Been playing around with these weaves recently, thought they went together nicely in a strange way. So here's a still life in Persian sheet, Japanese cube and pliers.
I'm still trying to figure out what to do with the Persian sheet weave. It's beautiful, but thicker than is reasonable for a large item of clothing. It also bends very peculiarly; if you try to bend a strip of it into a loop, it stays in a helical shape. I might make some bracers out of it at some point. Right now I'm fiddling with the possibility of a belt.
Also, I'm going to dismantle this particular cube bit. This ring size makes a very stiff cube, but I was actually making it for juggling balls, and stiff is not quite what I want. Also, it takes up 300 rings that the students in my chainmail class are going to want on Monday. (Also, it takes a frighteningly long time to make a cube. This is only 2/3 of a little cube, and it took almost three hours.)
I'm still trying to figure out what to do with the Persian sheet weave. It's beautiful, but thicker than is reasonable for a large item of clothing. It also bends very peculiarly; if you try to bend a strip of it into a loop, it stays in a helical shape. I might make some bracers out of it at some point. Right now I'm fiddling with the possibility of a belt.
Also, I'm going to dismantle this particular cube bit. This ring size makes a very stiff cube, but I was actually making it for juggling balls, and stiff is not quite what I want. Also, it takes up 300 rings that the students in my chainmail class are going to want on Monday. (Also, it takes a frighteningly long time to make a cube. This is only 2/3 of a little cube, and it took almost three hours.)
Category Artwork (Traditional) / Still Life
Species Unspecified / Any
Size 1103 x 957px
File Size 315.6 kB
Like a lot of crafts, you can learn the basics of chainmail really quickly; I teach a bunch highschoolers the basic weave in an hour and a half. I've been doing chainmail for over two years now, so I know more stuff and I've gotten good at certain things, but every time I teach I learn more.
My feeling on teaching is that in some way it's the duty of a craftsman to teach their craft to more people, so the craft can continue to grow.
My feeling on teaching is that in some way it's the duty of a craftsman to teach their craft to more people, so the craft can continue to grow.
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