Showing posts with label Chainmail. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chainmail. Show all posts

5.16.2019

Chainmail Victorian Top: Work in Progress

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🛠 Work in Progress with my best friend Luxor:


I am currently working on a big chainmail top and it takes huge amount of time. Luckily, I love my job and also have a very sweet companion to work with.

Speaking about the top, I designed it as a Victorian piece in my mind, but I also improvise so I change some parts as I progress. Since there is no Ctrl+Z in chainmail, it takes quite much time to make those changes and arrangements. I am looking forward to seeing the final outcome and sharing it with you as well :)






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1.20.2019

Chainmail Necklace Inspired by “The Astrolabe”

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🛠 While making this chainmail necklace, I got inspired by the magnificent computer of the ancients: “The Astrolabe” • The name is derived from Greek astrolabos meaning "star-taker" and it is used by astronomers to predict the positions of the sun, moon, stars and the planets. 
💫 I wrote more about it in my older posts so you can check it out under the "Written By Xn" section. 
And here is the final Xn Chainmail work:




What do you think about it? Your comments are always appreciated so feel free to write!

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Chainmail Bracelet Compilation

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A FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION: Who is taking my 
pictures? 📷 
— It is me. I studied Photography & Video in college
 and my tripod is my best friend in such times :)




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5.18.2018

Handmade Ruffled Chainmail Pendant

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- Handmade by the chainmail technique
- Rings used in this accessory are anti-allergenic aluminum. They don't cause any itching or irritations.
- Metal necklace chain is included
- Size can be arranged as it is wished
- It is a limited number production and a unique design of my own.

*** All the items in my gallery are sent in a special gift bag***
Enjoy the Worldwide Free Shipping!

For more handmade designs and give-away announcements, feel free to follow my Instagram account: 
@xnchainmail

I am happy to do customized designs as well so if you have any special requests I will see what I can do and get back to you.

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Full Persian Chainmail Medallion with a Cast Replica Coin

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- Made by the chainmail technique
- Made of anti-allergenic aluminum rings
- Made by using 107 rings and a cast replica coin.
- Sent with its metal necklace chain that can be requested short or long.
- It is a unique design of my own and only 1 available in my gallery.


*** All the items in my gallery are sent in a special gift bag***
Enjoy the Worldwide Free Shipping!

For more handmade designs and give-away announcements, feel free to follow my Instagram account: 
@xnchainmail

I am happy to do customized designs as well so if you have any special requests I will see what I can do and get back to you.

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Handmade "Sun" Pendant

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- Handmade by the chainmail technique
- Rings used in this accessory are anti-allergenic aluminum. They don't cause any itching or irritations.
- Metal necklace chain is included
- Size can be arranged as it is wished
- It is a limited number production and a unique design of my own.


*** All the items in my gallery are sent in a special gift bag***
Enjoy the Worldwide Free Shipping!

For more handmade designs and give-away announcements, feel free to follow my Instagram account: 
@xnchainmail

I am happy to do customized designs as well so if you have any special requests I will see what I can do and get back to you.

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Geometrical Handmade Chainmail Pendant - Copper Color

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- Handmade by the chainmail technique
- 44 rings are used in the pendant.
- Rings used in this accessory are anti-allergenic aluminum. They don't cause any itching or irritations
- Metal necklace chain is included
- Neck size can be arranged as it is wished
- It is a limited number production and a unique design of my own.


*** All the items in my gallery are sent in a special gift bag***
Enjoy the Worldwide Free Shipping!

For more handmade designs and give-away announcements, feel free to follow my Instagram account: 
@xnchainmail

I am happy to do customized designs as well so if you have any special requests I will see what I can do and get back to you.

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5.05.2018

Working in Nature

Pin It Nature is my motivator, my cure, my joy and all the nice feelings that I can sense. So I prefer to work in green whenever I can. Here are some shots from my latest works, displayed in nature.




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Some New Designs from Xn Chainmail

Pin It Lately it seems I have the tendency to surround whatever I find by chainmail frames :) I hope you enjoy these new models of accessories I made by this technique. Please also feel free to leave me your opinions and suggestions:

You can check out my Instagram gallery for more designs
Coins from all around the world
My pliers are my best friends :)

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Branding of "Xn Chainmail" in Full Speed

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I had a crazy agenda of works for quite a long time (for the last 3 years), consisting of archaeological excavations, photography works and chainmail orders. I enjoy all of them big time tough :) 

Now for the last couple of months, I have been concentrating and working on carrying my chainmail brand to a further level. As a first but not last step, I had my logo renewed as you know. And after that here is my renewed business card prepared by the same professional hand "Shmart Studio":


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10.10.2017

D20 Dice Necklace

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D20 dices mean a lot to the people who are into role-playing games. 
So after many requests I decided to make necklaces out of these 20-sided dices with variations of such bright colors.


- Made of anti-allergenic aluminum rings
- Sent with the metal necklace chain
- Produced in a limited amount.

- Please just write me the desired dice color.

- Enjoy the Worldwide Free Shipping!

* * * All the items in my gallery are sent in a special gift bag * * *

For more handmade designs and give-away announcements, feel free to follow my Instagram account: 
@xnchainmail

I am happy to do customized designs as well so if you have any special requests I will see what I can do and get back to you.


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Sheet versions of some chainmail weave patterns: 

1- "4 in 1 Hoodoo Hex Sheet"
2- "Conundrum Sheet"
3- "Half Persian 3-1 Sheet 6"




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3.26.2017

New Models for Pop-Up Kadıköy

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I have participated a Pop-Up event last weekend at Kadıköy, İstanbul and enjoyed it a lot!
Before the event, with my usual excitement, I worked non-stop to bring out new models to my customers. Although it was extremely tiring to work 14-15 hours a day, I was only feeling happy after getting so many good reactions and compliments for my creations.
Here are some of these new pendant models and also me that day :)





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3.10.2017

Armor and the Shield

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Title, right to the point! On one arm it is the chainmail armor and on the other arm it is the scalemail shield.
Photo by Ilgın Akarsu

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2.23.2017

ONE OF THE ASPECTS OF CREATIVE PRODUCTION: PRESENTATION

Pin It       There are many aspects of production, especially in arts. Presenting what you have made effectively is one of them.

      Making beautiful, meaningful or appealing pieces in every kind of art is important without a doubt. In addition to that, it is also important to show the best view of those pieces, because sight gives the first impression and we know "there is no second chance to make a first impression".

      Even though I am a photographer myself, I take some of the pictures of my blog by my smart-phone. This is mainly because I like Instagram the most, among all other social media. And then I use those pictures in my other accounts.

      Rather than the device I am using, the thing I find important is not to go too far from the original scene. Because if a customer likes an item on my Etsy shop by its picture and then feels disappointment after getting his/her package, I would be really sad. So I use many techniques but still try to keep all the images natural.

      Actually I find it magical because there are numerous angles, or different styles, and each person has a different point of view. So it is very enjoyable to find yours among these countless choices.



     

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2.15.2017

RING RING!

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Why not CHAINMAIL RINGS? ;)


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WORK IN PROGRESS

Pin It        While working on a piece, I also love to make improvisations. Things turn out to be very different sometimes and I like that dynamism of chainmail a lot!
      On the other hand, I do not work with tutorials and always figure out things by myself so sometimes a pendant like this can take 5 hours to finish, in order to make the ring sizes match correctly without getting too tight or loose.


I have a little, magical, very sweet inspiration as well.. You see a small part of her below but I will share more pictures in the upcoming posts :)


No, unfortunately I do not work for NASA, yet.. :) And maybe chainmail is way too heavy for them..


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1.11.2017

NATURAL STONES IN CHAINMAIL ARMOR

Pin It I usually collect a few souvenirs from the places I have been to, but I prefer mostly the natural ones. Sometimes a small bottle of sand, sometimes leaves, shells and mostly natural stones. Instead of keeping such things in boxes, I like to see them. Glass jars, small bottles, decorative small plates are ideal for such displays. And I have one more idea to keep them even closer.

So here is a natural stone found from the seaside and surrounded by a chainmail armor (I polished this one but it can also be left unpolished): 


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1.09.2017

HAPPY CHAINY YEAR!

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A new year has come and as usual we never give up our hopes for better days. 
I wish you all healthy days, happy moments, peaceful lives, creative works, enjoyable hobbies and a lovely 2017 with all the beloved people around you.

Happy Chainy Year!


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12.06.2016

Insta-PurPLe

Pin It There are many social media platforms and we join some of them to express ourselves, to present our creations.

My top 3 selection is as follows:
- Instagram
- Pinterest
- StumbleUpon

I can spend days and weeks by going through new ideas, tutorials, techniques etc. and believe me I am not so good at self-control :)

Well the purpose of my post is to share my Instagram account where you can see my works in colorful pictures.

Feel free to follow: @xnchainmail

And my personal account containing the shots from my daily life and everything is: @xn_purple




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