{"id":285,"date":"2011-12-26T13:14:20","date_gmt":"2011-12-26T18:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/polymathsolution.com\/blog\/?p=285"},"modified":"2011-12-25T14:32:59","modified_gmt":"2011-12-25T19:32:59","slug":"time-for-a-new-hobby-try-chainmail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/polymathsolution.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/26\/time-for-a-new-hobby-try-chainmail\/","title":{"rendered":"Time for a New Hobby? Try Chainmail"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Byzantine<\/a>Little-known fact about Liz: In a few weeks, I’ll be doing my third year of teaching chain mail making classes at Arisia<\/a>, a local science fiction con. The classes will include a basic class for people wanting to make armor or jewelry, a jewelry class, and an open session.<\/p>\n

I started \u00a0making mail when we were remodeling the house. It was too hot to knit, and I had no space for woodworking. Mail needs few tools, and a tiny amount of space. I have happy memories of sitting in a camp chair in what was to become our new family room, enjoying the view of our back woods, smelling the lumber, and trying every weave I could find.<\/p>\n

\"European<\/a>

European 4 in 1<\/p><\/div>\n

As preparation for my classes, I spent quite a bit of time creating diagrams and instructions. I’ve turned these into an e-book, which is for sale at Smashwords and many other e-book merchants.<\/p>\n

Since the diagrams are important, your e-book reader\/software will need to display images, and large enough for you to see the details. A smartphone won’t work, but a tablet PC or iPad is perfect.<\/p>\n

Introduction to Chain Mail<\/a><\/h2>\n

\"Introduction<\/a>Ebook By\u00a0Liz Cademy<\/a>
\nPublished: Oct. 24, 2011<\/p>\n

Let me know if you have questions \/ improvements I should make. A big advantage of an e-book is that the changes are easy to make.<\/p>\n

\"Full<\/a>

Full Persian<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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