But we don’t have any real battles to fight so we do care how we look it’s a fact of life. Sure, woman going into battle wouldn’t care if they were pretty or not.

When you wear chain mail it tends to take all the flattering curves away from your figure. Girls, if you’re crazy like me and want to make yourselves chain mail shirts, keep this in mind. Other than that, make it however works for you. There is no right or wrong way as long as the weaving process is done correctly. In This Instructable: Term Glossary (only, it’s not in alphabetical order) Row: The literal row of chain mail links in a straight line Chain: This term is my reference to a three rowed piece of chain mail Base Chain: The piece of chain mail you build on for the main portion of your chain mail project Weave: Why we chain mailers call it “weave” I really don’t know but that is the term for making chain mail NOTE: I am right-handed so for all the left-handers out there do what is comfortable and actually that goes for everyone. Rings for Your Project (the rings featured in this Instructable are right-handed, mild steel, 12 gauge with a loose inner diameter of 3/8”).Jump Ring Opener/Closer Tool (optional).2 Pairs of Pliers (make sure your pliers have good grip on jump rings and that they are comfortable to use, keeping in mind how many thousands of times you are going to use them).Ample working space, whether it be the tabletop or the floor, as long as there is enough room to shuffle things around.

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