Your handy-dandy European 4-in-1 chainmail making guide
I apologise if the photos are blurry. My phone is old and my hands are shaky
European 4-in-1 chainmail is just a style of chainmail weaving. There are many different types and European 6-in-1 is what I have seen the most with costumes but 4-in-1 is easier and uses less rings. Plus, there are not many people who know enough about chainmail or pay enough attention to it to criticize you for having the incorrect weave on like, your Faramir cosplay, or whatever.
Instructions below
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
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Hello again and welcome to another of Lemons concise (and fun) tutorials. Today we are looking closer at chainmail.
Hawke has two half sleeves of chainmail, one visible on top of her arm and the other one on the underside.Â
I did not want to spend my time making the rings myself, so I bought them from a swedish site specializing in viking attire. Â
(wow, took so long to fix this pic cause it was lazy and wanted to lie down...)
Tools: I used two pliers, one smaller(for jewelry) to hold and a little bigger(from Ikea toolbox) to snap it close. I used those because that was what I had, I am sure it will work with many different pliers.Â
1. First I closed a lot of rings, then I put four trough a fifth ring and closed that one. then a ring is used to put two sections together.Â
2. I put them so the middle ring in a section has the upside up, a ring is put trough them underneath. Then I go from below in the second section so it (3) comes up. Then I close it.Â
3. When the rows are long enough I put the rows side by side facing the same way, take one ring, take it under the lower rings and over the top rings.(I think the pic explains better then me.) So after that  the rings will now horizontally go every other up, every other down.Â
This is what I have at the moment, it is her left sleeve which I will modify more when I am finished with her clothes. The instruction pics comes from the start of the right sleeve.Â
I struggled a lot in the beginning and tutorials made me no wiser so I hope my instructions were understandable!
Hello. i saw your post about your Arthur cosplay and was wondering if you had any pictures and could give me advice on the chainmail? I've been struggling with it a lot and am quickly running out of time and money, seeing as how I would like it done by Animazement (Memorial day weekend). Thank you, I really appreciate your help.
Yeah, of course! I’m always glad to help out.
I made this post a while ago about my chainmail and see if this helps, let me know if you have any more questions!
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