Where to start.

Since I have never made a chain maille coif before, I have watched several tutorial or demonstrations on the internet.  Trying to get in idea of how to construct a coif, what is the best method, what steps are best to follow.  And from this I have come up with a game plan.  It may not be the correct or traditional way to make a coif, but I am sort of winging this.  So I am going to try the, trial and error adjust as you go method. 

I came across this picture which I think best explains the different parts of a coif.

 

The first part I am going to make is the headband.  This will be a strip of 4-in-1 chain maille, linked together and long enough to go around the head just above the eyebrows and ears.  

After the headband piece is made, I will start on the cap portion.  

From what I had read if you start with the headband then you have a reference to guide you as to how big around the bottom part of cap needs to be.  After all you will be connecting the bottom of the cap to the headband.  

As I said before, this will all be about trial and error, figuring it out as I go.  With this general game plan in mind, I will get started.