleek Cuff kit
Zig Zag Lancelot kitCaptive Zen kit instructionsCube kit instructionsCylon kitDragonscale kitJens Pind Linkage 5 Starter kitMini Dragonscale
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Basics of Chain MailleAdvanced Chain MailleStep-by-Step Wire Jewelry February/March 2012 Vol 8. No. 1Step-by-Step Wire Jewelry April/May 2012 Vol 8. No. 2Practice Rings for DVD Vol I Practice Rings for DVD Vol IIWeaving Silver Vol I
Weaving Silver Vol II

Our ring-name translations for chainmaille projects in magazines. Beta PDFs available on the Sale Page. Free weave diagrams, patterns and variations in the Newsletter.

Many customers ask if they can sell pieces made with Blue Buddha Boutique instructions. The answer is yes! Read more in the FAQ.


You may also purchase instructions or take these classes from the following stores and individuals:

A Beadtiful Thing, Aurora, IL

  • Rondo à la Byzantine Bracelet

Albert Zabinski, (send email)

  • Holiday Ornament

Antithesis Designs, Canada

  • Celtic Visions Bracelet
  • Maru Bracelet
  • Japanese Lace Bracelet

The Bead Biz, Helena, AL

  • Bicubix Blocks
  • Dragonscale
  • Glass Caterpillar
  • Jacob's DNA Ladder
  • Rondo à la Byzantine

Anne Karam and The Beadiak, Agoura Hills, CA

  • Bulls-Eye Earrings
  • Captive Zen
  • Celtic Visions Star
  • Dodecahedron
  • Flower of Life
  • Hodo
  • Holiday Ornament
  • Japanese Cube
  • Japanese Lace Bracelet
  • Mesh & Rosettes
  • Rondo à la Byzantine
  • Rondo à la Byzantine Pendant & Earrings
  • Wrapped Ornament

The Beading Frenzy, San Mateo, CA

  • Bulls-Eye Earrings

Beadwork Ingenieur, Milwaukee, WI (send her email)

  • Bicubix Blocks
  • Bold and Brilliant Byzantine
  • Dragonscale, Both Methods
  • Flowers
  • Japanese flower
  • Maru
  • Shaggy Loops

Blue Abaco, Tallahassee, FL

  • Celtic Visions
  • Celtic Visions Star Pendant
  • Holiday Ornament (Christmas Tree)
  • Japanese Lace Bracelet
  • Wrapped Maille Ornament

Eclectica Beads, Brookfield, WI

  • Akimbo
  • Beaded Zig Zag Byzantine
  • Bicubix Blocks
  • Bold and Brilliant Byzantine
  • Bulls-Eye Earrings
  • Captive Zen
  • Celtic Visions
  • Celtic Visions Star Pendant
  • Coiled Crystals
  • Dodecahdedron
  • Dragonscale, Both Methods
  • Glass Caterpillar
  • Hodo
  • Holiday Ornament
  • Jacob's DNA Ladder
  • Japanese Flower
  • Maru
  • Rondo à la Byzantine
  • Sleek Cuff

Grasshopper Crossing Gift & Beads, Edgerton, WI

  • Celtic Visions Star Pendant
  • Hodo
  • Mesh and Rosettes

JSM Bead Coop, Sheboygan, WI

  • Box & Byzantine
  • Dragonscale
  • Full Persian
  • Glass Caterpillar
  • Half Persians
  • Hodo
  • Japanese Flower
  • Japanese Lace
  • Maru
  • Mesh/Euro 4-1
  • Roundmaille
  • Shaggy Loops
  • Sleek Cuff

Kit Mandau, Goffstown, NH

  • Japanese Flower

Let’s Bead!, East Rochester, NY

  • Bicubix Blocks
  • Holiday Ornament
  • Illuminated Tunnel
  • Jacob's DNA Ladder
  • Rondo à la Byzantine Bracelet
  • Sleek Cuff
  • Wrapped Ornament

Mardi Trout, Vienna, VA (send email)

  • Beaded Zig Zag Byzantine
  • Bicubix Blocks
  • Bold and Brilliant Byzantine
  • Captive Zen
  • Celtic Visions
  • Celtic Visions Star Pendant
  • Cylon
  • Dodecahdedron
  • Dragonscale, Both Methods
  • Glass Caterpillar
  • Hodo
  • Japanese Bulls Eye
  • Japanese Cross Bracelet
  • Japanese Lace
  • Maru
  • Mesh and Rosettes

Monica's Quilt and Bead Creations, Palm Desert, CA

  • Bulls Eye Earrings
  • Captive Zen
  • Dodecahdedron
  • Sleek Cuff

Northern Adornments Jewelry Designs, Wasilla, AK

  • Celtic visions star pendant

Potomac Bead Company, Winchester, VA

  • Rondo Byzantine Pendant and Earrings
  • Celtic Visions Star Pendant
  • Dodecahdedron
  • Glass Caterpillar
  • Sleek Cuff
  • Holiday Ornament (Wrapped Maille Ornament)

Red Bird Jewelry, Hixson, TN (send her email)

  • Box & Byzantine
  • Celtic Visions
  • Celtic Visions Star Pendant
  • Double Spiral
  • Mesh & Rosettes
  • Rondo à la Byzantine

TheRingLord.com

  • Byzantine Pendant and Earrings
  • Captive Zen
  • Celtic Visions
  • Celtic Visions Star Pendant
  • Cube
  • Dodecahdedron
  • Holiday Tree
  • Japanese Lace Bracelet
  • Maru
  • Rondo à la Byzantine
  • Sleek Cuff
  • Holiday Ornament (Wrapped Maille Ornament)

studio fuzzishü, West Des Moines, IA

  • Bold and Brilliant Byzantine
  • Bulls Eye Earrings
  • Celtic Visions Star Pendant
  • Double Spiral
  • Flowers
  • Glass Caterpillar
  • Holiday Ornament (Wrapped Maille Ornament)
  • Japanese Lace Bracelet

Xquisitely Lady M Jewelry

  • Box & Byzantine

Your Design Ltd, Bettendorf, IA

  • Glass Caterpillar
  • Hodo

If you notice anyone else selling or distributing Blue Buddha Boutique instructions, please contact us, as the only authorized distributors are listed above. Thank you!

Stores and businesses, please contact us to purchase instructions for resale and use in classes.