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11-19-2012, 07:27 PM
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I know there are some very crafty members on this site and I was wondering if anyone knew how to make chain maille dog collars.
Here are some examples of ones I like:    | 
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11-19-2012, 07:30 PM
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| Love love love the second two, the purple especially....hmm any blue? lol
I really love non traditional choke collars like snake, doubles, and etc...
Any good sites anyone?...while we're at it 
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11-19-2012, 07:35 PM
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| Maybe find a local chapter of SCA? They might know someone who makes chain mail that might could do a dog collar. Probably easier than armour. 
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11-19-2012, 07:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Rosemary  Maybe find a local chapter of SCA? They might know someone who makes chain mail that might could do a dog collar. Probably easier than armour. | Good idea! That, and if there are any LARPs near you. Frequently players will take up those hobbies (chainmail, leatherworking, etc.) to cut down on garb costs. | |
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11-19-2012, 07:59 PM
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| That last one is amazing! Wow. I'd love to have a collar like that for Java.
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11-19-2012, 08:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Brianne29 That last one is amazing! Wow. I'd love to have a collar like that for Java. | Unfortunately with shipping its $100  | |
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11-19-2012, 08:42 PM
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| I used to make chain mail nothing as crazy as those designs just the typical "European 4-in-1 weave" your basic chain mail armor weave.... And before you ask yes I was a LARPer, and I did make a chain mail coif once OMG did that take forever! I typically made dice bags... Yes I played D&D too...
I will say that their are lots of tutorials on how to do it, and it really isn't that hard to make the "European 4-in-1 weave"
I will say for a dog collar you are going to want a thicker gauge wire and you will probably want to do a 6-in-1 weave
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11-19-2012, 08:50 PM
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 | I saw something like this @ the Nat but was worried they'd be hair pullers so didn't spring for one.
Nicely done tho for sure. Nothing like that on etsy?
*goes to look* | |
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11-19-2012, 08:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Jonesy'sMom I used to make chain mail nothing as crazy as those designs just the typical "European 4-in-1 weave" your basic chain mail armor weave.... And before you ask yes I was a LARPer, and I did make a chain mail coif once OMG did that take forever! I typically made dice bags... Yes I played D&D too...
I will say that their are lots of tutorials on how to do it, and it really isn't that hard to make the "European 4-in-1 weave"
I will say for a dog collar you are going to want a thicker gauge wire and you will probably want to do a 6-in-1 weave | I understood only a few words in this, google translate didn't help... Huh?
The collars are awesome. You know how to make them? | |
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11-19-2012, 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted by monicaei I understood only a few words in this, google translate didn't help... Huh?
The collars are awesome. You know how to make them? |
I've never made one, but I assume it wouldn't be any harder than the coif lol...
They do take a lot of time though so the price on those collars really doesn't seem unreasonable to me. Especially if you wrap and cut your own wire vs buying it...
But if you are asking to make no... I'll stick with my paracord lol...
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11-19-2012, 09:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Jonesy'sMom I've never made one, but I assume it wouldn't be any harder than the coif lol...
They do take a lot of time though so the price on those collars really doesn't seem unreasonable to me. Especially if you wrap and cut your own wire vs buying it...
But if you are asking to make no... I'll stick with my paracord lol... | I thought these were paracord? Same look, different material? | |
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11-19-2012, 09:07 PM
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Originally Posted by monicaei I thought these were paracord? Same look, different material? | Nope. Metal wire. They look like they might have paracord to add some color, but the collar itself is metal.
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11-19-2012, 09:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Rosemary Nope. Metal wire. They look like they might have paracord to add some color, but the collar itself is metal. | nope allllllll metal, the color is just colored metal Crystal Healing for Animals and Pets is my favorite choice but $100 requires some serious thought...
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11-19-2012, 09:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Jonesy'sMom I used to make chain mail nothing as crazy as those designs just the typical "European 4-in-1 weave" your basic chain mail armor weave.... And before you ask yes I was a LARPer, and I did make a chain mail coif once OMG did that take forever! I typically made dice bags... Yes I played D&D too...
I will say that their are lots of tutorials on how to do it, and it really isn't that hard to make the "European 4-in-1 weave"
I will say for a dog collar you are going to want a thicker gauge wire and you will probably want to do a 6-in-1 weave | Yeah chain mail dice bags. I've frequently coveted those (though the one I crocheted with gray yarn looks vaguely chain main esque) 
(for the record, I still play D&D. Well, in the Spring and Summer. For Fall and Winter, we're World of Darkness in this house). | |
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11-19-2012, 09:23 PM
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| I'd love to play D&D still but I find some people are a little nuts about it... I miss my old friends.
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Originally Posted by Jonesy'sMom I'd love to play D&D still but I find some people are a little nuts about it... I miss my old friends. | It's hard to find a "just right" group, that is a fact. We're lucky that we met the people we did in college, and just after. | |
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11-20-2012, 07:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Q734 I saw something like this @ the Nat but was worried they'd be hair pullers so didn't spring for one.
Nicely done tho for sure. Nothing like that on etsy?
*goes to look* | Well done chainmail won't pull. But take a close look at the rings and make sure they are well-closed.
I have a chainmail headpiece I can wear on my thin, dry, friizzy hair and it doesn't pull.
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11-20-2012, 09:29 AM
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| JM can't twist your arm now can we?  lol
I have emailed a few, I just don't know why some are 100 and some are 50 I assume its the weight? But we'll see. One person told me I can't use it with a leash as it will break and to use it as a vanity collar  so if thats true he'd have to wear 2 collars. | |
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