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On this page you will find links to many of the instruction sets that I have created in my time as a mailler. Each one is accompanied by carefully rendered 3D images that should clearly demonstrate how to make the weave. A note on the names - when you see "X-1" in the name, that means that each ring in the weave passes through X other rings. Thus, European 4-1 has four rings passing through every other ring. This is a standard naming system and is consistent for all weaves except the sheet Japanese weaves.
Got a request? Email me and I'll work on it.

Current instruction count: 37 sets.

European-based weaves

Beginner's European 4 in 1
European 4-1 The most basic weave in maille, a common armor design.

Kingsmaille A simple variant on Euro 4-1, with every link doubled. No piccy. I've never actually made it.

Expanding circle coif One of two basic methods for building coif tops and other circles.

Box chain A basic jewelry weave. Still nada in the pictures department.

Byzantine 1
Byzantine 2 A simple, but beautiful, jewelry weave. #1 is better for beginners, #2 for speedweavers.

Trizantine A variant on Byzantine.

Roundmaille A heavy weave, similar to box but with three sides.

Turkish Roundmaille As roundmaille is to box chain, Turkish roundmaille is to Byzantine.

Inverted Roundmalle A very stiff variant of roundmaille

Box Sheet 1
Box Sheet 2 Two methods for turning the box chain weave into a sheet. Yet more weaves I have not made. Fun.

Elfweave An interesting jewelry chain.

Elfsheet The sheet version of Elfweave

Serpent's Spine An unusual vertical weave with sculptural applications. Given that I haven't actually made it, I'm going to have a hard time finding pictures of it.

Dragonscale
A dense and heavy weave remniscent of the scales of a dragon. Hence the name.

Persian-based weaves

Full Persian One of the basic jewelry weaves. Very intricate and beautiful.

Half Persian 3 in 1 A delicate weave that's very fast to make, once you know it.

Half-Persian 3-1 Sheet 5 One of three ways to turn the Half Persian 3-1 chain into a sheet. My personal favorite.

Half Persian 3 in 1 Sheet 6 An alternative method for turing Half Persian 3-1 into a sheet. This dense weave forms parallelograms instead of rectangles. Definitely a beautiful weave. I have made this. Just not in large quantities yet.

Half Persian 4 in 1 One of the most difficult common jewelry weaves. It's worth it.

Half Persian 2 in 1 sheet 4 An interesting sheet weave that's rather tricky. The instructions are based on Milo's own. You know, I have examples for less than half of the weaves shown here.

Half Persian Chain Variants How to make three kinds of HP 6-1, with some theory Not of these weaves, sorry.

Not Again One of the Half-Persian sheet weaves turned on its side. A personal invention.

GSG Half-Persian sheet turned on its side, another form. Good jewelry.

Japanese (or Oriental) based weaves

Oriental 6-1 One of two basic Oriental sheet weaves Nay, young one. No graphical representation awaits you here.

Japanese 4 in 1 cube A simple three-dimensional weave.

Miscellaneous Weaves

Euro-Persian Hybrid (EPH) An unusual courduroy-style weave.

Spiral A simple and elegant spiral chain. Ixnay on the icturepay.

Viperscale A jewelry weave made by Lady Lockeout I should get rid of this column.

This is not Food An interesting spiral weave that does not unwind. Yet another weave that I have not actually made.

Trinity A unique three in one sheet weave

Not-Strictly-Maille Weaves

Foxtail The simplest weave in the completely closed-construction weave family. A bit like tying rubber bands together.

Single Loop in Loop The metal version of the Foxtail weave. Requires soldered links. I'll get a picture of this thing once I get my scanner working again, okay?

Loop in Loop Variants I chucked all of the loop in loop variants here. They're fairly similar.

Not-Strictly-Maille-At-All

Soldering primer An introduction to soldering, with an emphasis on jewelry. You know, pictures really wouldn't make sense for this one.

Simple hooks How to make some basic hooks from wire

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All items on this site are copyright 2002 Chris Weisiger (a.k.a. Derakon). That's right - I made everything on this site. Reproduction of any of my work in whole or in part requires my express consent.

European-based weaves
Beginner's European 4 in 1 European 4-1	The most basic weave in maille, a common armor design.
Kingsmaille	A simple variant on Euro 4-1, with every link doubled.	No piccy. I've never actually made it.
Expanding circle coif	One of two basic methods for building coif tops and other circles.
Box chain	A basic jewelry weave.	Still nada in the pictures department.
Byzantine 1 Byzantine 2	A simple, but beautiful, jewelry weave. #1 is better for beginners, #2 for speedweavers.
Trizantine	A variant on Byzantine.
Roundmaille	A heavy weave, similar to box but with three sides.
Turkish Roundmaille	As roundmaille is to box chain, Turkish roundmaille is to Byzantine.
Inverted Roundmalle	A very stiff variant of roundmaille
Box Sheet 1 Box Sheet 2	Two methods for turning the box chain weave into a sheet.	Yet more weaves I have not made. Fun.
Elfweave	An interesting jewelry chain.
Elfsheet	The sheet version of Elfweave
Serpent's Spine	An unusual vertical weave with sculptural applications.	Given that I haven't actually made it, I'm going to have a hard time finding pictures of it.
Dragonscale	A dense and heavy weave remniscent of the scales of a dragon. Hence the name.
Persian-based weaves
Full Persian	One of the basic jewelry weaves. Very intricate and beautiful.
Half Persian 3 in 1	A delicate weave that's very fast to make, once you know it.
Half-Persian 3-1 Sheet 5	One of three ways to turn the Half Persian 3-1 chain into a sheet. My personal favorite.
Half Persian 3 in 1 Sheet 6	An alternative method for turing Half Persian 3-1 into a sheet. This dense weave forms parallelograms instead of rectangles. Definitely a beautiful weave.	I have made this. Just not in large quantities yet.
Half Persian 4 in 1	One of the most difficult common jewelry weaves. It's worth it.
Half Persian 2 in 1 sheet 4	An interesting sheet weave that's rather tricky. The instructions are based on Milo's own.	You know, I have examples for less than half of the weaves shown here.
Half Persian Chain Variants	How to make three kinds of HP 6-1, with some theory	Not of these weaves, sorry.
Not Again	One of the Half-Persian sheet weaves turned on its side. A personal invention.
GSG	Half-Persian sheet turned on its side, another form. Good jewelry.
Japanese (or Oriental) based weaves
Oriental 6-1	One of two basic Oriental sheet weaves	Nay, young one. No graphical representation awaits you here.
Japanese 4 in 1 cube	A simple three-dimensional weave.
Miscellaneous Weaves
Euro-Persian Hybrid (EPH)	An unusual courduroy-style weave.
Spiral	A simple and elegant spiral chain.	Ixnay on the icturepay.
Viperscale	A jewelry weave made by Lady Lockeout	I should get rid of this column.
This is not Food	An interesting spiral weave that does not unwind.	Yet another weave that I have not actually made.
Trinity	A unique three in one sheet weave
Not-Strictly-Maille Weaves
Foxtail	The simplest weave in the completely closed-construction weave family. A bit like tying rubber bands together.
Single Loop in Loop	The metal version of the Foxtail weave. Requires soldered links.	I'll get a picture of this thing once I get my scanner working again, okay?
Loop in Loop Variants	I chucked all of the loop in loop variants here. They're fairly similar.
Not-Strictly-Maille-At-All
Soldering primer	An introduction to soldering, with an emphasis on jewelry.	You know, pictures really wouldn't make sense for this one.
Simple hooks	How to make some basic hooks from wire