Notes from the Workshop
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Read more: Styling Chainmaille for Everyday Ease
Styling Chainmaille for Everyday Ease
Chainmaille doesn’t always need a forest backdrop or a Viking hall. Sometimes, it belongs in the hum of the every day, layered over denim and paired with a quiet moment. This week, we’ve styled our blue-and-grey chainmaille Winterborne for a modern setting—coffee in hand, jacket unzipped, and sunlight catching the shimmer of silver scales. Cool…
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Read more: Styling Chainmaille for Everyday ConfidenceStyling Chainmaille for Everyday Confidence
Chainmaille doesn’t have to wait for a battlefield or a festival. Sometimes, it belongs at a café, paired with denim and a quiet smile. This week, we’ve styled a bronze-scaled chest piece. It’s usually reserved for mythic realms. Now, it’s styled for a modern moment: coffee in hand, sunlight in auburn hair, and armor worn…
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Read more: Styling Chainmaille for Modern LifeStyling Chainmaille for Modern Life
Chainmaille isn’t just for battlefields or fantasy realms. In our studio, it’s woven with intention—for everyday wear, quiet strength, and unexpected elegance. This week, we’ve styled one of our favorite pieces for a casual café setting. The result? A look that turns heads without shouting, blending mythic texture with modern ease. Layered for Comfort and…
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Read more: Does this mean we’re Fancy?
Does this mean we’re Fancy?
So you’re doing it. You navigated the weirdness and learned what it takes to be a successful Art or Craft Show Vendor, peddling your Handmade Goods to the masses. Cool! But as you spend time between Shows, putting your product images and details online in your free web page because you learned – either ahead…
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Read more: Seriously, can NOTHING be Simple?
Seriously, can NOTHING be Simple?
You’re an Artist. You make something wonderful, by your own hand, and you want to start selling it. Good for you! But you have questions – like: How much should I charge? Do I need my own webpage? Should I sign up with Etsy? Are Facebook / Instagram Ads really the way to spend my…
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Read more: This Time, it’s Personal!
This Time, it’s Personal!
We’ve seen some things, man, and some stuff. A woman was in our booth one lovely summer day, chatting us up. The topic somehow ventured away from our products to the various surgeries she’s had over the years. We can’t even pretend we know how that happened, but before we knew it, up went her…
The Courage of Color
When most people think of chainmaille, they envision silver—cool, metallic, traditional, reminiscent of knights and history books. However, modern chainmaille, the kind we weave ring by ring, presents a completely different narrative. It bursts with color, exudes expressiveness, boldness, and for many, that boldness can feel a bit intimidating. We encounter this scenario frequently: someone…
Chainmaille as Modern Armor: Why We Wear What Makes Us Feel Strong
There’s a reason we reach for certain pieces when we need to feel grounded, brave, or a little more ourselves. Jewelry has always been more than decoration. It’s a signal, a story, a shield. And for many of us, Chainmaille is the closest thing we have to modern armor. We don’t expect battle, but we…
Bold is Beautiful. Wearing a Statement Necklace with Ease.
This Byzantine chainmaille necklace—three lush shades of green, held together with larger silver rings—might seem bold at first glance. It’s intricate, significant, unapologetically present. And yet, on her, it doesn’t overwhelm. It enhances. There’s a quiet confidence in choosing a piece that others might call “too big.” But what does that even mean? Too bold…
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