How long would it take for an armourer to "take in" a well-made mail shirt, making it smaller? Rivets or welded mail. Say from man-sized to muscular, tall woman-size? Or would you bother? Would the new owner just gather it up under a belt?

Thank you!

Have you ever worn a mail shirt? It is ideal if it is tailored for you, but the weave streches and is shorter or becomes tighter and longer on a thinner body. No real need to "take in" unless the difference between two persons is just too big...

It should be noted that with enough time and motivation, and a set of pliers, a person can tailor their own mail garment. Riveted mail is a bit more bother but still doable on one's own. The question is whether the person is willing or able to spend a few hours carefully cutting and prying apart rings, then sticking new rings through the little holes and putting them back together, all the while having to carry around a piece of mail that's essentially useless when they aren't working on it until it's done... It's cheaper than having someone else do it and reduces some weight, but I would probably just whip a belt around the waist and leave it at that.