chainmaille
I've wondered about the spelling for a while. Why not "chainmail"? I know nothing about the craft, so maybe it's a really obvious answer, but I have no idea.
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Steph L. - Oct 19, 2017 5:39:35 pm PDT #2333 of 8214
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Connie Neil - Oct 19, 2017 5:59:18 pm PDT #2334 of 8214
brillig
Why not "chainmail"?
I've seen it in various sources as chainmail far longer than I've seen chainmaille. I haven't seen any historical justification for "maille", but that may just be something I missed, so I'm not sure if my annoyance with the spelling is justified or just Old Fuddy-Duddy Medieval Recreationist Snobbery (get off my battlefield, she grumbled, shaking her longbow)
Zenkitty - Oct 20, 2017 1:25:03 am PDT #2335 of 8214
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I've never seen "-maille". I wasn't sure what it meant!
SuziQ - Oct 20, 2017 5:00:30 am PDT #2336 of 8214
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
I've seen it both ways. The vendor I purchase rings from uses "maille" so that is what ends up coming out when I type it.
Zenkitty - Oct 20, 2017 5:05:51 am PDT #2337 of 8214
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
If it's fancy, it should be called chainmaille.
Am I weird? I won't be offended, I really want to know.
Steph L. - Oct 20, 2017 5:14:18 am PDT #2338 of 8214
I look more rad than Lutheranism
I've seen "chainmaille" a lot, but I was always too intimidated to ask, because I thought there was an obvious reason that I was missing.
SuziQ - Oct 20, 2017 5:15:19 am PDT #2339 of 8214
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
If it helps the conversation, the pieces I'm working on aren't classic chainmail related. They are pretties.
Connie Neil - Oct 20, 2017 5:27:54 am PDT #2340 of 8214
brillig
There is what I was told a Japanese style of chain mail that is larger links joined at right angles with small lengths of fine chain. It's very pretty. Hubby taught me how to make it. I should see if the arthritis in my hands will let me take it up again. He loved making chain mail.
sj - Oct 20, 2017 5:31:50 am PDT #2341 of 8214
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A friend who worked at an armor museum said you should never use the word chain before mail. I'm not sure how he said mail.
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Connie Neil - Oct 20, 2017 5:47:21 am PDT #2342 of 8214
brillig
I must say, the chainmail discussion is much more courteous than the muffaletta debates.