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CHAINMAIL MAKING BOOK BIBLIOGRAPHY

(last updated: June, 2017)

This is the skimpiest bibliography/collection of books on a subject I own. It's not because I haven't wanted to see more on the subject - there just isn't a whole lot out there. What is out there is mostly for making jewelry, not armor. I doubt this is all of it, but it's what I've found. If you have more information to add, please contact me! I love making chainmail - I have a shirt I made of high-carbon steel that I've had hot blued so that it has that gorgeous blue/black sheen. If you've worked with metal, you know exactly what I'm talking about!

I came to this discipline through the Society of Creative Anachronisms when I was a teenager, and have taken it back up and played with it off and on over the years. I am fascinated by its having gone mainstream with jewelry makers, who have developed some amazing variations on the basic patterns I learned mumble,mumble years ago.

I intend to supplement this bibliography with tutorials eventually with lots of pix of my equipment and examples of 4-ring, 6-ring, working with sheets, working in round (for fitting one's head), and showing how to add and subtract links in order to get a good fit. Making chainmail isn't hard with the right tools. For now, here's what reading materials I've been able to gather over the years. I only have a few Reviews up yet because I'm still looking for the main boxes of armor and armor making in my storage unit. I'm sorry I don't have more up yet, but I felt providing at least this much would be a help to some people.

There is a professional organization for knitters of chain mail(focusing on jewelry):
http://www.mailleartisans.org/

CHAINMAIL MAKING BOOKS

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Journals and Magazines

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Basics of Chain Maille, by Lauren Andersen (Booklet:2010)
Notes: 31 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: Artistic Wire, Valley Twp., PA; ISBN: None;

Advanced Chain Maille, by Lauren Andersen (Booklet:2010)
Notes: 39 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: Artistic Wire, Valley Twp., PA; ISBN: None;

Making Chain Mail jewelry: The Absolute Beginners Guide, by Lauren Andersen (Booklet:2013)
Notes: 96 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: Kalmbach Books, Waukesha, WI; ISBN: 9780871164803;

Creative Chain Mail Jewelry, by Art Jewelry & Bead&Button Magazines (TPB:2011)
Notes: 96 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: Kalmbach, Waukesha, WI; ISBN: 0871164213;

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The Palladium Book of Weapons & Armour, compiled by Matthew Balent (TPB:1981)
Notes: 50 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: Palladium Books, Detroit, Mich.; ISBN: None;

Easy Chain Mail: 6 Projects(Easy-Does-It), by Bead&Button Magazine (TPB:2007)
Notes: 19 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: Kalmbach Books, Waukesha, WI; ISBN: 0890247153;

Making Wire & Bead Jewelry, by Janice Berkebile, Tracy Stanley (TPB:2012)
Notes: 144 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: Lark Crafts, NY; ISBN: 1454702870;

Weave Wrap Coil, by Jodi Bombardier (TPB:2010)
Notes: 128 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: Interweave Press, Loveland, CO; ISBN13: 9781596682009;

Chain Mail: The History of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry 1798-1991, by John Brereton (HC:???)
Notes: 320 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: Hyperion Books; ISBN: 0948251670;
History book - don't know yet how many references in it pertain to chain mail...

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Woven Wire Jewelry, by Linda L. Chandler (TPB:2004)
Notes: 144 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: Interweave Press, Loveland, CO; ISBN13: 9781931499576;

Getting Started Making Wire Jewelry and More, by Linda Chandler, Christina R. Ritchey (TPB:2005)
Notes: 96 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: Interweave Press, Loveland, CO; ISBN: 193149987X;

Making Wire Jewelry: 60 Easy Projects in Silver, Copper & Brass, by Helen Clegg & Mary Larom (TPB:1997)
Notes: 112 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: Lark Books, Asheville, NC; ISBN: 1887374002X;

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Wire Jewelry Crocheted Knitted Twisted Beaded: 35 Stunning Step-by-Step Projects, by Chrissie Day (TPB:2006)
Notes: 128 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: North Light Books, Cincinnati, OH; ISBN: 158180881X;

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The Armourer and his Craft: From the XIth to the XVIth Century, by Charles John Ffoulkes (TPB:1988)
Notes: 256 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: Dover Publications, Inc., Mineola, NY; ISBN: 0486258513;
Originally published: London:Methuen, 1912

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Braided Wire Jewelry, by Loretta Henry (TPB:1997)
Notes: 64 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: Schiffer Publishing, Atglen, PA; ISBN: 0887408672;

Fabulous Woven Jewelry: Plaiting, Coiling Knotting Looping Twining with Fiber & Metal, by Mary Hettmansperger (TPB:2006)
Notes: 160 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: Lark Books, Asheville, NC; ISBN: 1579906141;

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Creating Wire and Beaded Jewelry: Over 35 Beautiful Projects, by Linda Jones (TPB:2004)
Notes: 128 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: North Light Books, Cincinnati, OH; ISBN: 1581806329;

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Chain Maille Jewelry Workshop, by Karen Karon (TPB:2012)
Notes: 159 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: Interweave Press, Loveland, CO; ISBN13: 9781596686458;

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Chain Mail Armored Knight, by Claude Lamontagne (TPB:2001)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: ADLM, Inc.; ISBN: 2980731900;
This is a children's combination "How To" and history book

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The Fighter's Handbook, by Phillip McDown (TPB:1980)
Notes: ??? pages; Country: USA; Publisher: Society for Creative Anachronisms; ISBN: none;

Wire Art Jewelry, by Sharilyn Miller (TPB:2009)
Notes: 200 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: Interweave Press, Loveland, CO; ISBN13: 9781596684089;

Chained: Create Gorgeous Chain Mail Jewelry One Ring at a Time, by Rebeca Mojica (TPB:2010)
Notes: 144 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: North Light Books, Cincinnati, OH; ISBN: 1440303088;

Chain Mail Armour Made Easy, by A. Moore (TPB:2005)
Notes: 20 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Harlot Publications; ISBN: None;

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Wire Style: 50 Unique Jewelry Designs, by Denise Peck (TPB:2008)
Notes: 120 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: Interweave Press, Loveland, CO; ISBN: 1596680709;

Great Wire Jewelry: Projects and Techniques, by Irene From Peterson (HC:1998)
Notes: 60 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: Lark Books, Asheville, NC; ISBN: 1579900933;

Silver Wire Jewelry: Projects to Coil, Braid & Knit, by Irene From Peterson (HC:2005)
Notes: 80 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: Lark Books, Asheville, NC; ISBN: 1579906451;

Unconventional Chain Mail Jewelry, by Laura Poplin (TPB:2012)
Notes: 112 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: Kalmbach Books, Waukesha, WI; ISBN: 0871164337;

Chain and Bead Jewelry Creative Connections: New Techniques for Wire-Wrapping and Bead-Setting, by Scott David Plumlee (TPB:2009)
Notes: 160 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications, NY; ISBN: 0823024857;

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Wire-Jewelry Workshop: Techniques for Working with Wire and Beads, by Susan Ray (TPB:2008)
Notes: 128 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: Krause Publications; ISBN: 0896896684;

Classic Chain Mail Jewelry: A Treasury of Weaves, by Sue Ripsch (TPB:2010)
Notes: 95 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: Kalmbach Books, Waukesha, WI; ISBN: 0871164078;

Classic Chain Mail Jewelry With a Twist, by Sue Ripsch (TPB:2013)
Notes: 95 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: Kalmbach Books, Waukesha, WI; ISBN13: 9780871164834;
Mrs. Ripsch has a website: http://jewelrybysueonline.com/

Silver Threads: Making Wire Filigree jewelry, by Jeanne Rhodes-Moen (TPB:2006)
Notes: 112 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: Kalmbach Books, Waukesha, WI; ISBN: 0871162210;

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Creative Silver Chains: 20 Dazzling Designs, by Chantal L. Saunders (HC:2005)
Notes: 112 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: Lark Books, Asheville, NC; ISBN: 157990615X;

A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor in All Countries and In All Times(Together with some closely related subjects), by George Cameron Stone (HC:1989)
Notes: 694 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: Jack Brussel, NY; ISBN: 0517065878;

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Chain Mail Jewelry: Contemporary Designs from Classic Techniques, by Terry Taylor, Dylan Whyte (HC:2006)
Notes: 144 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: Sterling Publishing Co., NY; ISBN: 1579907237;

Practical Chainmail in the Current Middle Ages, by Gypsey Teague (TPB:2011)
Notes: 94 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: www.upstatesteampunk.com; ISBN: 1466475951;

Link It! Colorful Chain Mail Jewelry with Robber O-Rings, by Susan Thomas (TPB:2008)
Notes: 104 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: Lark Books, Inc., Asheville, NC; ISBN: 1600591566;

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Enameling on Metal, by Oppi Untracht (HC:1957)
Notes: 191 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: Chilton Co., NY; ISBN: None;

Metal Techniques for Craftsmen: a basic manual for craftsmen on the methods of forming and decorating metals, by Oppi Untracht (HC:1968)
Notes: 509 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: Doubleday, NY; ISBN: 0385030274;

Jewelry Concepts & Techniques, by Oppi Untracht (HC:1982)
Notes: 864 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: Doubleday & Co., NY; ISBN: 0385041853;
Chain mail on pages 196-203

Traditional Jewelry of India, by Oppi Untracht (HC:1997)
Notes: 432 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., NY; ISBN: 0810938863;

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Arms and Armor, by Vesey Norman (HC:1964)
Notes: 128 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: GP Putnams Sons, NY; ISBN: 0706400348;

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The Art of Chain Mail: Vol. 1, European Patterns, by Dylan Whyte (Sprlbnd:2002)
Notes: 63 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: Self, Gore Bay, Ontario; ISBN: 0973098317;
Mr. Whyte has a website: http://artofchainmail.com/

Beaded Chain Mail Jewelry: Timeless Techniques with a Twist, by Dylan Whyte (TPB:2009)
Notes: 144 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: Lark Books, Asheville, NC; ISBN: 1600592201;

Brassey's Book of Body Armor, by Robert C. Woosnam-Savage, Ray Hutchins (HC:2002)
Notes: 160 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: Potomac Books; ISBN: 1574882937;

Inspired Wire: Learn to Twist, Jig, Bend, Hammer and Wrap, by Cynthia B. Wuller (TPB:2008)
Notes: 112 pages; Country: USA; Publisher: Kalmbach Books, Waukesha, WI; ISBN: 0871162563;

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CHAIN MAIL MAGAZINE BIBLIOGRAPHY

"Antiquaries Journal", Published by Journal of the Arms and Armor Society (Began Publication:???)
Notes: Ended Publication: Unknown; Publishing Frequency: Unknown; Size: Unknown; Country: UK; ISSN: Unknown; Type: History;
"The Mail-Makers Technique" by E. Martin Burgess, Vol. 33, pp 48-55, 193-202

"Art Jewelry", Published by Kalmbach Publishing Co., Waukesha, WI (Began Publication:???)
Notes: Ended Publication: Unknown; Publishing Frequency: Unknown; Size: Magazine; Country: USA; ISSN: Unknown; Type: Crafting/Collecting; Website: http:// ;

"Bead&Button", Published by Kalmbach Publishing Co., Waukesha, WI (Began Publication:February 1994)
Notes: Ended Publication: Ongoing; Publishing Frequency: BiMonthly; Size: Magazine; Language: English;
      ISSN: 1072-4931; Type: Craft for beads, buttons, macrame, polymer clay and wirework;
      There are only a small handful of tatting projects in this run...
      Current website: http://www.facetjewelry.com/magazine/bead-button

"Costume & Dressmaker", Published by Costume & Dressmaker Press (Began Publication: Aug. 1996)
Notes: Ended Publication: Unknown; Publishing Frequency: Unknown; Size: Magazine; Country: USA; ISSN: Unknown; Type: Crafting;

"Step by Step Wire Jewelry", Published by Interweave Press, Loveland, CO (Began Publication: February 2005)
Notes: Ended Publication: Ongoing; Publishing Frequency: Bimonthly; Size: magazine; Country: USA; ISSN: 1555-9399; Type: Crafting; website: http://www.stepbystepwire.com/;

"Wirework", Published by Kalmbach Publishing Co., (Began Publication: February 2005)
Notes: Ended Publication: Ongoing; Publishing Frequency: Biyearly; Size: magazine; Country: USA; ISSN: 1949-839X; Type: Crafting; website: http://www.WireworkMag.com/;
This is a branching title of "Bead & Button"

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