I love chain mail. This is going to be a series of projects featuring jewelry, fashion items as well as armour! I want to play with both chain and scale mail.
- Chainmail pocket watch chain for a waistcoat.
- Chainmail hoodie for Alfie
- Chain or Scale mail gloves for me
- Scalemail shrug for Kate
- Scalemail dress?
https://www.pinterest.co.uk/fearpig/chain-scale-mail/
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Aluminium would be nice, galvanised steel if not so I don’t have to worry about corrosion.
Links to how to actually build chainmail:
- http://www.chainmailbasket.com/making_maille.php
- https://www.wikihow.com/index.php?title=Make-Chainmail
https://images.app.goo.gl/q4rqW2BrAUeQnJ1J6
Tumbling your rings!
https://www.wirejewelry.com/jewelry-making-blog/1384/tumbling-your-jewelry/
£50…
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3KG-Rotary-Tumbler-Jewelry-Polisher-Finisher-Ideal-For-Rocks-Stones-Coins-UK/182633978097?epid=894605680&hash=item2a85d558f1:g:VwwAAOSwIKNcEHju&frcectupt=true
The same machine seems to be cheaper on Aliexpress
Buying Rings
| Material | Colour | ID | D | AR (ID/D) | Source | QTY | Price (Per Ring) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aluminium | Black | 8mm | 1.57mm | 5.0 | link | 1000 | £24.99 (£0.025) |
| Aluminium | Silver | 6.35mm | 1.63mm | 3.9 | link | 1000 | £24.99 (£0.025) |
| Aluminium | Silver | 7mm | 1.29mm | 5.4 | link | 3300 | £38.98 (£0.02) |
Buying Scales
https://beadsisters.co.uk/pages/scales.htm
Update
So I tried rings fom a few diffeent sources and so far the only ones that haven’t been rubbish have been beadsisters… but they are expensive! As I haven’t got a tumbler either they are still very small snags on the necklaces that I have made so far.
Byzantine
Persian 6-in-1
