Working on my next Pride themed piece; a Vipera Berus Nonbinary Pride bracelet.
I have so far been unable to find white rings; the closest I can get is this matt pale-grey, but it pairs really well with matt black and gloss metallic for the purple and yellow.
Yesterday I finished my latest #chainmaille piece, a choker necklace.
This one was really fun to make and the pattern is easier than it looks. With #ChainmailJewelry you weave tiny metal rings together, one ring at a time. To me, learning a new weave feels like a fun 3D puzzle.
I managed to finish this ten minutes before it was time to leave for a production of Othello, so I wore it to the show.
Being a data nerd comes in handy for more than just a job! Creating a simple Excel database (using table connections) for tracking and reporting on my chainmaille jump ring inventory!
They don't look like much, but they're wonderful to fidget with and my favourite fidget toy; my wife also uses hers every day.
Just finished this mini fidget cube commission, and will be adding more to my store soon. If you want one now, though, I do take commissions and don't charge anything extra. If you'd like to commission me you can reply here or message me via my Etsy shop www.zolochainmaille.etsy.com
One of the great things about chainmaille crafting is it requires very little in the way of tools and space, so it's easy to do in the garden on a beautiful day.
Today I'm enjoying the sun while working on my latest made-to-order item; a chainmaille fidget sheet.
Sometimes I get so bogged down trying to do a thing that it stops me from doing another thing. Case in point: In trying to get perfect photos for my new bracelets, they've been sitting here waiting to be listed for over a week. So I've just done my best, and will adjust them later.
So, you can now buy my dragonscale weave bracelets! Plus, get a 10% discount if you also buy a dragonscale pendant.
https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1906559271/dragonscale-weave-chainmaille-bracelet
https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1906560213/dragonscale-weave-chainmaille-pendant
I've been so distracted lately I've not done any chainmaille, and I'd forgotten about my Saturday Showcase posts. So, a week and and a day late... Japanese Weave.
Japanese weave can be quite a pain to make, but is a very striking weave with a lot of versatility. You can also see the way that warfare techniques informed weave designs, as Japanese's wide flat rings are well suited against the slashing attacks they commonly faced.
That's the pink one done and a green one well under way. I'm waiting on more rings so I can finish the matching pendants, but they'll be hitting my store soon.
For today's Saturday Showcase: bead capture.
Using the same technique from the D20 cage I shared recently, you can create a string of captured beads, making for a really eye-catching look with tons of options between ring colours and bead materials.
I'm still working on finding beads with a sufficiently narrow size margin (get the size wrong and the beads will fall out) so I'm not making any for my store yet, but they'll be landing eventually.
After a week of feeling crappy I'm finally back to weaving! Working on my favourite weave (though, I admit it's a pain to make), dragon scale.
I don't like April Fools. Sure I'm no fun, but I just find it frustrating (and very NT-centric.)
So when I say I'm offering 20% off on everything today, I mean it.
https://zolochainmaille.etsy.c…
New product finished, coming to my store this week: fidget sheets! A lovely texture and clinky sound (that will be audible in a later video once my wife is off her video calls).
Made using European 4-in-1.
Just for my personal collection right now, as I'm not super happy with the quality of the watch face, but I'm definitely gonna want to get these added to my store: vipera berrus watches!
For today's Saturday Showcase: Dragon Scale.
When I was first getting into chainmaille I saw this weave as the "I'll never be that good" weave. When I finally tried it, Dragon Scale turned out to actually be quite easy to make. But damn it looks good 
Now that I've got the recipe down, it's time to start making fidget cubes in earnest! Making a silver one to match the gold one, and more rings will be on the way soon. Coming to my store soon!
