Fingerless Chainmaille Gloves

After collecting 100+ tabs from soda and other cans, I was ready to make something.  Unfortunately, I did not have enough for a shirt.

While weaving some tabs together I decided that the maille looked really good on my hands. And so this project came into creation.

If you decide to use this I would love to see it! :)

In case you need more help with the maille there is this:
www.instructables.com/id/Genuine-chainmaille-from-pop-tabs/

Step 1 Materials

 You will need:

At least 70 tabs (30-35 per hand)
Stapler remover to bend the tabs

A pair of jeans with at least one leg intact

Needle and thread

Not pictured:
Scissors
Something to cut the tabs with 

Comments

[cannibal_hect0r]

Great Instructable, I love the end result. My thoughts are similar to ilpug, tying off the wrist with sewn on velcro would be a much cleaner attachment I think.

[ilpug]

Not a bad idea. I think I might do the glove itself a bit differently.

[MECHOL]

hahaha it is not even gloves

[765427GR]

dude!!!!! this is so kool !!!!!!!! i wanna do this but idk where to get the soda pop tabs i don't drink alot of soda so where can i get them???

[MargEllen]

what i did is contacted a local Ronald McDonald house to get the poptabs (http://rmhc.org/how-you-can-help/other-ways-to-get-involved/pop-tab-collections/)

they were willing to give me as many as i wanted for free (they told me the going rate of a pound of aluminum tabs was 49 cents). even including a generous tip to their well intended institution, it was much cheaper than some of the ridiculous prices for poptabs you might find on ebay.

note: make sure to was the tabs, they will be dirty. not all the tabs with be the standard soda tabs, but about 90% will be. added bonus: in addition to the normal silver tabs, i was able to collect a fair number of blue tabs and other various colors (green,red, and orange)

[765427GR]

kool ill see when i can ask them !!!!! :)

[Kenta-Rin]

I Googled it and you can get 100 tabs for $10 or so. Good Luck!

[Chikara]

i have over 9000 pop tabs.

[w00ty32]

Try doing the same thing with real chainmaille rings. I imagine it'd look much better.

[catangel5]

I have found that the chainmaille looks a little better with the backs of the pop tabs facing out. (but that's just my opinion)

[Kenta-Rin]

 That sounds interesting. I'd like to see a pic! :)

[masterochicken]

Sweet!