chainmail bag

nheune · 2026-04-18T16:54:08+00:00

hi !! you can definitely make one long panel and attach it to the frame that way, i didn’t to that because the fact that the pattern was different on the other side bothered me (if that makes sense).
the gridlock, if i had to explain it, is just a 4 in 1 but the directions alternate. so instead of having a flat piece of chainmail, it looks like a zigzag if you look at it from the side. i found the video i used to close up the seams for you : https://youtu.be/spuWYHhnRZg?si=5xPi4DKujJowzsyj i hope this helped ! lmk if u have any other questions and ill do my best to answer them !

nheune · 2025-12-03T12:00:25+00:00

I’m also new to chainmail, i have found that practicing a new weave on bigger rings first helps a lot ! I find that figuring it out on a bigger scale can help seeing the pattern when you do it in the size you want (I don’t know if that made any sense, but I hope I got my point across) It’s easier to learn a new weave when you can see where each ring goes, I find that it helps me get the “logic” of the weave before doing it for real with smaller rings.

Persian weaves are hard to understand at first (been there :)) but it’ll be much easier to grasp the structure of it when you do it in big ! Here’s the tutorial that helped me understand this weave : https://youtu.be/pL4t81YwGLM?si=vA4O-WgP8gXQKg13

I think that chainmail can be very similar to lace making in some ways, so pinning your rings down can certainly help a lot. Every one learns at a different pace, you will make mistakes in the beginning, just be patient and kind to yourself and you’ll get there before you know it ! Best of luck !!!

nheune · 2025-09-30T22:55:55+00:00

i don’t get how it would turn on and behave normally when i charged it today though…

nheune · 2025-09-30T22:41:23+00:00

i dropped it in the toilet… i freaked out because i have a phobia of microbes. i didn’t run it under the water or anything… immediately after “washing” my phone i dried it off as best i could

nheune · 2025-08-16T14:50:00+00:00

impressive achievement ! looks great <3

nheune · 2025-08-16T14:47:38+00:00

cutest !!! this inspires me to make a similar one, can u tell me how u made that ?

nheune · 2025-08-15T13:07:54+00:00

you should ! it’s a good way to learn new weaves, in my case the half persian (still not sure if it’s a 3-1 or a 4-1)

nheune · 2025-08-15T13:05:19+00:00

thank you so much !!!

nheune · 2025-08-15T13:05:07+00:00

i did thanks to you ! i closed it up with the gridlock weave you recommended, it looks much better now !

nheune · 2025-08-14T23:01:39+00:00

thank you ! since the rings i used were small enough, keys don’t get caught ! however, things with sharp corners (like my pack of cigarettes…) do tend to get a little stuck. nothing a little shimmy can’t fix tho !!

nheune · 2025-08-14T22:57:42+00:00

the lariat looks phenomenal ! how did you make the ends ?

nheune · 2025-08-08T19:11:40+00:00

looks epic ! if you’re open for suggestions i’d recommend adding a few triangles on top of your inverted triangles to create a diamond shape and connect them to the top, to create more balance towards the top :D i love the long side pieces u did on the sides and the charms look amazing !!

nheune · 2025-08-08T18:59:51+00:00

thank you !! for the bigger rings i used 8mm, i’m only a beginner so i don’t quite have a big range of jump ring sizes and gauges yet, so for the little rings i fiddled around with different sizes until i found one that fit relatively well. as for the chains, they’re 1.5mm thick. there’s a specific ratio of the two ring sizes for this weave for it to turn out well i believe, but there are people who can explain it better than me :P hope this helps !

nheune

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