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Dragonscale bracelet made by Mike of bright aluminum and anodized aluminum.Available here .
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this stuff takes forever to weave, good work
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This is beautiful. Dragonscale is one of those weaves that just seems to be the bane of my existence. I have two pieces of it started and I keep putting them down to work on other things.
Very cool.
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Thanks! ^_^ Keep at it and you'll finish the weave in no time! It's worth it.
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Hahahah! It sure makes a great cuff...
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for sure, but i want to do a tunic... 
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I actually calculated out the cost and time required to do that once...fairly staggering. Even with how quickly I can power through the weave now it's more than I wish to do when I could just make a ton of bracelets to sell instead! I am planning on making a tunic with a different weave after we finish this big show in May, though. We'll see how ambitious I get, a Kingsmaille hauberk is looking mighty fine in my imagination...
Also, weaves should hang sideways for tunics. Unfortunately, this makes Dragonscale look significantly worse (imho). So it isn't really practical anyway. 
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it's all for show.
i may experiment anyway. but thanks much for the advice!
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Thank you so much! We just love dragonscale...you should definitely make some!
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Definitely planning on it!! 
What size rings did you use for this one? I'm probably going to go pretty small - 20 gauge 1/8" and 3/16".
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Those were 18g 9/32" and 3/16", which ends up being a really nice size. The wee rings you're talking about using are super sleek and fluid, but (obviously) take about a million years to finish. >.> I'm still working on one in that size.
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Hmmm. I should look into 9/32" rings. I've never seen that size.. maybe I just haven't been looking. I get my rings from TheRingLord. Is that where you get yours?
I make my Japanese 12 in 2 with 1/8" and 3/32" rings. The triple (9 rows - about 3 1/2" - 4" wide) took me a very, very long time. u__u''
But it looks so cool once it's done, because the rings are so small and you can really tell a lot of time was put into it!
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We get a large bulk of our rings from TRL, yep. We also love Blue Buddha. Both stores have the 9/32" rings. :] (TRL even has 9/32" black rings in enameled copper, but we've found they're just a wee bit too tight with AA 3/16" rings. It was worth a shot, though!)
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Very cool very cool. Thanks for the tip on the ring sizes! I may just try both!
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Awesome, may I ask what gauge of rings you used?
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Looks great! I've never been particularly successful with weaving dragonscale, I guess I need more practice.
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Thank you! Dragonscale can be such a pain to start, but man! after you get it down, it's just so wonderful. Keep trying; it's entirely worth it.
Thanks also for the 
-CFC
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Thanks for the encouragement! I'll have to give it another go. I think my problem lies with my choice of ring sizes. I have no problem with it initially but after I get a few rows into it the weave gets so tight that I can't do any more.
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do you make your own rings? [link] has a great tutorial that includes the ring sizes and gauges he uses...he's also on here as maillerphong
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Oh, I know that site! I have visited many tutorials there.
I have made my own rings before but because of the time and effort that goes into it I actually find it cheaper to buy pre-made.
If I had better tools it would probably work in my favour to make all of my own but it's just a small hobby...I have been spending most of my time lately on needlecrafts.
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eep! That sounds like such a pain! I've had that problem before with other weaves. >_<
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That is such an incredible weave, it must have taken eons of patience to get the colors just right.
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Thank you so much for the compliment! Dragonscale tends to be a weave that moves very slowly, but it is so, so rewarding in the end.
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This is such a wonderful example of dragonscale! So Smooth! I so much wish to play with it. :-P
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We just love dragonscale; it's so smooth and fluid. It feels wonderful on, too. Thank you so much for your sweet comment. ^___^
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But of course. I shoudl really look into rings in better sizing for dragonscale! Its sooo pretty (and fluid too, thats a good point)!
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We use mainly 18g 9/32" and 18g 3/16" rings for our dragonscale...the ring sizes work out wonderfully. It's a pain to start sometimes, but a real treat (and accomplishment!) when it's done. ^_^
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Mmm. I do need to order some rings soon... 
Its just soo pretty!
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Thank you very much! <3 <3
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Thanks for the nice comment! We totally agree! ^___^
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Thank you for the sweet comment!
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