The Making of a Chainmail Shirt | Ren Faire, Cosplay, LARP

[@TheChaosOfNothing]

I love how you show stretching your hand and fingers. It's such an important part to the process that people don't think about

[@dailyvacationmusic]

I’ve learned some of the basics for making chain mail jewelry but I’m ready to something like this… Why? One word- Grogu!! I’d like to make armor for our Grogu toy from The Mandalorian 😆 thanks for posting this video!! It’s very helpful 👍

[@MKWissler]

Three and a half years later I have some notes! 1. Please see @roamingcelt 's comment below. I was making this up as I went and any bit of extra info can be very helpful for making your own chainmail shirt. Please experiment with directional hang of your mail. 2. I used "1 Pound Bright Aluminum Chainmail Jump Rings 14G 1/2" ID (1150+ Rings)" from Amazon. If you can't find them, I can't help you further. 3. I wore my shirt to 2024's Washington Midsummer Renaissance Faire over a linen gown and under a leather bodice and did not experience any overheating or fatigue. YMMV but I find chainmail a perfectly acceptable summer Faire outfit. 4. Have fun! :)

[@janeababe]

Impressive. I bet it was heavy.

[@aaron.shafer]

Looks fantastic! How many hours do you think you invested?

[@basia1785]

And now I want a chainmail too 😅😝

[@JuneRacoon]

What kind of rings are those? Sorry i don't recognize the size from the package

[@coopercummings8370]

they are polished aluminum, 12 AWG/14 SWG and 7/16 inch inside diameter. In metric that amounts to a hair over 2mm wire diameter and a little over 11.1mm inside diameter

[@nagel133]

from chainmail joe lol

[@JuneRacoon]

Thanks a lot :)

[@callumking1333]

i cant find Jump rings in that size anywhere! have tried doing it to smaller scale but stuff just combines and tangles

[@TheChaosOfNothing]

You can definitely go smaller if you want it's not much different and doesn't really tangle

[@aidanmoyer3383]

Where did you get the rest of the fit? Pants/shirt/shawl/leather that is

[@MKWissler]

Hi Aidan--the pants are some modern linen pants, the shirt is hand sewn based on the classic T tunic, fabric belt was woven by me, the shawl was bought at a market in Morocco, the leather belt is Armstreet, and the sword frog is from RagnaroksEnd on Etsy.

[@roamingcelt]

Hate to tell you this, but your chain is in the wrong direction. Build yourself a 20x20. Hang it in 90deg from your pattern. It's more flexible and doesn't hang fully open.

[@MKWissler]

Hi, sorry, what do you mean by "build yourself a 20x20"?

[@roamingcelt]

@MKWissler 20 rings by 20 rings. Same 4in1. If you run horizontal, it breaths. Run it vertical and it opens up. It becomes stiffer.

[@roamingcelt]

Running horizontally also makes it easier to add length without making staps. Make a starter strap. Pick a side and add a row. Instead of fighting 4 rings; you're only grabbing 2 for each ring added.