You’re looking at 15,000 rings of 16ga Anodized Aluminum, 5/16th in size. It “might” be enough to make a Hauberk, or Chainmaille shirt. The Velvet Zebra found a willing volunteer to wear our very first piece of maille clothing – an incredibly talented artist. Hopefully when we have it finished for him, he will still feel that way! Stay tuned for progress reports.
This inlay is was done entirely out of 19,471 rings of 3/16″ 18ga Anodized Aluminum and measures 21″ x 24″. I’d like to say how long it took, but I kept putting it aside to do other things whenever I would run out of a color, so I lost track of how long it was taking.
The Velvet Zebra will be at the Scottish Festival in Prosser WA on June 18th. Come see us, and more men in kilts, in the heart of Washington wine country.
#TheRingLord has such amazing colors, this Spring they introduced Lime Green for a limited time, and we couldn’t resist.
Is for color and lace.
Show no fear!
On occasion we work in Copper to make custom pieces – but here is a good example of why we work almost exclusively in Anodized Aluminum… The piece in blue and silver is Anodized Aluminum, with a magnetic clasp. It weights 3 ounces and sells for $120.00. in contrast, the second piece -exactly the same pattern – in Copper and Enameled Copper, clocks in at a whopping 10 ounces, at a sell price of $220.00 and has to be finished with a toggle because no magnet will hold!
The Velvet Zebra 