Chain mail

byzantine hoop earrings

aunt pennies — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 01:36:00 GMT

Has anyone ever made hoop earrings using byzantine or jens pins? I have had a request for them. the chain isn't the problem but the finding or rather making the hinged post and clasp--does anyone have any idear or pictures or patterns or anything?? thanks in advanceAunt Pennies

Tried full Persian, wound up with Box, what did I do wrong?

dressagewoman — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:27:33 GMT

I''m a dabbler here, but some of my pendants I think work well with maille accents (bail, neck chain). I was doing a trial run for a necklace and was trying to follow a tutorial for full Persain, but now that I look at it carefully, I clearly came up with 4-1 box, not 6-1 persian. Which may serve my purposes, but I'm not quite sure what I needed to do differently to get that extra set of rings in. Can anyone explain what I did wrong in a few small words? I was doing a "flip the rings" approach. In my mind it was "Fold the (vertical) rings back and push toward the font, open the (horizontal) rings and thread the new (horizontal) unit so it catches the "back" of the (vertical) folded rings.

Tiny rings... how do you do it?

dressagewoman — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:01:42 GMT

OK, I have now mastered a number of weaves including the infamous full persian. I wanted to make a chain for a pendant using byzantine, and I got a bunch of anodized aluminum 5mm rings. An hour and an inch and a half later, I realized I'd have to charge a fortune for a 24" chain... It seemed every move took 3x as long as with larger rings. My fingers just felt too big and kept getting in the way! I spent most of my time picking up pliers and putting them down again. Not to mention dropping tiny jump rings and searching for them...

Is there a trick to this, or do most folks just avoid working so small? Or does it truly get easier with enough time?

Can You Recommend a Good Reference?

dressagewoman — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 23:06:42 GMT

I bought one book on chain mail jewelry, but it didn't quite address what I was looking for. I'd like a book that discussess the nomenclature and maybe a bit of origin of each of the main types of "weave" and that gives some examples of how different weaves look with different sizes and weights of ring, and maybe some guidelines about making choices of ring and weave for specific types of pieces. More of a text book than a project book. Is there such a thing? I've seen some websites that came close, but sometimes I like to curl up with a book in bed and then design things in my head while I fall asleep. Doesn't work so well sitting in front of my computer somehow.

Helm chain with mixed gauges

jyang201 — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:46:33 GMT

I was wondering how helm chain would look if the two sizes of rings were made in two different wire gauges. Are there any example photographs? Janet

Is buying jumprings "cheating"?

dressagewoman — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 22:35:55 GMT

I've gotten interested in making simple chain-maille chain type weaves for necklaces and bracelets in conjunction with other materials. One of the first things I learned how to do when I started making jewelry was to make nice round jump rings from wire. I have to admit that the thought of making 100 of them before being able to start assembly daunted me, so for the first project, a bracelet, I ordered the rings. I make mine with a mandrel and flush cutters, which isn't conducive to bulk production.

Do most people buy or make?

Do you, personally, feel it compromises the element of workmanship to buy ready-made rings?

My latest bracelet

wendyhunt — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:57:19 GMT

I like this bracelet a lot. What do you folks think?

Thanks in advance for taking a look.

Need suggestion for a man's necklace

smoore — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:04:32 GMT

Hi everyone, I am a hobby jewelry maker, and recently had a male friend ask me to make him a necklace. He is an avid bicycler, so with the sweat factor, leather cord was out. I think a chain mail necklace would be great, but I am not sure which design. It would need to lay flat, not catch on any little neck hairs, and he would like to have a cross pendant hanging from it. Any suggestions? Thanks so much! Shirley

Rosetta weave

Wild Hare — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 23:57:43 GMT

Has anyone seen a tutorial on the rossetta weave? I have tried most of the more common sites.

Ron Kamerlink

www.silverfoxwire.com

www.wildharewire.com

Question on Copper Chain Maille

DragonSkinDesigns — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:58:19 GMT

I just finished a chain maille bracelet that has both copper and silver.

I've never worked with copper (this was my first experiment), and I wondered about the copper turning...and if there was anything that I could do, at this stage, to protect it?

Dragon Skin Designs

http://www.dragonskindesigns.com

Antiques Roadshow

jyang201 — Tue, 12 May 2009 14:12:10 GMT

Anybody see the episode with the Tiffany chain mail grille?

The grille used to cover an air duct in a Park Avenue mansion. There were little squares of colored glass, each mounted in a little square frame, linked together with chain mail.

(Hard to describe. Wish I knew how to download a picture from a DVR.)

Wonder why they used glass, since the air duct would not be lighted.

has anyone ever used welder?

sandm — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 06:25:09 GMT

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Hello Everyone!

I am wondering if anyone ever tried or maybe still using any welder to solder chain links?

if - yes, would you please share your opinion on it? I am considering to use either lampert's PUK3 professional plus:

http://www.lampert.info/Lampert_TOOLS_USA/puk3_professional_plus.php

new lampert's competitor Orion PA 230:

http://www.sunstonespotwelders.com/pulse-arc-welders.php

any input would be appreciated!

There reason I am going to use one of these is because I started making chain link based jewelry out of silver and turned out ( because of silver's extremely good heat conductive ability) traditional torch cannot be used. so I started looking for alternative and... laser is too expensive... so arc welder is coming into play.

if anyone has any experience with either of these welders and could share it - it would be wonderful

Or maybe anyone is using ( or used in the past) any other welders? or anything else...?

thank you very much in advance.

Small project

jyang201 — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 02:23:36 GMT

Looking for a small project to use up an ounce of Argentium rings. They're 3 mm (inner diameter), 18 gauge. Janet

Help, my July 2008 mag was thrown out, Chain mail guitar pick questions

belladawna — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:43:50 GMT

The hubby threw out my copy and I wanted to do this piece. Does anyone know what size of the Dunlop guitar pick in stainless? They make several sizes. Also, what size jump rings did he use? If anyone can help I would really appreciate it. I tried to find the pattern online and didn't want to have to buy another copy just for this piece if I can help it.

Thank you,
Lisa

tumblers - Vibratory or Rotary??

stuffbysam — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 03:18:07 GMT

I like to tumble my chain overnight to harden it and my el cheapo tumbler has just given up - so I'm looking for a new one and I'm wondering if anyone has any advice for vibratory vs. rotary. I know vibratory is quicker for cutting down stones, but will it damage chain?

Japanese flower with gemstone underlay

wendyhunt — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 12:44:14 GMT

Hi there would like some feed back on this piece before I continue to make it into a necklace etc.

Thanks

Snake chain in "Great Wire Jewelry"

jyang201 — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:18:21 GMT

Is this chain the same as Half Persian? Janet

Jens Pind in "Great Wire Jewelry"

jyang201 — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:12:18 GMT

For some reason I could not start a Jens Pind chain by following the instructions in this book. I eventually figured it out on my own. Now that I know how to make the weave, I went back to the book to see where I had interpreted the instructions incorrectly. But...I still cannot get from illustration 1 to illustration 2! Is there an error in one of the illustrations? I would swear that the first three links are topologically different in the two illustrations. Janet

Anyone know what weave this is..?

cristiamador — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 06:13:08 GMT

So I dont actually have a pic of it but I saw a woman's bracelet the other day and its been on my mind ever since. IT didnt look so complicated... it looked as it was a 2 strand braid... structurally i could see there were 2 size rings. some big ones and then the smaller ones where the ones that spiraled, and then again some big ones and so on.

Cab anyone understand what Im saying?? Im sorry for not being so explicit.. I've tried looking for a pic of something similar but I havent found anything...

If anyone can help me out, I really appreciate it. Thanks

spiral help please...

rosary_maker — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:21:39 GMT

Hello everybody,

I'm new to chain maille but I just LOVE it and I'm already addicted! I found a site with a tutorial for a weave called spiral?

http://www.gossamerwingsdesigns.com/Jump-Rings-Chain-Maille.htm

just scroll down a smidgen and it says Page 16: How to Do Chain Maille Weaves...click on that one and you will find the spiral tutorial when you click on #2 and it's the regular spiral not the locked spiral.

Here's my problem...I can't get the weave to stay a spiral. If I hold each end, it will stay, but if I let go of it...it doesn't seem to want to stay a spiral. Can anybody help me out with this? Thanks!

do I need special tools for chain maille?

rosary_maker — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 20:34:19 GMT

Hi everybody,

I'm brand new to chain maille...haven't even tried it yet, but I'm dying to try it! What I would like to know is if there are any special tools that I should be using or just any old pliers or what? I appreciate any help and advice you guys have. Thanks!

Any free (and good) tutorials on this?

RaWo — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:55:15 GMT

Hello, I am new to chain mail. I saw a chain that I would like to make, see picture. It seems quite simple, but is there any free tutorials out there giving guide lines on what ring sizes, gauges etc?

Koil Kutter

unique — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:55:22 GMT

Hi I was just wondering if anyone knows if the Koil Kutter is still available at all, Iv'e tried the various email addresses for Dave Arens I've found listed here but haven't received a reply. I've hanging for a jump ring maker for years now but being in Australia it's really expensive for both the Jump Ringer and the Pepe model and by the sounds of it the Koil Kutter is the perfect thing at the perfect price but HOW DO I GET IT? Any help on this would be soooooo appreciated.

Thanks

Molly

New tutorial - Elfsheet Expansion

Phong — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 01:01:10 GMT

Evening all,

I just posted a new tutorial, for Expanding Elfsheet on mah site, at http://cgmaille.com/tutorials/elfexpansion.shtml

Enjoy and use for lots of creative masterpieces!

-phong

hi guys, new to art jewellery, from nomad jewellery

nomadj — Sat, 17 May 2008 10:10:54 GMT

hi guys im steve from the u.k ,just found art jewellery site whilst browsing ,a most interesting magazine, and a chainmail forum ,now i can chat to people who know what chainmail is,i have a web site www.nomadjewellery.com come have a look