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The Art Of Chain Maille

I have become very interested in Chain Maille jewelry. I posted pictures of a bracelet and earrings that I crafted awhile back. Yesterday I spent the day researching books, patterns, websites and have found a ton very interesting information, some that I would like to share with you. Listed below are some books that I have found. There does not seem to be a lot of Chainmail books in print, or I am just not finding them all. Does anyone have titles of more books in print?

Chain Mail Jewelry: Contemporary Designs from Classic Techniques by Terry Taylor and Dylon Whyte
Published by Lark Books in 2006 is available from Amazon
Dylan Whyte happens to be the featured artist of the month at Lark Books
Terry Taylor is a well known author in the crafting world, there are many title available in the link provided.
Another book Authored by Dylan Whyte will be released in January 2009, will also be available from Amazon this book is also published by Lark Books . The title is Beaded Chain Mail Jewerly: Timeless Techniques With A Twist.

In the chain maille world Dylan Whyte is a well known name. His book
The Art of Chainmail: Volume I" is available on his Website as is his above mentioned book if you want it autographed. Dylan has tutorials available for sale from his Etsy site. He also sells beautiful crafted jewelry on Etsy.


Chains by Becky by Helen and Becky Goga, graphic artist: Alan Gooding is available here
at The Spiderchain Jewelry site. This book covers 20 chains (plus variations) with clear, close B&W photos of all the steps and detailed instructions. It's spiral bound, 70 pages long, and includes several pages of basics on tools and cutting rings. It's a great book for beginning chainmaillers and will have some nice tidbits even for advanced chainmaillers.
Copied from Spiderchain Jewelry .

Handcrafting Chain and Bead Jewelry: Techniques for Creating Dimensional Necklaces and Bracelets authored by David Plumlee and available from Amazon by clicking the link. Published by Watson-Guptill (October 27, 2006)
I have seen this book it is very well illustrated and easy to follow.



Some other picks that people are telling me they have used:
Dashery Jewelry says this is the book she used to learn.
Great Wire Jewelry: Projects & Techniques
by Irene From Petersen.
Publisher: Sterling (December 31, 1999)

Next I will bring you some of the very interesting websites I have found.
Until Next Time
Rock On!
Jean9

Craft Showing

Our first craft showing of the Christmas Season! I have made these new displays for this season. I wanted to be able to display our jewelry to be more visible. We also put out less product at a time then we have done in the past. A cluttered table is frustrating to people browsing and they walk away.

























































I decided to make a lot of new displays. Now when all is said and done we are in the process of making something different again! We will use what I have made, but we will make a case to display and transport our necklaces and bracelets.



All in all we were not too happy with the craft show. Our weather is just amazing right now, I do not think that people are too worried about Christmas Shopping when the temps are so warm. Give us a blizzard and we will all be out shopping our hearts out! The attendance was way down from last year. So we will see what happens next weekend.

Until Next Time
Be Well
Jean9