Project Elf Chain Continues (again)!
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janestarzAt Steelweaver's place yesterday I really made some progress!
While Steelweaver sorted through her inventory of UFO's (2102, year of the UFO) and took pictures of each project, I worked on ripping the bands of Marianne's hem and sorting out chain mail. I forgot my good camera therefor I'm afraid you're going to have to settle for phonecam pictures.
The Project continues under the cut.
I have already successfully worn the Elf Chain to Drachenfest and enjoyed it (pictorial evidence here). It's a light shirt, but because my muscles are untrained I tend to slouch a bit.
The shirt did get a bit damaged. This is probably due to marching and taking it off and putting it on because I've not yet been hit while wearing it. I noticed that the sides had a bent ring or two and the armscyes as well. This was easily enough fixed.
When I was in Delft, I put on the shirt and showed Steelweaver the length of the sleeves and how I intended to do the armscye. The armscye will be in next week's post, because first I wanted to lengthen the sleeves. I estimated it would need four scales (vertically) to very nearly reach the inside of my elbow.
The bottom row of scales had been stabilised with a ring to make them 'hang better' so this first had to be taken off again. Sorry for blurry picture, this one is the worst of the lot, so bear with me. And the colours are off. I'll never forget my good camera again, OK?
You can also see I've attached the small sheet of European four-in-one as bottom sleeve.
Taking the rings off was easily done. Steelweaver pulled projects out of a big mail sack. "Oh, hey! You remember this one!" was often heard.
Next, I needed to attach more scales to the bottom of the top sleeve. In straight lines like these, it's simpler to attach two rows at a time, since the scales are already connected in a string of scales. It takes a bit of getting used to, but you can simply connect one scale to the previous row, and skip the next scale. Because the pattern is diamond-shaped, this all works out.
You might be able to make it out in the above picture. The scale you're working with connects diagonally to the previous row. You skip the scale of the row before that, which it will line up with. The next scale on the string is skipped, and the second scale is attached to the other side of the last scale you were working with from the previous row.
Does this make sense? It does to me.
This way you attach two rows in one movement from left to right, and since I only needed to add four rows, I was done quickly enough on each sleeve.
You might not be able to make it out in this picture, but the green rings I have used to stabilise the bottom row of scales with, are a bit discoloured when compared to the bottom sleeve 4-in-1. Since the chainmail shirt is not that old, it might be the rubbing up against the gambeson that wore it down a bit or perhaps it's the grease from the scales that coat it. Either way, it doesn't matter much because you will not see it. They're completely hidden beneath the lowest scales.
After adding the rows, the stabilising rings are connected again. As you can see in the left of the picture, the undersleeve is shorter now. That will need fixing next time!
It's very rewarding to work on this project again. The chainmail was already in a wearable state but finishing these last details will free me up for a new project if I want one.
While Steelweaver sorted through her inventory of UFO's (2102, year of the UFO) and took pictures of each project, I worked on ripping the bands of Marianne's hem and sorting out chain mail. I forgot my good camera therefor I'm afraid you're going to have to settle for phonecam pictures.
The Project continues under the cut.
I have already successfully worn the Elf Chain to Drachenfest and enjoyed it (pictorial evidence here). It's a light shirt, but because my muscles are untrained I tend to slouch a bit.
The shirt did get a bit damaged. This is probably due to marching and taking it off and putting it on because I've not yet been hit while wearing it. I noticed that the sides had a bent ring or two and the armscyes as well. This was easily enough fixed.
When I was in Delft, I put on the shirt and showed Steelweaver the length of the sleeves and how I intended to do the armscye. The armscye will be in next week's post, because first I wanted to lengthen the sleeves. I estimated it would need four scales (vertically) to very nearly reach the inside of my elbow.
The bottom row of scales had been stabilised with a ring to make them 'hang better' so this first had to be taken off again. Sorry for blurry picture, this one is the worst of the lot, so bear with me. And the colours are off. I'll never forget my good camera again, OK?
You can also see I've attached the small sheet of European four-in-one as bottom sleeve.
Taking the rings off was easily done. Steelweaver pulled projects out of a big mail sack. "Oh, hey! You remember this one!" was often heard.
Next, I needed to attach more scales to the bottom of the top sleeve. In straight lines like these, it's simpler to attach two rows at a time, since the scales are already connected in a string of scales. It takes a bit of getting used to, but you can simply connect one scale to the previous row, and skip the next scale. Because the pattern is diamond-shaped, this all works out.
You might be able to make it out in the above picture. The scale you're working with connects diagonally to the previous row. You skip the scale of the row before that, which it will line up with. The next scale on the string is skipped, and the second scale is attached to the other side of the last scale you were working with from the previous row.
Does this make sense? It does to me.
This way you attach two rows in one movement from left to right, and since I only needed to add four rows, I was done quickly enough on each sleeve.
You might not be able to make it out in this picture, but the green rings I have used to stabilise the bottom row of scales with, are a bit discoloured when compared to the bottom sleeve 4-in-1. Since the chainmail shirt is not that old, it might be the rubbing up against the gambeson that wore it down a bit or perhaps it's the grease from the scales that coat it. Either way, it doesn't matter much because you will not see it. They're completely hidden beneath the lowest scales.
After adding the rows, the stabilising rings are connected again. As you can see in the left of the picture, the undersleeve is shorter now. That will need fixing next time!
It's very rewarding to work on this project again. The chainmail was already in a wearable state but finishing these last details will free me up for a new project if I want one.
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