Mailler Question - Structural Maille

It has been a few weeks since we had a Mailler Question of the Week, but we are back. This week the question is 'Have you ever considered making a structural maille piece, and what would you make if you were going to make a structural piece?'

This sparked something of a conversation on our forum, so let's see what was said.

Harmony In Metal - I would love to do a structural piece. I have no idea what though, maybe some kind of home decor item like candle holders to start with.

Liv N Good Jewelry - I've seen some very cool bowls, but they seem a little advanced. I'd probably start with a hackey sack or something.

Barb's Designs - No don't know if I will try that as of yet. They are awesome to look at though!

Little Metal Merchant -
I thought about doing a bag once but only got as far as half a bag and ended up taking it apart and using it for jewelry. Chainmaille curtains would be pretty cool but they would take forever to make.

Harmony In Metal -
Curtains would be fabulous. I've actually started one for a small window in the house but it will probably take me years to finish because I only work on it in spurts.

Square Wire Chainmaille

A Collection by Liv'N Good Jewelry

Liv'N Good Jewelry

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Ravishing Reds

We are back with another feature of the talented members of the ArtFire Chainmaille Guild. In keeping with the upcoming day of romance, St. Valentine's Day, we have a range of Ravishing Red creations from our members.



As always you can see even more fabulous creations by clicking the links to the left of the blog to visit our member studios.

And dont forget to leave us a comment about the types of items you would like to see more of.

Non Jewellery Chainmaille

Yes, sometimes Chainmaille is not created as an item of jewellery. Many of our guild members create items that are not jewellery items. This spotlight is just a taste of what has been created by our amazing members.



You can see more non jewellery items by clicking on the member studio links to the left of the blog.
And remember to leave us a comment about the types of items you would like to see featured.

Japanese Inspired

Welcome to the latest feature from the ArtFire Chainmaille Guild. This time round we are featuring some of the creations by our members that include or are inspired by Japanese weaves. Japanese weaves are quite versatile and look great in many different metals, and work well for the inclusion of rubber rings to make stretchy pieces.
So here a just a few of the many creations from our guild members.



If you would like to see more, just drop by our member studios. You can find the links to the left of the blog. If there is a particular weave or metal or type of piece you would like to see, then feel free to post a comment and will we do a feature soon.

Sparkle and Shine.

We are here with another fabulous feature of the amazing talents of the ArtFire Chainmaille Guild. This time we are featuring some wonderful sparkly and shiny creations.



There are many more wonderful creations in the studios of our members, which you can visit via the links to the left of the blog.

Oodles of Earrings!

Here we are again, with another great feature on some of the items from the ArtFire Chainmaille Guild. This time round we thought we would showcase some of the awesome earrings available from our members.
Chainmaille earrings are great, there are so many possibilities, colours, metals and weaves, not to mention the addition of beads, gemstones and crystals.
This spotlight is just a very small sample of the earrings created by our members and available on ArtFire.



You can see many more wonderful creations by following the links to member studios on the left of the blog.