Dragon87 CHAINMAILLE

[Kristen]

Greater Basilisk wrote:

That looks like great fun, once you know how to do it. I like the things you made. It was interesting reading about the different styles. I had no idea there were so many!

Thanks 🙂

[twindragonsmum]

Dragon87 wrote:

twindragonsmum wrote:

Yay, Dragon87! Another ‘ringer’! I use sterling or fine silver rings for jewelry chains or pieces that will be worn like jewelry or sometimes copper or bronze. Those get a really pretty patina to them. I’ve also worked in gold for jewelry, but right now it’s terribly expensive. Oh, and niobium rings are pretty cool too! I leave stainless for ‘clothing’ type maille. I admit that I’m a glutton for punishment ’cause I make my own rings… far less expensive than ready made… your work is lovely!

twindragonsmum 😀

I like the stainless for general work because its starts shiny, it just gets shinier as it ages, and it doesn’t turn your fingers funny colors.

I like the niobium too, actually I just couldn’t afford them at the time.

I don’t think I’m allowed to have the materials in my apartment for making the rings (from what I hear, it can get pretty noisy), so I just buy when I have to.

How long have you been doing chainmaille?

I learned it at Uni (like, a gabillion years ago) in my costuming classes. I’ve been making jewelry for close to 10 years now. Making rings isn’t that noisy; just wrap your wire around a dowel and use a jewelers’ saw to cut them apart. I don’t like to use the drill method for winding the wire around the dowel. I find it work hardens the metal too quickly and makes it brittle and difficult to work with. 😀

tdm

[Kristen]

Well for now I think I will continue buying them. I am lazy and it isn’t my main hobby, just without fun stuff to paint… well…. *shrugs* And it’s not like the chianmaille is selling well on Ebay anyway.

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