We will return to regularly scheduled programming shortly.

Hi guys!

Sorry to have been MIA for so long, I have been in Europe for the past 5 weeks, right after I finished my final exams for the spring semester. I am currently in the process of getting back into the swing of things, and starting the arduous process of moving out of my current apartment. Please be patient with me while I get everything back in order.

That said, I do plan to make a post about general weaving technique, even though the poll was overwhelmingly in favor of pretty buttons, and I'll have it up as soon as I can. It will require a second set of hands to get all the photos done, so expect it to be a bit before I can post anything.

Fear not faithful readers! (all 3 of you) I will provide your chainmaille fix in the near future. :)

The People Have Spoken

The poll is closed, results are in:

I hope you're happy.

Weavin' 101: European 4-in-1

European 4-in-1 is the quintessential, basic, prolific, and most easily recognizable weave in chainmaille. It is the weave we immediately think of when someone talks about chainmaille. It is the weave most commonly used and seen in almost every application, and it is the first weave that is learned by just about every mailler. In this post, I'll give you a bit of information about this weave and some of the projects I've completed using it.

Weavin' 101: Byzantine

Weave-time~

Now we get to the delicious, gooey center of my blog, weaving! These posts will be interspersed with my projects, since the projects will make a great deal more sense when you see the weaves necessary to make them.

Head on past the jump for more about this neat chain weave!

Make vs. Buy Revisited

New Rings! Woo!

A short post before I get into the various weaves, I got my new rings in yesterday and I'm excited to get into the nitty gritty, but to tide you over while I get ready for my next long post, here's some more information about the make vs. buy argument.

The Basics: Tools

Sorry about the update gap. I thought I would have free time within the last day or two to write this post (I knew it was going to be a long one) but all of a sudden I had plans. Weird. Anyway, on to business.

This post will detail the various tools I use in making my chainmaille projects. I have a couple completed samples and projects I will show in future posts, and I will explain why I used certain pliers and not others for each project.

Head on past the jump for a description of all my various mailling tools!

The Basics: Rings

The most basic starting point of any chainmaille project is, of course, the rings. Simpler projects like jewelry average in the hundreds of rings,while bigger projects like armor can reach into the tens of thousands. So naturally, knowing what rings to select for what purpose is one of the most important aspects of starting any project.

This post will give a general overview of the types of rings and ring sizes which are used in making chainmaille, and why it is appropriate to use some types for certain projects and not others.