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Afraid I carry my share of beer muscle, so those tanking shoulders belong to my son. Smile

He gyms alot so I am planning on letting it out by 2 - 4 links. Also, the slit in the back greatly helps gett ...

The chainmail recently went to an event. Worked well.
But more to do, as can be seen:

http://hero-id.co.uk/chain/Progress_2019_05_b_t.jpghttp://hero-id.co.uk/chain/Progress_2019_05_f_t.jpg

I found Byzantine to be rather pretty.

I'll see if I can paste the gallery link

http://www.mailleartisans.org/gallery/gallerydisplay.php?key=7944

Ooh!

Thanks for the suggestions Smile

My son took his chain mail on its first proper outing this weekend.
He said it was good but I am eagerly waiting pictures Smile

Question: Are there any articles on the site about edging? Either lea ...

Hi,

The site has been getting a lot of spam recently.

Is there a process for flagging spam posts and spam bots like RenubResearch1?

cheers

[url=http://hero-id.co.uk/chain/Progress_Mar_2019.jpg]March Progress

Notice the clever way I decided to tackle sholders Wink

I was working way the other night when my snips broke Evil or Very Mad

After much swearing I discovered that they now work better! For snipping rings anyway.

[url=http://hero-id.co.uk/chain/snips_mod.j ...

While I would like to try something more advanced, I can't really seeing me finding the time for more chain mail.

So many other projects ...

Plus DIY Sad

I am a fair bit older than 21. I am building the mail for my son, so the advice is still good. I know that if I can squeeze into it, it will have some breathing room for him Coif LoL

Thanks for the tips.

Here is an update of the slow progress:

http://hero-id.co.uk/chain/Progress_Jan_2019.jpg

Yesterday I managed to build a section of mail with the weave in the wrong direction to attach to my main piece. Mad

Didn't realise that was even possible and spent ages twisting it round thinking ...

I thought I might record by first steps as a way to encourage me to keep going. So here is my newbie's log.

For my first play I picked some 2mm mild steel wire and 9mm (or really 3/8th) diameter r ...

Hey there,

About to have a go making some 4-1. So seemed sensible to sign up here.
I used to larp years ago at Treasure Trap and then Chistlehurst Caves. Now my son is larping at Empire so I am ba ...

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Topic: Jaggeds Newbie Log
Jagged Replies: 27 Views: 1997	Forum: Knitting Circle Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2019 10:29 am Subject: Jaggeds Newbie Log
Jagged Replies: 27 Views: 1997	Afraid I carry my share of beer muscle, so those tanking shoulders belong to my son. He gyms alot so I am planning on letting it out by 2 - 4 links. Also, the slit in the back greatly helps gett ...
Topic: Jaggeds Newbie Log
Jagged Replies: 27 Views: 1997	Forum: Knitting Circle Posted: Mon May 27, 2019 6:21 pm Subject: Jaggeds Newbie Log
Jagged Replies: 27 Views: 1997	The chainmail recently went to an event. Worked well. But more to do, as can be seen: http://hero-id.co.uk/chain/Progress_2019_05_b_t.jpghttp://hero-id.co.uk/chain/Progress_2019_05_f_t.jpg
Topic: Jaggeds Newbie Log
Jagged Replies: 27 Views: 1997	Forum: Knitting Circle Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2019 3:04 pm Subject: Jaggeds Newbie Log
Jagged Replies: 27 Views: 1997	I found Byzantine to be rather pretty. I'll see if I can paste the gallery link http://www.mailleartisans.org/gallery/gallerydisplay.php?key=7944 Ooh!
Topic: Jaggeds Newbie Log
Jagged Replies: 27 Views: 1997	Forum: Knitting Circle Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2019 7:04 am Subject: Jaggeds Newbie Log
Jagged Replies: 27 Views: 1997	Thanks for the suggestions
Topic: Jaggeds Newbie Log
Jagged Replies: 27 Views: 1997	Forum: Knitting Circle Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2019 11:54 am Subject: Jaggeds Newbie Log
Jagged Replies: 27 Views: 1997	My son took his chain mail on its first proper outing this weekend. He said it was good but I am eagerly waiting pictures Question: Are there any articles on the site about edging? Either lea ...
Topic: Flagging SPAM?
Jagged Replies: 1 Views: 811	Forum: M.A.I.L. Help Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2019 10:37 am Subject: Flagging SPAM?
Jagged Replies: 1 Views: 811	Hi, The site has been getting a lot of spam recently. Is there a process for flagging spam posts and spam bots like RenubResearch1? cheers
Topic: Jaggeds Newbie Log
Jagged Replies: 27 Views: 1997	Forum: Knitting Circle Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2019 8:55 am Subject: Jaggeds Newbie Log
Jagged Replies: 27 Views: 1997	[url=http://hero-id.co.uk/chain/Progress_Mar_2019.jpg]March Progress Notice the clever way I decided to tackle sholders
Topic: Jaggeds Newbie Log
Jagged Replies: 27 Views: 1997	Forum: Knitting Circle Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2019 8:54 am Subject: Jaggeds Newbie Log
Jagged Replies: 27 Views: 1997	I was working way the other night when my snips broke After much swearing I discovered that they now work better! For snipping rings anyway. [url=http://hero-id.co.uk/chain/snips_mod.j ...
Topic: Jaggeds Newbie Log
Jagged Replies: 27 Views: 1997	Forum: Knitting Circle Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2019 7:02 pm Subject: Jaggeds Newbie Log
Jagged Replies: 27 Views: 1997	While I would like to try something more advanced, I can't really seeing me finding the time for more chain mail. So many other projects ... Plus DIY
Topic: Jaggeds Newbie Log
Jagged Replies: 27 Views: 1997	Forum: Knitting Circle Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2019 10:56 pm Subject: Jaggeds Newbie Log
Jagged Replies: 27 Views: 1997	I am a fair bit older than 21. I am building the mail for my son, so the advice is still good. I know that if I can squeeze into it, it will have some breathing room for him
Topic: Jaggeds Newbie Log
Jagged Replies: 27 Views: 1997	Forum: Knitting Circle Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 10:44 pm Subject: Jaggeds Newbie Log
Jagged Replies: 27 Views: 1997	Thanks for the tips. Here is an update of the slow progress: http://hero-id.co.uk/chain/Progress_Jan_2019.jpg
Topic: Jaggeds Newbie Log
Jagged Replies: 27 Views: 1997	Forum: Knitting Circle Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2018 8:23 pm Subject: Jaggeds Newbie Log
Jagged Replies: 27 Views: 1997	Yesterday I managed to build a section of mail with the weave in the wrong direction to attach to my main piece. Didn't realise that was even possible and spent ages twisting it round thinking ...
Topic: Jaggeds Newbie Log
Jagged Replies: 27 Views: 1997	Forum: Knitting Circle Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2018 12:25 am Subject: Jaggeds Newbie Log
Jagged Replies: 27 Views: 1997	I thought I might record by first steps as a way to encourage me to keep going. So here is my newbie's log. For my first play I picked some 2mm mild steel wire and 9mm (or really 3/8th) diameter r ...
Topic: Newbie Introduction & Induction (Part the 3rd)
Jagged Replies: 142 Views: 10486	Forum: Knitting Circle Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2018 11:25 am Subject: Hi
Jagged Replies: 142 Views: 10486	Hey there, About to have a go making some 4-1. So seemed sensible to sign up here. I used to larp years ago at Treasure Trap and then Chistlehurst Caves. Now my son is larping at Empire so I am ba ...