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| Layered Choker Necklaces |
When this was in fashion during my
youth, those of us who were crafty often made our own chokers. We made chokers similar to the ones in the
video links below. However, we made the
lace ones by adding 1/2 inch to each end and folding over those ends to sew on
the snap rather than glue it on. We did the same thing with embroidered wide
ribbons we turned into choker. Sewing the edges reinforced the ends and the
choker lasted a lot longer, even past the trend. If you do not want to sew, then use extra
glue, clear nail polish, or Fray
Check (on Amazon and in fabric stores) to keep the choker from unraveling at end if you do not do the
sewing. Another way we made closures was
to sew ribbon onto the ends of the hemmed edges of the lace and then tie a bow
in back to make it as tight as we wanted.
We also bought lace with large holes in the center that we could thread
thin ribbon through for a dressier look.
We bought ribbon was about 8 inches longer than the lace piece so we
could have the extra a back to tie in on.
Another romantic look we did was hot-gluing (on Amazon or in craft stores) a silk flower (instead of some the items shown in videos) in the middle of wide
thick ribbon as a spring/summer style.
If you make your own jewelry, you
probably know you can buy leather or suede cord to make a choker at most craft stores. In craft stores or on Amazon, you may be able to get ready-made 14” or 16” leather
cords or silk
cords in a variety of colors too. So
you can do all the work in the part two of video below or buy one of these, add
your pendant/charm and you are all ready to go!
For lots more ideas on creating different
chokers, visit Cut
Out and Keep website. Please note, they
just show photos, they do not give how
to project instructions.
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