#chain mail tutorial

First, buy the rings.

I used Chainmail Joe 16AWG/18SWG 1/4" in silver. I got them on Amazon, here (link).

This is their size chart. You can see that my ring is on the spot that says 4:

Next, you take 1 ring (which you open) and 3 closed rings. You loop the closed rings through the opened ring

Then, close the opened ring. I like to use a knitting needle to hold the rings steady.

I get a second opened ring and loop two closed rings through.

And I attach it to the last set of rings.

Continue to do this until you reach your desired length.

To add on, begin your next "string" using the same method as above.

You take another open ring and loop it through two rings from the old string and two from the new one. You can see which rings to loop it through in the photo above.

Loop the open ring through those two rings like so

And then close that ring. It should look like this when you are done

You continue the second string, attaching it to the old string, and continue on. Remember to take it slow at first and pay attention to the pattern to make sure it is consistent, and look at my first picture as reference. The placement of the rings should look consistent across the chainmail.

Anyways, I hope my mini tutorial is useful, and you can always look at other tutorials and videos to get a better idea, although I have had little luck with such things because they add on 5 rings at a time while I add only 3 which I have found is faster and less confusing