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European 4-in-1 maille (chainmail) speedweaving

Step 4Continue the first row

The pictures show how to connect more rings to your first row.

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6 comments

Nov 10, 2009. 10:59 AMemrose says:

This step 4, pic 2.... my brain simply won't register this step! I think the pliers are hiding what I need to see. If anyone could help I'd sure appreciate it!
Thanks!

Jun 8, 2010. 3:18 AM

dwilkie says:

The middle ring of the three is joined to the two rings on the right hand side 2 pieces of the 5 you made already. So like this:

Nov 10, 2011. 10:46 PMLord Jon Bigglesworth says:

I was with emrose. Thanks!

Mar 24, 2009. 3:18 PMHalloweenJuNkY says:

I tried to make the rings with the wire you use in chicken wire and it DOSE NOT WORK lol it might be a good chain mail for a rat but it would not be a good idea to run into battle with it. at least I only made about 15 rings, and tested it lol.

Thanks for all the advice
Miranda

Jan 21, 2010. 10:02 AMdany man148 says:

for me i used electral copper wire... THAT STUFF IS REALY PLYABLE!!!!!!

i am not kiddingany way nice intructable

Jan 15, 2011. 12:15 AMMr. Thirty6 says:

lol. yeah, and it tarnishes really fast. if you use steel for your main one, you can "embroider" patterns into the shirt by removing the rings in the pattern you want to replace, and then replace them with rings of a different color.