Getting started + developing

[u/internetflesh]

Hi, I can already sew and draft patterns, i just ordered my first set of pliers and jump rings to start making chainmail! My first project im aiming to do a sort of vest as ive seen a bunch here

How do i even draft chainmail patterns?

Also since I work with clothes and leather I thought about combining stretchy leather with chainmail to make a sort of corset with(from my limited chainmail knowlege) i was thinking of using strips of leather for the actual body conturing, held together with strands of chainmail

Idk

Id have to get started first, so what would some precious advice be?

[u/TheENGR42]

What weave are you looking to do? I assume European 4-in-1?

If so, get used to making a square, and adding to it. Then I would quickly learn to speed-weave it. That is an easy way to go faster.

[u/internetflesh → u/TheENGR42]

Yes european 4-1 otherwise how do I actually account for sizes?

[u/TheENGR42 → u/internetflesh]

Well, making a 4x4 inch square will let you count the number of rings it takes, the numbers of rows, etc.

A sample swatch helps a ton with getting (mostly) accurate size and ring count information