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I wanted to make a straightforward dice bag out of scales. I made one once before as a commission (the last 4 photos), but it had some specific details that not everyone would have gone for. (The commissioner wanted it to look like a serpent was spiraling around the bag.)
The design is a pretty comfortable size I think. It fits nicely in the hand, it holds about 20 dice, and you can get your hand into it without problems. The normal chainmail dice bag I've sold a few of is a bit smaller, and I feel that size is a bit less satisfying. But any bigger than this and I think it would start feeling like it was maybe too big. So I'm happy with this size.
Rather than pointing down away from the opening, the scales face horizontally and spiral around the pouch. This is to allow it to close more easily; the chainmail weave with the scales in it is easily collapsed in this direction. If it was done with them pointing away from the opening, the bag really wouldn't be able to sinch up properly.
Scales and rings are stainless steel. (The one below has details in bronze.) I plan on making some number more of these to sell at a convention full of LARPers that I'll be vending at in late February. I'll also post them up for sale online shortly, but first I need to take a few more nice photos and set a price.
Lesbian Dragon Dice Bag
A scale mail pouch made for a friend of mine, in the closest approximation I could reasonably do to the Lesbian Pride Flag colors. (All those subtle pastel shades are real hard to match when you're not mixing paints yourself.)
I like running the scales along the circumference of these bags. Pointing them vertically down from the opening is more common, but I find this orientation means it cinches open and closed much more comfortably.
Anodized aluminum scales, woven together with stainless steel rings, closed with nylon cord and a stopper. For size comparison, when opened this one fit 3 fingers side by side through the mouth.
I don't currently have these dice bags up as a standard option on my Etsy store, but if you'd like something like this, feel free to drop me a note!
Scale maille dice bag! Made this on commission for a local fur. Anodized aluminum scales, mostly green with a scattering of mirror-shiny ones.
I used to have these listed for order on my Etsy shop, and I should put them up again. They sell slowly, but they’re fun to make.
wait do you guys actually carry purses/bags everywhere you go i really need to know
THIS IS A PSA FOR ALL THE PEOPLE WHO BUY COOL NOTEBOOKS AND CAN NEVER FIND SOMETHING COOL ENOUGH TO PUT IN THEM
start playing dnd, use them to take notes on the campaign. send a picture to your dm before the first session and have them choose a notebook that fits the campaign. use a different one for each campaign, at the end of each one you’ll have your own cool story book!! and the best part is that you and all your party members also have their own perspective!! :)
I have been making a lot of dice bags lately and these two are by far my favorites!
I'm just going to leave these glamor shots of my baby here, for a bit.
Dice bag made by a dice dragon!