In my posts, I will be documenting my progress on current projects, trying new weaves, and generally giving my opinions and experiences about weaving chainmaille.
The basics:
For now, I do not make my own rings. All of the rings you see on this site will most likely have been purchased at The Ring Lord, which is a most excellent site for a company operating out of Canada.
I will try to be as thorough as possible, using lots of pictures and descriptions, but if you have any questions or comments about my work, please feel free to add them in the comments.
I hate reading blogs, stories, articles, etc. that use a lot of acronyms, but in some places it will be unavoidable. Because I know how irritating it can be, I offer this compromise: every post I make that includes acronyms will have a guide in the post, so you never have to go hunting thorugh my blog for what the acronym means. Most of what I use will be common throughout the mailling community as well, so the sites I link will most likely use the same abbreviations.
There are dozens of ways to do the same weave, and there are some that work better depending on materials, tools, personal preference, etc. I will, whenever possible, link to the source I found my instructions for whatever weaves I present so you can see how I made my various projects. This blog is not intended as instructional, but there are plenty of resources on the web to find out about learning to weave from scratch.
Posts will be tagged with the tools and rings sizes/types that I use or discuss in the post. As I said, I will try to be specific, but if you want more information I encourage you to ask in the comments.
I hope you enjoy reading about my experiences as I enter the world of chainmaille!
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