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fmerg · Post by **fmerg** » Sat Apr 16, 2005 9:48 pm

this is gonna be a hoodie if i can find info on how to make the sleeves and couff
the main part is 4 in 1 the pocket is done in 6 in 1
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http://yewter.com/eric/2005-04-16-dscf0001.jpg
http://yewter.com/eric/2005-04-16-dscf0002.jpg
http://yewter.com/eric/2005-04-16-dscf0003.jpg

Mek1485 · Post by **Mek1485** » Sat Apr 16, 2005 10:29 pm

jst a question, why the pocket?

and is that u, or ur son?

otherwise, looks gr8, keep on at it, there are heaps of sites with tons of info on how to do the sleaves, and armpits, and coif. so jst seek and you shall find.

Kind regards,
Matt

Alcyoneus · Post by **Alcyoneus** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 1:32 am

Oh, you should call it 'mail' instead of 'chain mail', it is the proper term, and it will make you sound more knowledgeable. :-)

Konstantin the Red · Post by **Konstantin the Red** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 3:18 am

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/trevor.barker/farisles/guilds/armour/mail.htm Section 4 holds everything you need for both a coif and a shirt, including sleeves. The simplest kind of sleeve to make with what you have so far is the Extended-Row/Open-Hang sleeve, which just runs your linkrows around the armholes of your shirt straight out, and down your arms. Only slightly more complicated is the 90-Degree/Closed-Hang sleeve, so named for the angle the linkrows of shoulder and sleeve intersect at. These are joined with a 90-degree join, illustrated in the Trevor Barker page above. The Extended-Row only has a few inches of 90-Degree join in each armpit; the 90-Degree has 90-degree join running all along the outside of each shoulder strap, quite like the shoulder seam on a T-shirt.

http://www.mailleartisans.org/articles/articledisplay.cgi?key=6844 A general look at several ways of making mailshirts. People tell me they've found it helpful.

http://www.chainmailleboard.com/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=8&t=6520&s=565e87c932fb55b217277334bab065b8 These pics sort of go with my article above. Scroll down from Fig. B to find Fig. A -- I wasn't entirely successful in getting things in order!

With a shoulder section built as yours is (Barrel & Straps or European Unmodified Square as far as I can tell -- a top view would definitively show what we've got), I'd recommend filling in the corners of the neckhole a bit, to make the neckhole an octagonal shape, so it will be easier to link the coif with the shirt. You can put more rows in under the armpits, too; build everything up higher there, like about seven or eight linkrows. This will allow the sleeves to be lighter weight. You will end up with an armhole that looks like a capital D lying on its back. Are you going for long sleeves or short?

Strongbow · Post by **Strongbow** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 9:19 am

I think he's making a "hoodie" sweatshirt out of mail. In which case I say: ROCK ON! It's looking cool. And would be useful in gang fights if it was made of rivetted mail.

Patrick Sain · Post by **Patrick Sain** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 10:43 am

I like that...

Darn.... and I promised I wouldn't make another hauberk top again. That style mght actually sell for what I think my time is worth.

Maybe after I finish the two hwlms I have started, the three skull-caps I've been asked to do, and all of the jewelry I need for the next show, I will ponder it.

fmerg · Post by **fmerg** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 9:02 pm

tyhanks great info will post the hoodie when done

Konstantin the Red wrote:http://homepage.ntlworld.com/trevor.barker/farisles/guilds/armour/mail.htm Section 4 holds everything you need for both a coif and a shirt, including sleeves. The simplest kind of sleeve to make with what you have so far is the Extended-Row/Open-Hang sleeve, which just runs your linkrows around the armholes of your shirt straight out, and down your arms. Only slightly more complicated is the 90-Degree/Closed-Hang sleeve, so named for the angle the linkrows of shoulder and sleeve intersect at. These are joined with a 90-degree join, illustrated in the Trevor Barker page above. The Extended-Row only has a few inches of 90-Degree join in each armpit; the 90-Degree has 90-degree join running all along the outside of each shoulder strap, quite like the shoulder seam on a T-shirt.

http://www.mailleartisans.org/articles/articledisplay.cgi?key=6844 A general look at several ways of making mailshirts. People tell me they've found it helpful.

http://www.chainmailleboard.com/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=8&t=6520&s=565e87c932fb55b217277334bab065b8 These pics sort of go with my article above. Scroll down from Fig. B to find Fig. A -- I wasn't entirely successful in getting things in order!

With a shoulder section built as yours is (Barrel & Straps or European Unmodified Square as far as I can tell -- a top view would definitively show what we've got), I'd recommend filling in the corners of the neckhole a bit, to make the neckhole an octagonal shape, so it will be easier to link the coif with the shirt. You can put more rows in under the armpits, too; build everything up higher there, like about seven or eight linkrows. This will allow the sleeves to be lighter weight. You will end up with an armhole that looks like a capital D lying on its back. Are you going for long sleeves or short?

fmerg · Post by **fmerg** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 9:04 pm

that is my youngest son the mail was made by my oldest son
it has a pocket because the hoodie sweat shrits have them
he is crossing the old with the new

Matthew Bartlett wrote:jst a question, why the pocket?

and is that u, or ur son?

otherwise, looks gr8, keep on at it, there are heaps of sites with tons of info on how to do the sleaves, and armpits, and coif. so jst seek and you shall find.

Kind regards,
Matt