I ALWAYS TRY TO KEEP MY PROMISES, AND I HAVE PROMISED TO PUT UP SOME INSTRUCTIONS
SO YOU CAN MAKE IT YOURSELF! I HAVE SEVERAL PROJECTS IN MIND, BUT WILL START
WITH THIS CHAINMAIL BRACELET . THIS PATTERN IS CALLED THE EUROPEAN 4-1. THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES
FOR MAKING CHAINMAIL, BUT THIS IS A PRETTY EASY PATTERN TO FOLLOW, SO GO FOR
IT! GOOD LUCK! HAVE FUN! |
YOU WILL NEED: LOTS OF 0 RINGS! THIS BRACELET WAS ABOUT 7 TO 71/2"
IN LENGTH. IF YOU ARE MAKING A NECKLACE OR SOMETHING ELSE, YOU WILL NEED MORE
RINGS. I USED ABOUT 360- 4.5MM- 18 GAUGE STERLING RINGS. YOU COULD USE A BASE METAL OR STEEL RING IF YOU WANTED. I PREFER TO USE STERLING. YOU WILL ALSO NEED A PAIR ( OR TWO) OF NEEDLE NOSE PLIERS ( WRAP A PIECE OF TAPE ON THEM IF YOU ARE USING SILVER AND DON'T WANT TO MARK THE RINGS WITH YOUR TOOLS) TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE RINGS AND A CLASP OF YOUR CHOICE. I LIKE THE TOGGLE CLASP. EASY TO GET ON AND OFF! |
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CHAINMAIL TRADITIONALLY WAS USED IN ARMOR WEAR, AND CAN STILL BE FOUND MADE IN SIMILAR
STYLES, EITHER RE-CREATED OR IF YOU ARE LUCKY, YOU MIGHT SEE SOME ORIGINAL
SUITS FROM WAY BACK WHEN. HOWEVER, CELTIC TRIBES CREATED THE VERY FIRST CHAINMAIL
ARMOR, AND IT HAS SINCE BEEN ADOPTED AND ADAPTED BY OTHERS SINCE. FIRST BY
THE ROMANS, THEN BY THE ORIENT AND SO ON. AS HISTORY PROGRESSED, THE HEAVY CHAINMAIL
WAS REPLACED WITH LIGHTERWEIGHT ARMOR. YOU MAY SEE IT A LOT AT RENAISSANCE FAIRS AND SUCH, BUT THEY JUST WORE IT AS A FANCY SORT OF CLOTHING. PERSONALLY, I AM NOT INTO ALL OF THAT SO MUCH, BUT I DO ENJOY MAKING SOME CHAINMAIL JEWELRY FROM TIME TO TIME, WHEN I HAVE TIME THAT IS. |
CHAINMAIL DOES REQUIRE A LITTLE PATIENCE. IT MAY SEEM CONFUSING AT FIRST, JUST HANG IN THERE. TAKE YOUR RINGS INTO YOUR TV ROOM AND "WATCH" YOUR SHOW WHILE YOU WORK! IF YOU ARE GOING TO MAKE A WHOLE BUNCH OF THIS STUFF, YOU MAY WANT TO BUY WIRE AND MAKE YOUR OWN RINGS, IT IS MUCH CHEAPER! ALL YOU REALLY NEED IS A DOWEL ROD AND A JEWELERS SAW FOR NICE CLEAN CUTS. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE TO TRY USING A LITTLE LARGER RINGS THAN THE SIZE I USED, |