Chainmaille Jewelry

CHAINMAILLE (also known as chainmail, or simply maille) is typically armor or jewelry made by connecting metal rings to one another to create various patterns.  The rings are made by coiling wire around a mandrel and then cutting them. This creates a ring that has a gap the thickness of the saw blade with the ends offset by the diameter of the wire. Using pliers, the rings are linked—one at a time—into a pattern.  Chainmaille can be made from virtually any material that can be formed into a circle.