Happy Birthday America! What else happens in July this year? Game of Thrones returns! The Velvet Zebra may not be the Mother of Dragons, but we do enjoy adding to the brood. This little charmer is the biggest of the bunch, made with Anodized Aluminum using a traditional Japanese 8-in-2 pattern for the head andContinue reading “Here there be dragons!”
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Fashion!
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 stillContinue reading “Fashion!”
Under The Sea
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 wasContinue reading “Under The Sea”
Scottish Festival
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.
New colors
#TheRingLord has such amazing colors, this Spring they introduced Lime Green for a limited time, and we couldn’t resist.
April
Is for color and lace.
Color!
Show no fear!
More copper work
Copper!
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 sameContinue reading “Copper!”
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