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 Mar 28, 2013    Maille Weave Stats

These lists are made up of both weaves I have personally done, or have on my To Do List. This means that some of these figures are based on experience, and others on theory and found sizes. The ring sizes in the Tested column show those sizes that have been tried and found to work.  The material used has also been listed.  The ring sizes listed in the Ideal Ring ID column are based on calculations and are therefore provided as a guide only to help you with your mailling.

They are a work in progress and will be updated and/or changed as time and experience permits.

Gauge Measurements used:

0.8mm (0.032″) = 20AWG = 21SWG
1.0mm (0.04″) = 18AWG = 19SWG
1.2mm (0.018") = 16AWG (BaseMetals) = 18SWG
1.29mm (0.051″) = 16AWG (Precious Metals)
1.6mm (0.064″) = 14AWG = 16SWG

* Ideal AR figure is based on data from the MailleArtisans site.

Alu=Aluminium (Bright & Anodised), Brnz=Bronze, Cu=Coppper, JB=Jewellery Brass, SSilver=Sterling Silver, AGS=Argentium Silver, GF=Gold Filled (Yellow & Rose), SF=Silver Filled, Nio=Niobium, Tit=Titanium, SStl=Stainless Steel 

 

 

Weaves – D Weaves – E Weaves – F

 

Weaves – G Weaves – H Weaves – I Weaves – J

 

D

Name Ideal AR* Gauge Ideal
Ring ID

Tested
Ring ID

ApproxRing
Count
Double Cloud Cover 4.5 0.8mm 3.50mm 3.50mm
Alu
29rpi
    1.0mm 4.50mm 4.50mm
Alu
23rpi
    1.2mm 5.50mm 7/32" 
Alu
18rpi
    1.29mm 5.75mm    
    1.6mm 7.25mm 7.00mm
Alu
15rpi
Double Spiral 4.9 0.8mm 4.00mm 4.00mm
Alu
20rpi
    1.0mm 5.00mm 5.00mm
Alu
18rpi
    1.2mm 6.00mm 6.25mm, 1/4"
Alu
16rpi
    1.29mm 6.25mm    
    1.6mm 8.00mm 8.00mm
Alu
14rpi
Double Vision
(Barrel)
3.5 0.8mm 2.75mm 7/64"  
    1.0mm 3.50mm 3.50mm
SSilver, Cu, JB
9/64"
20rpi
    1.2mm 4.25mm 5/32"
Alu
 
    1.29mm 4.50mm 4.50mm
SSilver
13rpi
    1.6mm 5.75mm    
Double Spiral
Half Byz+1
5.0 0.8mm 4.00mm    
    1.0mm 5.00mm    
    1.2mm 6.00mm    
    1.29mm 6.50mm    
    1.6mm 8.25mm    
Draco Esse 5.2
6.0
4.0
0.8mm 4.25mm
5.00mm
3.25mm
   
    1.0mm 5.25mm
6.25mm
4.00mm
   
    1.2mm 6.25mm
7.25mm
4.75mm
   
    1.29mm 6.75mm
7.75mm
5.25mm
   
    1.6mm 8.50mm
9.75mm
6.50mm
   
Dragon Steps 3.0
5.0
0.8mm 2.50mm
4.00mm
   
    1.0mm 3.00mm
5.00mm
0.8 x 3.00mm
1.0 x 5.00mm
Alu
18rpi
9rpi
 
    1.2mm 3.50mm
6.00mm
1.0 x 3.50mm
1.2 x 6.00mm
Alu
16rpi
8rpi
 
    1.29mm 4.00mm
6.50mm
   
    1.6mm 4.75mm
8.00mm
   
Dragon Toes 4.0
6.0
0.8mm 3.25mm
4.75mm
   
    1.0mm 4.00mm
6.00mm
0.8 x 1/8"
1.0 x 5.00mm
Alu
13rpi
7rpi
 
    1.2mm 4.75mm
7.25mm
1.0 x 9/64" 
1.2 x 6.00mm
Alu
12rpi
6rpi
 
    1.29mm 5.25mm
7.75mm
   
    1.6mm 6.50mm
9.50mm
1.2 x 3/16" 
1.6 x 8.00mm
Alu
8rpi
5rpi
 
Dragonscale 3.9
6.1
0.8mm 3.25mm
5.00mm
0.8 x 5/32" 
1.2 x 5.50mm
Alu
30rpi
30rpi
 
    1.0mm 4.00mm
6.25mm
   
    1.2mm 4.75mm
7.50mm
1.2 x 3/16" 
1.2 x 7.00mm
Alu
25rpi
25rpi
 
    1.29mm 5.00mm
7.75mm
   
    1.6mm 6.25mm
10.00mm
   
Dragontail 3.9
6.1
0.8mm 3.25mm
5.00mm
2.50mm 
5/32"
Alu
8rpi
8rpi
 
    1.0mm 4.00mm
6.25mm
3.00mm 
3/16"
Alu
7rpi
7rpi
 
    1.2mm 4.75mm
7.50mm
5/32" 
1/4"
Alu, Square AA
6rpi
6rpi
 
    1.29mm 5.00mm
7.75mm
   
    1.6mm 6.25mm
10.00mm
1/4" 
3/8"
Alu
4rpi
4rpi
 
Dybbuk Ridge 5.0 0.8mm 4.00mm 5/32" 
Alu
44rpi
 
    1.0mm 5.00mm 3/16" 
Alu
39rpi
    1.2mm 6.00mm 1/4"
Alu
29rpi
 
    1.29mm 6.50mm    
    1.6mm 8.00mm 5/16"
Alu
24rpi
 

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E

Name Ideal AR* Gauge Ideal
Ring ID
Tested
Ring ID
Ring
Count
Elfin 4.0 0.8mm 3.25mm    
    1.0mm 4.00mm    
    1.2mm 4.75mm    
    1.29mm 5.25mm    
    1.6mm 6.50mm    
Elf Weave 4.0 0.8mm 3.25mm    
    1.0mm 4.00mm    
    1.2mm 4.75mm    
    1.29mm 5.25mm    
    1.6mm 6.50mm    
European 4in1 3.5 0.8mm 2.75mm 7/64" 45rpi
    1.0mm 3.50mm 9/64" 33rpi
    1.2mm 4.25mm 5/32"  
    1.29mm 4.50mm 11/64" 28rpi
    1.6mm 5.75mm 7/32" 21rpi
European 6in1 4.9 0.8mm 4.00mm   58rpi
    1.0mm 5.00mm   42rpi
    1.2mm 6.00mm    
    1.29mm 6.25mm   30rpi
    1.6mm 8.00mm   25rpi
 

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F

Name Ideal AR* Gauge Ideal
RingID
Tested
RingID
Ring
Count
Fieldstone 4.1 0.8mm 3.25mm    
    1.0mm 4.25mm    
    1.2mm 5.00mm    
    1.29mm 5.25mm    
    1.6mm 6.75mm    
Fleur-de-lis 5.0 0.8mm 4.00mm    
    1.0mm 5.00mm    
    1.2mm 6.00mm    
    1.29mm 6.50mm    
    1.6mm 8.25mm    
Forget-me-knot 3.0
5.0
0.8mm 2.50mm
4.00mm

 
 
    1.0mm 3.00mm
5.00

 
 
    1.2mm 3.50mm
6.00mm
   
    1.29mm 3.75mm
6.50mm
   
    1.6mm 5.00mm
8.25mm
   
 

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G

Name Ideal AR* Gauge Ideal
RingID
Tested
RingID
Ring
Count
GSG 5.0 0.8mm 4.00mm    
    1.0mm 5.00mm    
    1.2mm 6.00mm    
    1.29mm 6.50mm    
    1.6mm 8.25mm    
 

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H

Name Ideal AR* Gauge Ideal
RingID
Tested
RingID
Ring
Count
Handfast Weave 4.2
5.9
6.6
0.8mm 3.50mm
4.75mm
5.25mm
   
    1.0mm 4.25mm
6.00mm
6.75mm
   
    1.2mm 5.00mm
7.00mm
8.00mm
   
    1.29mm 5.50mm
7.50mm
8.50mm
   
    1.6mm 6.75mm
9.50mm
10.75mm
   
Helm 4.0
6.0
0.8mm 3.25mm
5.00mm
  6rpi
9rpi
    1.0mm 4.00mm
6.00mm
   
    1.2mm 4.75mm
7.25mm
   
    1.29mm 5.25mm
7.75mm
   
    1.6mm 6.50mm
9.75mm
   
 

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I

Name Ideal AR* Gauge Ideal
RingID
Tested
RingID
Ring
Count
Ice Wyrm 8.0 0.8mm 6.50mm    
    1.0mm 8.25mm    
    1.2mm 9.50mm    
    1.29mm 10.25mm    
    1.6mm 13.00mm    
Inverted Aura 4.0
5.0
0.8mm 3.25mm
4.00mm
   
    1.0mm 4.00mm
5.00mm
   
    1.2mm 4.75mm
6.00mm
   
    1.29mm 5.25mm
6.50mm
   
    1.6mm 6.50mm
8.25mm
   
 

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J

Name Ideal AR* Gauge Ideal
RingID
Tested
RingID
Ring
Count
Japanese 12in2
(using same gauge)
2.8
5.5~
0.8mm 2.25mm
4.50mm
   
    1.0mm 2.75mm
5.75mm
   
    1.2mm 3.50mm
6.50mm
   
    1.29mm 3.50mm
7.00mm
   
    1.6mm 4.50mm
9.00mm
   
Jens Pind Linkage (3) 2.9 0.8mm 2.25mm   21rpi
    1.0mm 3.00mm   18rpi
    1.2mm 3.50mm    
    1.29mm 3.75mm   15rpi
    1.6mm 4.75mm    
Jens Pind Linkage (5) 4.8 0.8mm 4.00mm    
    1.0mm 5.00mm    
    1.2mm 5.75mm    
    1.29mm 6.25mm    
    1.6mm 7.75mm