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There
are several different patterns used in chain-maille. The one I will show
you here is called the four-in-one pattern, because every ring connects to four
others. There
are also many different ways to go about assembling a four-in-one pattern, but the way I will show you is my
personal favorite.
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First I start out by making a pile of fivers. A fiver is a set of rings
which consists of four rings
connected into one. I then lay it out like this.
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Then I take another fiver, and lay the two side by side, overlapping them
like this.
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After you do that, then hook them together with another ring. In this
picture the connecting ring has not yet been closed for reference.
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Continue to
hook fivers in this manner until you have it as long as you desire. Then
make as many more of these as you need and commence to connect them like this.
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Take
two of your fiver chains and lay them side by side making sure the rings are
overlapping in the same direction where they meet.
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Now
proceed connect the two chains.
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This
is what you will end up with.
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By
lengthening the fiver chains and increasing their number you can make larger
pieces of maille. If you wanted to, you could make a lot of squares
like the one above and assemble them as patches.
Be sure to check out our
Chain-maille Kits!
For instructions on
making things out of maille, go to www.theringlord.com
and look under patterns. |
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