This tutorial is for Persiantail (https://chainmaillers.com/maillepedia/1587/). This chain is a cell-alternating hybrid of Dragon Tail (https://chainmaillers.com/maillepedia/302/), and Half Persian 3 in 1 (https://chainmaillers.com/maillepedia/492/).
Three ring sizes are used in the same wire diameter, and will be referred to as "inner", "outer", and "purple". The Dragon Tail cell inner and outer rings require an AR difference of 2.0, or slightly thereabove so that the small ring fits inside the large. The purple rings make up the HP3-1 cells. The sizes listed provide plenty of flexibility. Higher values could potentially be used, but there is an AR-lock feature present where an inner ring could potentially slip past an HP3-1 ring in an oversized situation. Always thoroughly test AR-locked weaves.
Inner: 2.9 AR
Outer: 4.9 AR
Purple: 4.2 AR
Step 1:
Connect one inner ring to one purple ring.
Step 2:
Place one outer ring over top of the inner ring.
Step 3:
Add one purple ring to the inner ring, trapping the outer, orbital ring in the middle.
Adding to the left:
Step 4:
To the left side of the chain, add a purple ring. It makes a simple TE (through the eye) connection to the outer ring, and the left purple ring.
Step 5:
To the left side of the chain, add an inner ring to the original purple ring from step 1. This ring must be layered on top of the purple ring added in step 4. Since it is not secured in place yet, it can be shifted between two positions, the opposite of which (under the purple ring) would lead to stepped grain, which we don't want.
Step 6:
Add an outer ring to the purple ring added in step 4, layering it behind the previous purple ring in its respective lean row. The small ring of this Dragon Tail cell is still not secure, so make sure it is still layered on top of the purple ring before the next step.
Step 7:
Add a purple ring to the inner ring added in step 5. Layer it behind the outer ring from the previous step.
Adding to the right:
Step 8:
To the right side of the chain, add a purple ring. It makes an AE (around the eye) connection to the purple ring at the chain's end, and the outer ring of the last Dragon Tail cell. It's difficult to see the connections in the picure, because this ring is layered behind the last small ring.
Step 9:
To the right side of the chain, add an inner ring to the furthest protruding purple ring. Make sure that this inner ring is layered under the previous purple ring. It will not be secured until step 11.
Step 10:
Add a properly layered outer ring to the second last purple ring.
Step 11:
Ensuring the inner and outer rings are layered properly, add a purple ring to the inner ring to secure this end.
Repeat steps 4 - 7, or 8 - 11 to continue the chain.
The following steps demonstrate how to transition Persiantail into Symmetrical, and Alternating versions. Persiantail Symmetrical has each successive HP3-1 cell alternating chirality in relation to its former, where Persiantail Alternating instead alternates (rotates) each Dragon Tail cell. There will no longer be reminders as to how to layer each ring, so be sure to pay attention to that. In the following steps, the "last orange ring" refers the furthest protruding ring (not necessarily the last added), and "second last orange ring" refers to the second furthest prodtruding one, respectively.
Step 12:
Start with a Persiantail chain.
Step 13:
Add an orange ring making an AE connection to the orange ring, and the outer ring of the last Dragon Tail cell. This is a repeat of Step 8 in the Persiantail tutorial above.
Step 14:
Add an inner ring.
Symmetrical (upper): Connect it the same way as in step 9, above.
Alternating (lower): Connect to the second last orange ring. This puts the ring in the opposite lean row to which every inner ring has previously been added.
Step 15:
Add an outer ring.
Symmetrical (upper): Connect it the same way as in step 10, above.
Alternating (lower): Connect to the furthest protruding orange ring.
Step 16:
Add an orange ring.
Symmetrical (upper): Connect it the same way as in step 11, above.
Alternating (lower): Connect to the inner ring.
Step 17:
Add an orange ring.
Symmetrical (upper): Connect to the last orange ring, and outer ring using a TE connection. This now completed HP3-1 cell has the opposite chirality as the former.
Alternating (lower): Connect to the last orange ring, and outer ring using a TE connection.
Step 18:
Add an inner ring.
Symmetrical (upper): Connect to the second last orange ring.
Alternating (lower): Connect to the last orange ring.
Step 19:
Add an outer ring.
Symmetrical (upper): Connect to the last orange ring.
Alternating (lower): Connect to the second last orange ring.
Step 20:
Add an orange ring.
Both: Connect to the inner ring.
Step 21:
Add an orange ring.
Both: Connect to the last orange ring, and inner ring using a TE connection.
Step 22:
Add an inner ring.
Symmetrical (upper): Connect to the last orange ring.
Alternating (lower): Connect to the second last orange ring.
Step 23:
Add an outer ring.
Symmetrical (upper): Connect to the second last orange ring.
Alternating (lower): Connect to the last orange ring.
Step 24:
Add an orange ring.
Both: Connect to the inner ring.
Step 25:
Add an orange ring.
Both: Connect to the last orange ring, and inner ring using a TE connection.
Repeat steps 18 - 25 to continue the chains.
Symmetrical Alternating also possible.
Three ring sizes are used in the same wire diameter, and will be referred to as "inner", "outer", and "purple". The Dragon Tail cell inner and outer rings require an AR difference of 2.0, or slightly thereabove so that the small ring fits inside the large. The purple rings make up the HP3-1 cells. The sizes listed provide plenty of flexibility. Higher values could potentially be used, but there is an AR-lock feature present where an inner ring could potentially slip past an HP3-1 ring in an oversized situation. Always thoroughly test AR-locked weaves.
Inner: 2.9 AR
Outer: 4.9 AR
Purple: 4.2 AR
Step 1:
Connect one inner ring to one purple ring.
Step 2:
Place one outer ring over top of the inner ring.
Step 3:
Add one purple ring to the inner ring, trapping the outer, orbital ring in the middle.
Adding to the left:
Step 4:
To the left side of the chain, add a purple ring. It makes a simple TE (through the eye) connection to the outer ring, and the left purple ring.
Step 5:
To the left side of the chain, add an inner ring to the original purple ring from step 1. This ring must be layered on top of the purple ring added in step 4. Since it is not secured in place yet, it can be shifted between two positions, the opposite of which (under the purple ring) would lead to stepped grain, which we don't want.
Step 6:
Add an outer ring to the purple ring added in step 4, layering it behind the previous purple ring in its respective lean row. The small ring of this Dragon Tail cell is still not secure, so make sure it is still layered on top of the purple ring before the next step.
Step 7:
Add a purple ring to the inner ring added in step 5. Layer it behind the outer ring from the previous step.
Adding to the right:
Step 8:
To the right side of the chain, add a purple ring. It makes an AE (around the eye) connection to the purple ring at the chain's end, and the outer ring of the last Dragon Tail cell. It's difficult to see the connections in the picure, because this ring is layered behind the last small ring.
Step 9:
To the right side of the chain, add an inner ring to the furthest protruding purple ring. Make sure that this inner ring is layered under the previous purple ring. It will not be secured until step 11.
Step 10:
Add a properly layered outer ring to the second last purple ring.
Step 11:
Ensuring the inner and outer rings are layered properly, add a purple ring to the inner ring to secure this end.
Repeat steps 4 - 7, or 8 - 11 to continue the chain.
The following steps demonstrate how to transition Persiantail into Symmetrical, and Alternating versions. Persiantail Symmetrical has each successive HP3-1 cell alternating chirality in relation to its former, where Persiantail Alternating instead alternates (rotates) each Dragon Tail cell. There will no longer be reminders as to how to layer each ring, so be sure to pay attention to that. In the following steps, the "last orange ring" refers the furthest protruding ring (not necessarily the last added), and "second last orange ring" refers to the second furthest prodtruding one, respectively.
Step 12:
Start with a Persiantail chain.
Step 13:
Add an orange ring making an AE connection to the orange ring, and the outer ring of the last Dragon Tail cell. This is a repeat of Step 8 in the Persiantail tutorial above.
Step 14:
Add an inner ring.
Symmetrical (upper): Connect it the same way as in step 9, above.
Alternating (lower): Connect to the second last orange ring. This puts the ring in the opposite lean row to which every inner ring has previously been added.
Step 15:
Add an outer ring.
Symmetrical (upper): Connect it the same way as in step 10, above.
Alternating (lower): Connect to the furthest protruding orange ring.
Step 16:
Add an orange ring.
Symmetrical (upper): Connect it the same way as in step 11, above.
Alternating (lower): Connect to the inner ring.
Step 17:
Add an orange ring.
Symmetrical (upper): Connect to the last orange ring, and outer ring using a TE connection. This now completed HP3-1 cell has the opposite chirality as the former.
Alternating (lower): Connect to the last orange ring, and outer ring using a TE connection.
Step 18:
Add an inner ring.
Symmetrical (upper): Connect to the second last orange ring.
Alternating (lower): Connect to the last orange ring.
Step 19:
Add an outer ring.
Symmetrical (upper): Connect to the last orange ring.
Alternating (lower): Connect to the second last orange ring.
Step 20:
Add an orange ring.
Both: Connect to the inner ring.
Step 21:
Add an orange ring.
Both: Connect to the last orange ring, and inner ring using a TE connection.
Step 22:
Add an inner ring.
Symmetrical (upper): Connect to the last orange ring.
Alternating (lower): Connect to the second last orange ring.
Step 23:
Add an outer ring.
Symmetrical (upper): Connect to the second last orange ring.
Alternating (lower): Connect to the last orange ring.
Step 24:
Add an orange ring.
Both: Connect to the inner ring.
Step 25:
Add an orange ring.
Both: Connect to the last orange ring, and inner ring using a TE connection.
Repeat steps 18 - 25 to continue the chains.
Symmetrical Alternating also possible.
