📿 Wire Weaving Workshop: Techniques and Projects for Chain Maille Jewelry Review

This is the best letter book I have found and I think I have it all. I am a GIA graduate and have been in the jewelry business for over 25 years. Karen Caron has covered everything in this book, it is the most complete and thoughtful text I have found. Hats off to Miss Caron's excellent performance! She really thought through the designs carefully, including the necessary info with sensible jump ring sizes, not some non-standard identifiers I've found in other books. I have completed several…

I hesitated for a long time between this book and the other but I'm so glad I chose this one after reading so many reviews on each. The book contains the most complete instructions on how to use chain mail with a chart/CGI instead of images, using different colors to indicate different rings. There are a few weaves that I still don't understand, such as Jen Pind, but it's hard for a lot of people to understand. The main part of the book is that it provides instructions for basic weaves and with

This is Fong's book to be honest, but finally here is a book on Mail Weave, mostly about skill development, not projects, the variations of several techniques cover. My first book on chain mail was the classic Great Wire Jewelry by Irene Frome Peterson. Chain Maille Jewelry by Karen Karon appears to be the heir to Peterson's book. This is an anthology of chainmail weaving. There are some great chain jewelry books and DVDs out there right now, and those who are into chain mail already have them.