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TABLE OF CONTENTS
- About the Author
- Introduction
- CHAPTER ONE: STARTING OUT
- History of Chain Mail
- How Jump Rings are Made
- Metal Facts
- Ring Measurements
- Tools
- Additions and Embellishments
- Techniques
- Finishing Touches
- Care and Feeding of Your Mail
- How to Use This Book
- CHAPTER TWO: JAPANESE
- Easy Earrings
- Japanese Cross Earrings
- Japanese Cross Pendant
- Reversible Japanese Lace Bracelet
- Japanese Diamond Earrings
- Japanese Diamond Ring
- Japanese Diamond Bracelet
- CHAPTER THREE: BYZANTINE
- Box Chain Bracelet
- Basic Byzantine Necklace
- Olivia Bracelet
- X-Lock Byzantine Bracelet
- Floating Bead Pendant
- CHAPTER FOUR: HELM
- Helm Chain Necklace
- Helm Wave Bracelet
- Rondo a la Byzantine Necklace
- Rondo a la Byzantine Bracelet
- Lancelot Bracelet
- CHAPTER FIVE: COILED
- Basic Coiled Choker
- Coiled Ring
- Coiled X-Lock Byzantine Bracelet
- Coiled Helm Chain Bracelet
- Coiled Japanese Lace Bracelet
- GLOSSARY
- Inner Diameter Chart
- Aspect Ratio Chart
- Recommended Suppliers & Resources
- INDEX
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Title: CHAINED: Create Gorgeous Chain Mail Jewelry One Ring at a Time
Author/Designer: Rebeca Mojica
Format/Publication Date: TPB:2010
Publisher: North Light Books, Cincinnati, OH
Page Count: 144
Book Dimensions(ht. x w.): 11" x 8 1/2"
ISBN: 9781440303081
SUMMARY- I like that she explained why many modern designers use the spelling "Maille" rather than "Mail" - and it has nothing at all to do with being cutesy as with adding an "e" to "old". They do it in reference to the French word for "mesh", and to make email searches less confusing by differentiating it from chain mail letters. So thank you, Rebeca, for explaining the alternative spelling. It made perfect sense.
She goes into excellent detail on metals used, wire gauges and aspect ratio(yes, this is very important and often not well understood). She then gives you very close-in pictures of closing a ring that would be extremely helpful to a beginner or anyone frustrated with getting your rings to close correctly. She gives excellent advice all through the book. Her projects range from super easy to the more complex Byzantine chain. This is a very solid book I would recommend to anyone wanting to get into making chain mail jewelry.
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