Chain Maille
Written on September 15, 2008
In a little departure from the knitting I have been having a play around with chain maille bracelets made from rubber O rings and anodised aluminium jump rings.
It is such a lot of fun, although it does take a bit of practice to get used to holding a pair of pliers in each hand.
The rubber rings give the bracelets an interesting tactile quality, and are also slightly stretchy, allowing you to make a comfortable bracelet without a fastening, but which doesn’t fall off.
I got the o-rings and the jump rings from Bead Sisters, along with a very useful book called Chain Mail Jewelry, which is suitable for the total beginner but still manages to cover a lot of different techniques.
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Fabulous bracelet: a pair of pliers in each hand sounds very accomplished.
September 15, 2008 @ 3:04 pm
wow, you are sooo very clever, you know I’m going to expect a demonstration!
September 15, 2008 @ 3:46 pm