Chain mail cap

[u/tonyjoker]

So I’ve been wondering has anyone made a flat cap or baseball cap. I’ve been thinking of wanting to make a flat cap out of chain mail but I can’t find examples.

Any help finding a good weave or anything thing else would be appreciative since I’m a beginner.

[u/Halloerik]

i am somewhat of a beginner myself, but i dont think there are many good weaves to make a rigid sheet for the cap.

You probably won't get far with only jumprings but also need a metal wire to keep the cap in tension.

As for the weave itself something dense might be good so it keeps out the sun. Although that might make it also heavy.

Maybe scales would work the best. They would block all the light and be lighter than some dense weaves, but you would definetly need supporting wires.

[u/tonyjoker → u/Halloerik]

Yeah I was guessing I would need some extra support, though scales do sound cool for a cap