Part of what we love about chainmaille — beyond actually weaving, of course — is getting to know and learn from other fun, creative and talented maillers. With this in mind, we are especially excited to announce that guest instructor Joshua Diliberto will soon be teaching a class at Blue Buddha Boutique! Joshua will be… Read more »
We asked B3 Ambassadors and chainmaille experts Omni Mee and Kat Wisniewski for tips on creating chainmaille clothing back in August. Today we’re adding to the knowledge they provided with even more tips from Vanessa Walilko, another B3 Ambassador and recent 3rd place winner in the Wirework category of the British Bead Awards (among many… Read more »
Customers frequently ask us how to make chainmaille clothing. While maille clothing may not be our main focus here at Blue Buddha, many of our project designers do create chainmaille clothing pieces as part of their own lines and artistic visions. To address this question, we turned to two of them: Omni Mee and Kat… Read more »
Our customer service gal, Aimee recently came to us with a great suggestion for the next post in our “Ask an Artist” series. She mentioned that she often has conversations with customers who want to create clothing pieces out of maille but really aren’t sure where to begin. Taking one look at some of the… Read more »
Clothes are a representation of our culture: an expression of an industrialized society where repetition is used in the service of the assembly line. In my pieces, the intensive handwork makes the process the most important part and gives me my inspiration. Chainmaille has been the catalyst to every other medium I excel in. All… Read more »
