You’ve learned the basics of chain mail and mastered several of the essential weaves, but when you go to show off your work to friends, you’re asked, “Has it been soldered?” Ah. Yet another aspect of chain mail that many beginners don’t even consider until they find themselves peppered with inquiries. Should I solder my …
People have been weaving metal rings together for centuries to make protective suits of armor, and more recently, a variety of crafts, such as jewelry. There are literally hundreds of weave patterns that you can learn, some more complex than others, and there are an assortment of ring types from which to choose. So, how …
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If you’ve had a bit of experience working with jump rings when making chain mail creations, then you know that while they’re relatively easy to work with, the opening, even when closed nicely, is a weak point. When you use hundreds of open jump rings in your project, you are literally left with an item …
So, you’re really excited about making chain mail, but perhaps you’re not too keen on using jump rings to do it. Maybe you have always marched to the beat of a different drum. Perhaps the cost of jump rings just isn’t feasible right now. Maybe you’re looking for something that won’t be quite as heavy …
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Obviously, trying to construct an entire mail armor suit is a bit too ambitious of a project for a beginner to attempt. Chances are that mistakes will be made, discourage will be encountered, disillusion will settle in, and the project will never be completed. However, beginners must start somewhere, right? What are the best chain …
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Those of you who have never worked with chain mail before probably gaze at the incredibly complex-looking designs and wonder how in the world someone could figure out how to do that. Indeed, some of the more complicated designs and larger pieces, such as a chain mail shirt, take many hours of tedious labor to …
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Do you remember playing the game telephone as a child where a message is passed from person to person until the last person in line repeats what he heard to the whole group? If you do, then you recall that the final message repeated is usually wildly different from the original. Unfortunately, this is exactly …
Many of us can remember making long chains of paper clips for fun when we were young, but for some of us, the fascination of interlocking metal pieces together never went away. Learning how to make various chain mail weaves is definitely more complicated than simply linking paper clips together, and it’s important to master …
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Chain mail has been around for a long, long time. In fact, the practice of linking together metal rings in a specific pattern to form a flexible mesh is thought to have originated around 500 B.C. Today, there are hundreds upon hundreds of different weave patterns to choose from. You have your choice of either …
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