Photo Tutorial Stretchy European 4 in 1 Cuff

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Stretchy European 4 in 1 Cuff​

Materials​

You will need:

• 104 black EPDM rubber o-rings, ID 6.4mm, WD 1.63mm
• 39 pink anodised aluminium machine cut jump rings, ID 6.8mm, WD 1.64mm
• 39 violet anodised aluminium machine cut jump rings, ID 6.8mm, WD 1.64mm

Tools:

• two pairs of smooth jawed chain nose or flat nose pliers

Instructions​

1. Place four o-rings onto an open pink jump ring and close. Position the rings as shown by gently patting the rings.
   
   
   
   
   
2. Place an open violet jump rings through two o-rings from step 1 and add two new o-rings. Close the jump ring.
   
   
3. Repeat step 2 using alternate pink and violet rings until you have a chain length of 25 coloured rings and 52 o-rings.
   
   
4. To widen the chain, link one pink jump ring through two o-rings at the top of the chain and add two new o-rings.
   
   
   
   
   
5. Link one violet jump ring through two edge rings and one of the new o-rings added in step 4. Add a new o-ring and close.
   
   Continue adding o-rings using alternate pink and violet jump rings until your chain is four o-rings wide.
   
   
6. Join the two ends of the cuff by linking a violet jump ring through two o-rings from one end and two corresponding o-rings from the other end. Repeat twice.
   
   
   
   

Variations​

• Use different coloured o-rings and matching anodised aluminium jump rings for blocks of colours.
• Try using similar shades of anodised aluminium and rubber rings for a more subtle bracelet.
• Use as a watch band either tapering a wide band to fit the watch face or make a narrower band.

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