Chain Mail Basics 4th Edition has over 50 black and white pictures and illustrations showing you what to do, what *not* to do, and why not to do it. The first half of the book teaches you the language of knitting while the second half contains 16 patterns for shirts, skirts, bras, belts, and jewelry. The patterns alone are an $80 value!
You will find tips on:
- Choosing comfortable tools
- Overcoming the mental roadblocks that keep many people from finishing their first piece
- Sources for wire and rings
- Cleaning secrets for sterling silver, brass, and galvanized steel
- Working with and colouring titanium
The various knits covered include the European 4-in-1, 6-in-1, Foxtail, King Chain and the Knit-3-Drop-1 stitch. If you're thinking of learning to knit chain mail, you need this book.
Index:
Page
1 Two Thousand Years of Chain Mail
1 Selection of Tools
1 - picking the best pliers
2 - making a knitting board
3 - making a winder
4 - making a spool holder
4 Selection of Rings (what to use, what to avoid)
6 Knitting the Basic 4-in-1 Pattern
6 - entire garments and building blocks
7 - quality joints
7 - chainlets
8 - ribbons
10 - swatches
12 - how direction of knit affects your garment
12 Funky Knitting
12 - tapered sleeves and tops of coifs
13 - the rule of six
14 - 6-in-1 ribbons
15 - single-knit and double-knit cable chain
15 - foxtail ropes
16 - alternate foxtail method
17 - king chain
18 - french rope
19 - knit-3-drop-1 chain
20 - daisy choker
20 Special Effects
20 - anodizing aluminum
21 - cleaning brass
22 - cleaning silver
23 - anodizing titanium
25 Special Effects Tools
25 - choosing/ making a tumbler
26 - making an anodizer
27 Making Your First Garment
28 Wire & Ring Sources, Names, Addresses
30 Designing Your Own Garments
30 - doing the math
31 Patterns
32 - steel T-shirt #1
33 - bronze 18" choker #1
34 - aluminum hiphugger skirt #1
35 - aluminum handbag, 8" X 5"
36 - bronze 30" belt
37 - aluminum bra, 32B
38 - aluminum bra, 36D with elastic
39 - aluminum bra, 40D
40 - aluminum cropped top, 34B
41 - aluminum dress, sizes 7 – 14
42 - steel open-face shoulderless hood
43 - steel open-face shouldered hood
44 - knit-5-drop-1 daisy choker
45 - stainless steel hackey sack
46 - stainless steel round pot scrubber
47 - stainless steel flyout skirt