Chain Maille Wire Weaving: How to Make Chain Maille With Affordable Metals and Minimal Tools

By Amy Lange

How do you get started making chain maille, without constantly needing to mail order the supplies?

Do you want to make chain maille, without spending money on expensive metals?

Are you unable to make projects that you like, because your local supplier doesn't have some of the materials?

Are you looking for inspiration for your next wire jewelry project?

Do you want to incorporate your own special touch to your projects?

Are you stuck making jewelry that you find unexciting?

With this book, you can learn how to use an 'affordable metal' to make chain maille, while keeping a sophisticated and trendy look.

Inside this book you will discover:

• The #1 low-price metal that a beginner should use to make her first chain maille

• Why this low-price metal has a massive advantage over gold and sterling silver

• The only type of jump rings you should buy for making chain maille

• The only tools you need to start making chain maille

• 8 beginner level patterns to kick start your journey

• How to avoid wasting money while buying jump rings

• 1 crucial step you need to take while starting chain maille

• The weave that looks complicated but is actually simple to make

• How to make your home-made jewelry look professional

• How you can create different looks from the same weave

• The best jump ring size any beginner should start with

• One major mistake while choosing pliers that could ruin enameled or plated jump rings

• One weave that looks like the scales of a dragon

• The top 5 cheapest chain maille suppliers

• An easy way to eliminate ring math for chain maille

The patterns inside are designed to tickle your curiosity into trying them.

But will you be able to find supplies for the designs at the local crafts store?

Yes. I have designed this book to be centered around 1 specific metal, that is easily available in craft stores nearby.

Getting supplies won't be a problem.

Every day that you delay is another day that you waste money buying precious metals to make designs you may or may not like.

So if you want to start making chain maille, then take action and buy this book now!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Amy Lange
• Release date: Sep 20, 2019
• ISBN: 9781393972716

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Chain Maille Wire Weaving

How to Make Chainmaille with Affordable Metals and Minimal Tools

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Table of Contents

Introduction

History

Popularity

Chapter 1: Understanding the Basics of Chain Maille

Jump Rings

Understanding the ring names

Springback

Temper

Ring size

Wire Gauge

American wire gauge

Standard wire gauge

Aspect Ratio

Importance of aspect ratio

Examples of a few aspect ratios

The Best Metal to Use

Difference between anodized and bright aluminum

Difference between anodizing, plating, and enameling

How to Open and Close Jump Rings

Chapter 2: Getting Started

Anodized Aluminum Jump Ring Specs

Advantages of using anodized aluminum rings

Choose the Right Gauge

Buy the Right Kind of Rings

Tools

Suppliers

Chapter 3: European 4 in 1

Speed Weaving

Chapter 4: European 6 in 1

Chapter 5: The Half Persian 3 in 1

Pattern facing left

Pattern facing right

Chapter 6: Half Persian 4 in 1

Method 1 - Using a Maille Card

Method 2 - Using Tape

Method 3

Method 4

Chapter 7: Japanese 12 in 2

Chapter 8: Spiral and Double Spiral

Spiral

Double Spiral

Chapter 9: The Byzantine Pattern

Chapter 10: Dragon Scale Design

Chapter 11: Make Colorful Projects and Use Rings of Different Sizes

Make a Colorful Spiral 4 in 1 Weave

Variations of European 4 in 1 Using Different Sized Rings

Adding Stretchy Rings to the Weaves

European 4 in 1 Stretchy Chain Maille

Expanding a Stretchy Bracelet

Expand a bracelet by using metal rings

Expand a bracelet by using rubber rings

Chapter 12: Charts and Resources

AWG to SWG Wire Gauge Conversion Chart

Wire Gauge Conversion Chart

Wire Gauge Table

Easy Calculations

Use an AR calculator

Know the RPI

Conclusion

Bibliography

Introduction

Chain maille is also called maille or chain mail. It refers to the jewelry or armor made by joining jump rings to each other.

Maille is a French word that means ‘mesh.' To make something using chain maille you will follow steps such as:

●  Wrapping a metallic wire around one mandrel and making a coil

●  Cutting the coil to make jump rings

●  Then linking the rings to one another in a particular pattern using pliers to open and close them

History

Chain maille is amongst the earliest types of metallic armor. It is estimated that the oldest surviving maille armor was made 2700 years ago. It was found in the Celtic warriors' graves. Similar armors were also found in Scythia, which can be dated back to the fifth century B.C.

The armor was lightweight and could resist slashing and piercing. It was commonly used by the Romans, Celts, Persians, Japanese, and the Europeans.