European 4 in 1Easy European 4 in 1, also known as standard maille. This is the most common type of maille, used for everything from shirts to coifs to dicebacgs. |
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European 6 in 1Easy A slightly tighter variant of 4 in 1, makes the maille bulkier. |
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European 8 in 1Medium Even tighter than 6 in 1, a very strong but very heavy design. Rated medium for its density. |
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KingsmailleEasy European 8 in 2, also known as Kingsmaille. The same as 4 in 1, except with two rings instead of one. |
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GridlockEasy Also called Corduroy. Similar to 4 in 1, but woven differently |
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Snake SkinMedium Snakeskin is a variant of 4 in 1. Rated medium for the use of two different ring sizes |
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Box ChainEasy Four rows of Euro 4 in 1 rolled into a square to make a rope. |
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ByzantineMedium Byzantine is a variant of box chain, where every other "box" is reversed. The number of connecting rings between boxes vary. This chain is beautiful in jewelry. |
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RoundmailleEasy Roundmaille is six rows of Euro 4 in 1 rolled into a tube. Tends to fall flat with larger rings, but puffs up when you tug on the ends. |
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DragonscaleHard Dragonscale is two interwoven sheets of Euro 4 in 1 with different-sized rings. Slow to make, but very beautiful. |
Persian Chains: 3 in 1, 4 in 1, 6 in 1, Hiltchain, GSG, Forars Kaede
Japanese: 3 in 1, 4 in 1, 6 in 1, 12 in 1
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