I've been working on a set of braided gold and silver bands. These are open braids with one 2gold and 1 silver. The other is 2 silver and one gold

The braiding starts with 16 gage wire annealed to dead soft. I'm doing 2 different patterns so I need 2 coils

The braid looks irregular and uneven at this stage but it can be straightened after soldering the ends together by forcing it onto a mandrel
the finished rings silver and gold braid