Hazards of making chainmaille... Every so often, a ring will escape the grasp of the pliers, and take flight in a random direction, and travel a random distance. Sometimes it's path is interrupted by an obstacle (face, drinking vessle, etc.). These rings are normally easy to find. Other times, the ring flies into space unobstructed, never to be seen again. Well, almost never.
About a month ago, I was making a necklace for a customer. Apparently, sometime during that project, I had lost a sterling silver, 5/64", 24 gauge ring. I found that ring tonight. In my foot. After I stepped on it.
The tweezers couldn't grip tight enough. My smallest pair of needle nose pliers were not narrow enough to get a bite on the bit of metal that hadn't screwed itself into my flesh. So, I hobbled my way downstairs, into the garage, and fetch my dremmel. 15 minutes later, my pliers are ground down to a nice, long, narrow point. Using pain as my guide, in about a half an hour I discovered the right direction to twist, and pull, and I got it out.
And the ring is still usable! Woohoo!!!