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Thanks to its exquisite, easily mastered techniques and elegant lines, chain mail, the classic art of linking metal rings, is enjoying a creative resurgence among jewellery makers. This attractive, full-colour book is a valuable resource to help beginners and intermediates get in on the craze. With computer-generated illustrations that show every step, it thoroughly introduces all the key construction procedures, including the proper methods of winding, opening and closing the metal rings. The 30 projects include a simple pendant encasing a large semiprecious stone and a flat chain-mail neckpiece that colourfully combines copper and blue titanium rings. Plus, theres advice on polishing the pieces, tips on adding pearls or beads and a gallery of works by professional jewellers.
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Terry Taylor lives in Asheville, North Carolina as an editor, jeweller and metal artist. He has authored numerous Lark books including Altered Art (Lark, 2004) and his project designs have been published in over four dozen Lark books. A lifelong, full-time resident of Manitoulin Island, Canada, Dylon Whyte has been studying and making original chain mail creations and patterns for 20 years. While not operating his own computer repair and web design business, he creates and sells unique handmade chain mail jewellery at local markets and festivals.
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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
As a complete beginner to chain maille, I thoroughly enjoyed this book because of the simplicity of the designs and the clarity of the diagrams. I don't think it pretends to to be a book for advanced work and if that's what you are looking for you will be disappointed as all the projects use open rings and not soldered ones. But if you have always wanted to try chain maille and been a bit daunted by its complicated look then this book will teach you many of the different patterns of chain maille with large and clear computer-generated diagrams using different colours of rings. The book progresses from simple to intermediate to more advanced projects but I have found all the projects enjoyable and easy to make because of the step-by-step diagrams and have even adapted some of them to my own designs. I thoroughly recommend this book to all budding chain maille jewellers.
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I bought this book as a true beginner and was worried that the projects would be too advanced. HOW WRONG WAS I! This book is both informative and great for beginners - I have now made over half of the projects with plans to make more. I find it rare to buy a book like this and make so many of the projects as I make beaded jewellery and only ever do 1 or 2 things out of a book. Now I have also been to a class and I am a bit more advanced the projects are still useful and I can start to adapt them into other ideas using the basic shapes. Another plus of the book is that you don't have to buy the exact rings they specify as they just give the size. The pictures are easy to follow and I like the way you get 2 pictures of each project 1 of them being worn and another picture of the finished item so I can see how it should look.
33 of 37 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Whilst this is probably an ideal book for a beginner, anyone with even a small amount of experience in either chain or mail construction will quickly outstrip this book. Projects are generally made with inexpensive materials (copper, titanium wire, rubber O rings and so on) with a few using precious metals. The selection of tools required is basic and inexpensive, which will probably please those just starting!
Disappointingly, the rings are all unsoldered; there's remarkably little on finishing techniques and there are no tips on making the work easier (e.g. stopping the work moving around too much during assembly). The gallery section that runs to a couple of pages is quite good, however.
Reluctantly, I have to concede that the available online resources are a better bet, although they are usually devoted to armour.
Disappointingly, the rings are all unsoldered; there's remarkably little on finishing techniques and there are no tips on making the work easier (e.g. stopping the work moving around too much during assembly). The gallery section that runs to a couple of pages is quite good, however.
Reluctantly, I have to concede that the available online resources are a better bet, although they are usually devoted to armour.
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this book is what I was looking for however there are components in it that I need which I can not get , Bummer . awesome pasterns
Published 20 months ago by wesley
Chain Mail Jewelry
Excellent book for those wish to get into making this type of jewellery, with lots of clear illustrations and step to step guides. Recommended.
Published 22 months ago by shopaholic
A good grounding in the basics
I bought this book because I wanted to get an introduction to chain maille techniques, and in that I was not disappointed. Read more
Published on 20 Jan 2010 by Mrs. C. A. Mikolj
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