My first blog...

Okay, so here is my first attempt at blogging. Cut me some slack now because I have never done this kind of thing before.

So basically the idea here is to bring the world of chainmaille to the general public. There is more to chainmaille than just stainless steel, iron and armor. Not to mention all of the metals and colors out there and tons of new weaves! Using anodized metals like aluminum, niobium and titanium has opened up the way for all kinds of colorful weaves and amazing combinations! Like this funky number "Witchy Woman".

There are soo many cool historical weaves and tons of new weaves and variants to chose from when getting into this art form. Yes, I said art form! It is an art. It requires practice and a good knowledge of how the rings fit together from a size stand point not just how they are connected together to make a weave. It has various gages (thicknesses) of wire and measurements for the inner diameter of the rings. The mm measurement of the wire and the mm measurement of the inside of the ring make a ratio called aspect ratio. Without at least a passing knowledge of how these affect chainmaille weaves you are going to have a tough time learning this wonderful genre of metal working! Anyway, these are all topics to be addressed in later posts!

Well, basically this is what my blog will be about. A little history, a little new stuff, some cool pics, some really cool links and sites to visit are all coming soon! I hope you will stick around and give me a follow! It is always more fun to talk to an audience, right! Come back soon!