CHAINMAIL BRACELETS

Ok, so this project requires a little back story as to how and why I started doing this. There I was, standing in the middle of the crap store, um, sorry ladies, I mean the craft store. My eyes were glazing over, and my brain was miles away while my girls talked about the crafting supplies that they needed. I walked by the beading how-to books and there was one right in front that was just begging to be picked up and looked at. My ADHD meter was off the charts with shiny things calling for my attention. The book was called Chained (the hyperlink will take you to the website that sells the book). I flipped through the first few pages and it took me a few minutes to really figure out what this was. It was chainmail; yes, we are talking about the very same that originated from hundreds of years ago, used to protect people during battle. Now they have brought this ancient art form back from the tombs to make jewelry out of it.

Well, of course I say, "That is the coolest thing I have ever seen! I must try it!" So here I am. I have now created a few bracelets to start. My first one is awful, but I am learning and getting better. I have not decided if I should make them to sell or not. But I will post photos of my finished pieces as I learn this new hobby. Feel free to comment!

Second try. Called Persian.

First try! It is called Dragon scale.

Altered version of the Persian.

Olivia Braclet

Other side of Olivia bracelet

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6/22/2012

Here are some pics of my latest finished chain bracelets.

This was a difficult weave but I love the look of it when completed.

This is the Persian weave done again this time with the correct ring sizes and multicolored, at first I wanted to take it apart, because the color seems to busy. But my daughter lover the colors and insisted that I finished it. It is growing on me, the colors jump out depending on what light you are in.