Welcome to Gorgeous Chain: Online. Gorgeous Chain sells high quality chainmaille art and craftwork, all made by hand by our artist, Keith Barch. You can find us at multiple Renaissance Faires and fan conventions around the Mid-Atlantic region. This website has been a long time in the planning and is going to be continually evolving. We thank you for your continued patience as we expand our business into the online domain (pun intended).
A quick Introduction on the business and our website from our Marketing Head. . .
We feel that chainmaille (chainmail) is both tactile and versatile. The possibilities for product creation are almost endless and Keith is one of the best weavers in the craft. Here at Gorgeous Chain, we focus on quality but there certainly is a lot of quantity. Keith is also pretty prolific in what he makes out of tiny metal rings. At an event, our artist and sale staff would be around to explain and introduce you to various product lines. That’s a little difficult online. To that end….we’ve set up the below bullet point list (love a good list) to assist right at the start of your online chainmaille journey.
A quick Introduction on the business and our website from our Marketing Head. . .
We feel that chainmaille (chainmail) is both tactile and versatile. The possibilities for product creation are almost endless and Keith is one of the best weavers in the craft. Here at Gorgeous Chain, we focus on quality but there certainly is a lot of quantity. Keith is also pretty prolific in what he makes out of tiny metal rings. At an event, our artist and sale staff would be around to explain and introduce you to various product lines. That’s a little difficult online. To that end….we’ve set up the below bullet point list (love a good list) to assist right at the start of your online chainmaille journey.
- Don’t know what to purchase?
- Check out the slideshows on our gallery page for a jolt of inspiration for your next handwoven chainmail piece before heading over to the online store.
- Reach out via our contact page with your questions
- Want to know from whom you are buying?
- We believe in transparency of information.
- We are an arts based company run by a bunch of nerds and science types. Prepare yourself for fun, puns and the occasional math jokes.
- We are POC owned.
- We are also operated by and proudly employ multiple people of the LGBT+ community and/or female-identifying individuals.
- We highly recommend checking our About page (especially our terms and conditions), especially if you plan on investing in a custom order.
- We, as a company, are standing with the Black Lives Matters movement in wanting an overhaul of the justice system to fix racial disparities and police brutality. As well as other social justice movements that focus on bettering people's lives rather than tearing them down.
- 2020-the Present
- COVID continues to impact our lives, and the chaos it created is still showing in the supply world, and our personal lives.
- If you have paid for a custom order, please reach out to check on it. It may have slipped through the cracks.
- We have a full event roster for the 2024 calendar year!! (Woot!!)
- Please check our Events Page for more information.
- COVID continues to impact our lives, and the chaos it created is still showing in the supply world, and our personal lives.
- Cool with all that? Want to support an amazing artist and his shiny crew and get hooked up with some awesome metal?
- Awesome!
- Support us on Patreon
- Check our online store powered by Square.
- OR!! Reach out via our Contact Page and get started on a custom order. We highly recommend this as our sales folks and/or artist can send you pictures of our stock and help tailor your experience. <we are also a bunch of extroverts who love to engage with our customers.
