I was featured in an Etsy Treasury! Thanks to HannahsHands for including my Spiky Byzantine Bracelet in this collection with other great chainmaille pieces from other Etsy sellers.
Well, I spent the last few weeks the latest victim of our economy. On a positive note, I had more time to do things around the house (I installed a pocket door and did some painting.) and of course work on my chainmaille! With anodized niobium I wrapped a Limoges cameo (pics coming soon) that my wife had wanted to turn into a necklace and started a sterling silver wrapped cabochon project but I ran out of wire. I also did 2 pieces with copper, the first a Full Persian Bracelet and the second, a Half Persian 3-1 Necklace. I also added to my line of keychains with a Dragonscale Keychain in orange & black anodized aluminum and bright aluminum. And finally I made a Double Byzantine Bracelet using sterling silver and anodized titanium finished with a sterling silver tube clasp.
Update: 5/5/09 -- I've finished the brass bracelet mentioned in the original post below. It was created using ~600 brass rings all hand coiled and saw cut. I think the finished product is definitely worth all the work. This bracelet is also available in my Etsy shop here. (I swapped the original pic from this post for one of both bracelets for a size comparison.)
Another chainmaille bracelet has hit the streets here at Baron Byron Chainmaille! This bracelet is made in the Rondo a la Byzantine weave created by Rebecca Mojica of Blue Buddha Boutique. Approximately 225 bright aluminum rings went into this project and is currently available here.
Here is my latest custom order piece. Yet again we have a Byzantine bracelet made using 20ga 1/8" sterling silver and anodized niobium rings. It is approx 7" long and is finished with a sterling silver lobster clasp. This is the first time I've worked with the niobium and found it a great experience. Thanks Jason for your order.
After some trial and error, I've finally gotten good ring sizes for the Dragonscale weave. Seen here is a Dragonscale bracelet made from Bright Aluminum. I would love to do this using silver and anodized niobium, anodized titanium, or enameled copper but that will have to wait for either a custom order of such a thing or I get more money from sale that I can put into such a project.
Well, as the post title states, there's a first time for everything. In this case I'm talking about my European 6-in-1 Bracelet, my first time using this weave. This bracelet is made using the 16ga 5/16" stainless steel rings left over from Chuck's 1st coif I made. Originally I was going to finish this off with 2 stainless steel lobster clasps, but decided on only 1 after I tried it out.
Between this and the 2 coifs I've put together for Chuck I've been doing quite a bit with the 16ga stainless steel rings. I've enjoyed the results greatly however I would caution a beginner against as large an undertaking as a coif (or 2 in my case) before using this material in such a large gauge.
Here is my latest custom order piece. This time around we have a Byzantine (I sure do like this weave) bracelet made using 18ga 5/32" stainless steel rings. It is approx 8.5" long and is finished with a stainless steel lobster clasp. I really like the weight of this bracelet, so much in fact that I have started making one for myself. Thanks Steve for your order.
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Here is my most recent chainmaille project, a simple yet amazingly stunning European 4-in-1 Bracelet made using gold-filled rings. Gold-filled wire/rings have a much thicker layer of actual gold compared to gold-plated material. Because of this there is little to no danger of the gold layer being chipped or worn down as can happen with plated jewelry. This makes the 2nd piece done using gold, and I'm looking forward to many more to share with you.
Well, as mentioned earlier I had some custom projects come thru and here is the first one to be completed. It is a Byzantine bracelet and earrings set made with primarily gold-filled rings with accents of sterling silver in the connector links. Thanks Gary for your order.
I had an item listed on the Etsy Chainmaillers Guild blog as one of the featured items for this week! It is my Japanese 12-in-2 bracelet made using bright aluminum rings and red anodized aluminum rings. It was one of my earlier creations and as such it has been put on clearance to make room for more wonderful pieces.
Rachael and I recently took part in a local craft fair. My chainmaille caught the eyes of a fair amount of people which was nice. I did learn quite a few things regarding my pricing, custom work, presentation, etc. so I don't see this as a completely wasted day.
Once thing I was asked about quite often was gold and silver items. I have done a piece or two with silver but nothing in gold; so far I've mostly favored copper, brass, and aluminum. Well this silver bracelet is my latest listing made using precious metals. I am working on designing a custom piece for a guy I work with as a Christmas gift for his wife.
Okay, so I've finally got some pictures taken of recent projects. Here is a variation of my byzantine bracelet. Like I mentioned earlier, I'm really enjoying the byzantine weave alot right now. I have another project using this weave started but it'll be a while coming cause I have lots of rings to make and then weave before my vision becomes reality.
About 2 weeks ago I posted about a set of earrings currently for sale on my Etsy shop. Well now I also have a matching bracelet available and wanted to share a picture with you all. Just like the earrings these are made with the same pattern of copper and brass rings using the European 4-in-1 chainmaille weave. The clasp for this bracelet is handmade from 18ga copper wire. I hope you all enjoy.
