So many rings, sooo much time.....

Back in June I blogged about my Koil Kutter and what a wonderful contraption it is. In my post I mentioned I was working on a purse and I'm pleased to announce that after sitting in a basket for a while it is finally finished! All said and done this purse has almost 5,000 rings! This purse is made using a very dense European 4-in-1 weave from 18ga bright aluminum rings. Some rings on the flap are stainless steel so that the flap has a little extra weight to keep it hanging shut.

This purse is currently available in my Etsy shop here. I can also make this purse in different sizes and metals as well as including an inlay design within the weave of the purse.

Do you lose your keys often? I do.

If you're anything like me you have a habit of misplacing your keys. Well, perhaps these new keychains will be just the thing to help remedy this problem. Turn that boring old keychain into something eye catching with chainmaille! Currently I have a Full Persian Keychain made from stainless steel and a Captive Inverted Round Keychain made from bright aluminum and I plan on adding several others as time allows.

There's a first time for everything...

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.

Custom Order - Byzantine Bracelet

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.

Custom Order - Stainless Steel Coif

Back on 2/17/09 I mentioned 2 custom orders. The first was a Byzantine bracelet and earring set. I've finally completed the 2nd order, a stainless steel coif. It is officially the largest and most time consuming endeavour yet, with just shy of 4,000 rings and weighing in at a little over 4.25lbs.
I'm seen here with the coif completed, but I added a mantle to complete the project. I'll be adding photos of the completed piece to my Flickr as soon as I get them taken. This is my first non-jewelry piece so things took a bit of trial and error, but I was really happy with how it turned out as was Chuck. Thanks Chuck for your order.

With the rings left over from this project I put together a European 6-in-1 bracelet, so be on the lookout for that soon as I get the clasps from my upcoming TRL order.