Handcrafting Chain And Bead Jewelry: Techniques for Creating Dimensional Necklaces And Bracelets 
Handcrafting Chain and Bead Jewelry shows how to create beautiful, dimensional silver, copper, and brass chains using simple tools. The main style is based on the elegant, classical Byzantine pattern, and uses the Golden Ratio to determine the circumference of a chain's interlocking rings based on the thickness of the wire. Illustrated step-by-step directions show how to calculate the circumference of the rings, how to wrap wire into coils, how to cut, and finally, how to assemble the chain. Starting from the basic Byzantine, new chain makers can then progress to increasingly Byzantine variations, including linear, knot, crown, and combination chains. Incorporating beads and charms offers endless possibilities for crafters who will soon, surely, be locked up in chains!
Reviews
too much space is given to making jump rings by hand. while i can understand that some people may enjoy the process, i have too many things i want to do to spend time making jump rings when i can buy perfectly acceptable, handmade ones.
the instructions for actually joining the rings seem a bit terse. the techniques for adding beads are obvious and limited.
however, several of the designs in the last part of the book are very attractive and i intend to make at least two or three.
i would suggest (not recommend) this book to someone who already knows how to make chain mail/maille but doesn't have much experience with beads. it is not a beginner's book, and it doesn't do much with beads.