Kendall Rydell is a lifelong resident of the Pacific Northwest. She was born and raised in Portland, Oregon and later moved to Vancouver, Washington, where she has spent the last 25 years. Growing up, she always enjoyed all manner of arts and crafts. However, in 2008, she bought a book about making chainmaille and learned how to weave a Byzantine bracelet. From there, she went on to learn many other chain patterns for jewelry.

Chainmaille is an ancient art of linking or “weaving” numerous metal rings together into intricate patterns. During medieval times, it was used to make protective armor, but the same techniques can be used to make unique and beautiful jewelry. Kendall uses a variety of metals in her jewelry - from sterling silver and gold filled rings, to copper, stainless steel, titanium, and aluminum. The only tools needed are a pair of pliers to open and close the metal rings. Depending on the chainmaille pattern, a bracelet may consist of 100-200 rings, while a necklace could have 700-1000 rings and take 10 or more hours to complete.