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 »
The newest issue of Wirework Magazine hits newsstands this week and we are thrilled to announce that it contains not one, but TWO great chainmaille projects by B3 Ambassadors! Pick up your issue and try your hand at Kat Wisniewski’s Celtic Diamond Pendant or Vanessa Walilko’s Art Deco Necklace (…or why choose? Make both!) We… Read more »
We came across this very cool online, International, jewelry exhibition on Wearable Art Blog today (a blog we highly recommend – they feature tons of inspiring things on there!) As we were clicking through, we noticed not one but two pieces made by B3 Ambassador Vanessa Walilko. You all know Vanessa as a very talented… Read more »
Kits are now available for chainmaille artist Vanessa Walilko’s recently published project, Galdriel’s Cuff (Elf Weave). Invented by Johnny Nilsson (known online as Nadrendion), Elf Weave is a dense, intricate pattern from the European family of weaves that it is incredibly fluid and has a lovely weight in enameled copper. The floral clasp for this… Read more »
Even though many folks around us here in Chicago are in full, post-holiday hibernation mode, we’re not letting the weather scare us away from venturing out to get our weave on with you folks. Check out what we’ve been up to the past couple weeks! At the end of January, B3’s Kat Wisniewski had the… Read more »
