How to Make Chainmail, Chainmaille Suit/Shirt Part 2

Part two of two one how to make a complete chainmail, chainmaille suit.

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Entertainment

Tags:

• chainmail
• medieval
• armor
• knights
• renaissance
• chainmaille

[scorpio22321]

you were absolutely right on my prob and all is well now thanks to you! many thanks my friend!

[kurnous34]

@scorpio22321 glad to help

[WangsterBling]

how do you attach the arm pit to the side

[kurnous34]

@WangsterBling trial and error mostly, ive made several suits ans each one i have atteched the armpits a different way

[xevildragon5]

wow... i watched all of them... its much easier than i thought it was

[VincRock94]

@kurnous34 what this will make, the pattern is still facing face to face? 

[kurnous34]

@VincRock94 your english is just fine, it actually is mine thats bad. I meant to say 'border.' in other words add just one row of rings on the very bottom of just one side of the suit

[VincRock94]

@kurnous34 where do you mean the boarder i should add one row? (excuse me for my bad english) i have the same problem and not sure what the solution is. thank you for helping

[kurnous34]

@scorpio22321 if you look at a set of chain you will see that the rings flow in two pattern, left to right and right to left. these directions alternate between each other as you travel down the suit. what i believe your problem is, is that the rows when you attempt to join them are running in opposing directions. by adding one row of rings down one boarder you will reverse the flow of those rings to match the flow of the opposing side. give it a try and see and good luck

[scorpio22321]

Im having the same problem as Kurnous34...... about joining the sides together when in fact the weaves are running opposite of each other, Im unclear about what you mean when you say to just run one row of rings? I cant see where that will make the fix? help please?

[WarrivarNeo]

i found that if you make a 45 degree seam where the armpits would be helps in making a smooth transition from the body peice to the sleeves. i struggled with the sleeves in my many attempts to make a perfect shirt for a very long time before i figured that out.