Or worse... set someone on fire or just cause burns. Enough heat output to ignite the fabric would not be pleasant to put over one's legs on a picnic. Especially if they still plan to have the metal being the layer in contact with the person.If they managed to light a basket on fire, I really wonder what heat-output he set it to and as such how he expected the blanket's fabric to not be set aflame.
I'm not sure how you interpret "less dense" as you speak of chains, but for maille you can have bigger, thinner rings that have fewer connections.True, though a denser one is likely better experience as a starting point for making things in general. And it'll be easier to lay out as a full simple blanket, rather than, say, chains that he'd have to design around.
The prince specifically said he intended to use a fire resistant/retardant material for the blanket.If they managed to light a basket on fire, I really wonder what heat-output he set it to and as such how he expected the blanket's fabric to not be set aflame.
fire resistant != fireproof. If it can put the basket on fire, odds are it can put the fabrics too after a long enough time. Though if it can't, that's arguably worse as that means they put the users skin on fire, instead.The prince specifically said he intended to use a fire resistant/retardant material for the blanket.
Sorry, I accidentally skipped a thought. Wider thinner rings would be bad to my mind for a blanket because they'd lead to it being more segmented around each ring rather than laying like a cloth. Which lead into the thought of how to avoid that while still using less metal, which would be chains or wires, either of which would lead into them needing to design it in specific ways. Or use thin enough materials that it doesn't matter, but that would lead into either the prince lacking the skill yet, or it being difficult to enchant due to the size.I'm not sure how you interpret "less dense" as you speak of chains, but for maille you can have bigger, thinner rings that have fewer connections.