Carnelian pieces for me!

[Kalorlo]

Lovely stone colour and the maille gives it all a nice weight
Me likey!

[Lisa Quinn]

Wow they are fantastic. I have huge respect for people who can do such beautiful chainmaille it looks so exquisite and expensive, you must be very pleased with this set?

[amazingbabe]

Same here, i have beaded, wire wrapped and am now chancing my arm at a bit of silver smithing, but chain maille i think i would eat my right arm !!!! But i do love it and really admire it xx

[snow_imp]

Thanks for all the compliments you've all left me.

Wow they are fantastic. I have huge respect for people who can do such beautiful chainmaille it looks so exquisite and expensive, you must be very pleased with this set?

Lisa, I only found a chain maille book I could follow in May this year, but I think I finallly found something that works for me - before then I just played around with what felt like no direction. But you're right, I am REALLY pleased with this set.

And I still have some carnelian to play around with although they are all beads with white veins running through them - still playing with how to put them together, especially as some of them are larger than my usual rounds. Ah well, I'm sure I'll figure something out.

[MuranoSilver]

Oooh they're all beautiful but the necklace is my favourite

[Ominicci]

I love the necklace too. I have a couple of maille bracelets that I have made, but I tend to go for the lighter more open weaves and they are heavy enough so these must be heeeeavy!

[snow_imp]

I love the necklace too. I have a couple of maille bracelets that I have made, but I tend to go for the lighter more open weaves and they are heavy enough so these must be heeeeavy!

I'm going to try some of the other weaves at some point. I guess I like the tighter version of the byzantine weave purely 'cos the book I learnt from used it - the author has now moved to a narrower guage wire and a larger inner dimension for his second book - guess he's decided they are too fiddly to work with.

But I like them, so guess I'll spend some more time fiddling and cussing

[Ominicci]

I like Barrel weave and Helm chain. There are lots of tutorials on MAIL - Maille Artisans International League, check out their weave library on the website here. When you go into a category all the tutorials are listed at the bottom of the page, and often next to an image. (Sorry if you already knew about M.A.I.L.)

[bustagasket]

I like Barrel weave and Helm chain. There are lots of tutorials on MAIL - Maille Artisans International League, check out their weave library on the website here. When you go into a category all the tutorials are listed at the bottom of the page, and often next to an image. (Sorry if you already knew about M.A.I.L.)

Nope i didnt but its daved to my favourites now ty hun

[snow_imp]

I like Barrel weave and Helm chain. There are lots of tutorials on MAIL - Maille Artisans International League, check out their weave library on the website here. When you go into a category all the tutorials are listed at the bottom of the page, and often next to an image. (Sorry if you already knew about M.A.I.L.)

I did, but hadn't got any further than book marking their pages!! They've got so many tutorials that I got lost looking I must admit.


Thanks for the info tho, it's always helpful to know which people other forum members use for help.