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European 4 in 1
(from CGMaille)
Article © MAIL User: Phong
European 4 in 1 (E4-1) is probably the most common weave used in maille-dom, due to its simplicity and ease of construction. It's most famous for being the weave used in European knights' armor. E4-1 can be made using several techniques, such as one-ring-at-a-time (ORAAT), one-open-one-closed (OOOC) and others. This tutorial describes the OOOC style. E4-1 can be made with ARs down to around AR of 3. The smaller the AR, the tighter the weave will be. AR's above AR of 5 can be tricky to use for beginners, as the rings can flip around so they're backwards of how they're supposed to be. It's usually not a problem to flip them back around though.
Step 1: Close 4 rings and put them on an open ring. Close the open ring, and lay the 'fivelet' out as shown.
Step 2: Close 2 rings and put them on an open ring. Pass the open ring down through the bottom right ring and up through the upper right ring from the fivelet.
Step 3: Close 2 more rings and put them on an open ring. Pass the open ring through the 2 closed rings from the previous step.
Step 4: Repeat Step 3 until the chain is the desired length.
Step 5: Close 2 rings and put them on an open ring. Pass the open ring through the 2 bottom rings from the initial fivelet.
Step 6: Close a ring and put it on an open ring. Pass the open ring through the bottom right ring from the previous step, and the next 2 rings from the chain.
Step 7: Repeat Step 6 until the chain is the desired length.
Step 1: Close 4 rings and put them on an open ring. Close the open ring, and lay the 'fivelet' out as shown.
Step 2: Close 2 rings and put them on an open ring. Pass the open ring down through the bottom right ring and up through the upper right ring from the fivelet.
Step 3: Close 2 more rings and put them on an open ring. Pass the open ring through the 2 closed rings from the previous step.
Step 4: Repeat Step 3 until the chain is the desired length.
Step 5: Close 2 rings and put them on an open ring. Pass the open ring through the 2 bottom rings from the initial fivelet.
Step 6: Close a ring and put it on an open ring. Pass the open ring through the bottom right ring from the previous step, and the next 2 rings from the chain.
Step 7: Repeat Step 6 until the chain is the desired length.
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