Chain maille is one of my most favorite hobbies (I have a lot of hobbies!), and I'd like to share it with you. I will post my own creations as well as other maille-related stuff I happen across on the internet.
So, a little about myself.
I've been mailling since 2004. I was in college and needed a hobby to fill my limited free time and help me keep my sanity between classes. There was someone else in that town who mailled, and I was fascinated as I watched him do it one evening during a game night. I bought a bracelet from him, and a few pair of pliers from a local art store. Took it apart, put it together, took it apart, put it together, took it apart... looked up some different weaves online and tried those until the rings started breaking. Yeah, I stressed the aluminum rings to the point of breaking because I played with them so much. I also realized that I couldn't do all the weave patterns I wanted with a small batch of 14g 3/8" rings, so I made my first order to theringlord.com. I don't have that first bracelet anymore. I think it got recycled into 5 smaller pieces.
A month later my roommate caught on to the same obsession, and we became a 'business.' We called ourselves the Mischief Makers (inspired entirely by the shenanigans of Rowling's crafty duo Fred and George Weasley), made and sold jewelry to friends, showed off our talents on deviantArt, and got a booth at the school's annual holiday craft faire. It helped us pay for college and gave us something to do. This year, I graduated and moved to Seattle. She's moving to California. Our days as the Mischief Makers ended.
Now I am calling my art Knitted Steel and going solo. I still love making maille and couldn't possibly give it up. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!
Enough of that. Here's something simple as my first post: A commission for a friend.
16ga 1/4"ID Bright Aluminum, Copper-clad Aluminum, and black neoprene.
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