Hello everyone! I just got on this forum so I hope this isn't, like, some obnoxious newbie question that actually gets asked and answered constantly.
So, I am not very new to chainmaille itself but I am fairly new to, I guess... The academic (for lack of better word) side of it. I've mostly just done European or Japanese sheets, or some byzantine chains. Only recently have I really started being more interested in making more ornate jewelry-type stuff (as opposed to just a big piece of armor) and I'm so lost by all the terminology used in the "filter" functions of like the M.A.I.L. weaves collection, or Maillepedia on here? Like out of all the filter categories on the Maillepedia here, the "Weave Families" is the only one that makes any sense to me, but even then I really can't visualize the particulars of why stuff like Trizantine or Ravensara would be in the "European" family, for example.
So I was just wondering if there's any sorts of resources that kinda go into the explanations of all this terminology and exactly what qualities of weaves they describe? I have a few projects in mind that I have sort of a vision for but I could only really describe the qualities I'm looking for in plain English, so I'd really like to learn the vocabulary I need to hunt down particular sorts of weaves on my own.
Thanks for any help! ^-^
So, I am not very new to chainmaille itself but I am fairly new to, I guess... The academic (for lack of better word) side of it. I've mostly just done European or Japanese sheets, or some byzantine chains. Only recently have I really started being more interested in making more ornate jewelry-type stuff (as opposed to just a big piece of armor) and I'm so lost by all the terminology used in the "filter" functions of like the M.A.I.L. weaves collection, or Maillepedia on here? Like out of all the filter categories on the Maillepedia here, the "Weave Families" is the only one that makes any sense to me, but even then I really can't visualize the particulars of why stuff like Trizantine or Ravensara would be in the "European" family, for example.
So I was just wondering if there's any sorts of resources that kinda go into the explanations of all this terminology and exactly what qualities of weaves they describe? I have a few projects in mind that I have sort of a vision for but I could only really describe the qualities I'm looking for in plain English, so I'd really like to learn the vocabulary I need to hunt down particular sorts of weaves on my own.
Thanks for any help! ^-^