What is a choker and what it is customary to wear with, what materials are used to make jewelry, how to make an accessory with your own hands from scrap materials and various ribbons and threads. Choker is a short necklace that fits tightly to the skin. Making jewelry with your own hands is very easy and simple, the main thing is that the necessary material is at your fingertips. But what this decoration will be made of is up to you.
What is a women's choker on the neck
The name of this jewelry is translated from English as “strangler”. And in appearance, the decoration resembles a lace collar. The choker got this name due to the fact that it fits snugly around the neck, without causing any unpleasant sensations.
The very first jewelry of this type appeared among the American Indians. Their purpose is protection from evil spirits. They were made from natural materials.
In Europe, chokers were at one time very popular, later they were forgotten. But, one way or another, this accessory has been in sight for several centuries.
In 1990, the demand for this type of jewelry experienced a real boom. It could be found on teenage girls and sedate ladies. Sometimes the choker was worn as a set with a bracelet that was worn on the wrist or elbow.
In 2014, this piece of jewelry became fashionable again. This year, its position as a popular accessory remains unshakable.
Choker materials
Like all jewelry, the choker was made of gold, silver, platinum with the addition of precious stones. Models made of lace, velvet, satin, etc. were very popular.
Modern designers have significantly expanded the types of materials for making a choker. These can be chains, fishing line, wire, threads, ribbons, beads, artificial pearls, metal, etc. No one has canceled the fashion for chokers made from traditional materials, so in jewelry stores you can find models made of precious metals with stones.
To decorate the choker nowadays, bugles, pieces of fur, artificial flowers, pendants and pendants are used. Moreover, the latter can have different lengths.
Some modern chokers lack a clasp. There are models in which the two halves do not come together. For their manufacture, only materials that rigidly hold their shape are used.
How to make a choker around your neck
The choker necklace can be made with your own hands. To do this, you need to choose the right materials and choose a weaving technique.
DIY choker from headphones
An elegant lace decoration can be made from the most commonplace and familiar to many things. So, old non-working headphones that are idly lying around in an apartment can turn into an elegant choker.
First of all, you need to decide what kind of choker you want to get - thin and delicate or massive. Depending on this, headphones are chosen - with thin wires or thick ones. You can combine several colors or decorate the necklace with beads, bugles, pendants.
Weaving technique:
- The choice of length is determined independently. If you are braiding for the first time, then choose two headphone wires.
- We connect the ends of the wires and fix them with a book or a clip.
- We put the end of the left wire on the right one. After that, we draw the end of the right wire to the bottom. Thus, a loop is obtained, which we tighten to the base.
- Now we need to repeat what we have done, but only to the left. To do this, take the right wire, put it on the left one, and draw the end of the left one under the bottom. As a result, we get a loop, but turned in the other direction.
- Continuing weaving in this way, after a while you will get an openwork chain.
- If desired, during weaving, you can add beads or seed beads, a pendant or a pendant.
- You determine the length of your necklace yourself. It can be made short by attaching the clasp. And you can make a choker so that it will be easy to put on over your head.
- After the desired length has been woven, cut off the excess, and fuse the ends with a lighter.
- The end of the choker, fixed on the book with a clip, is threaded through the fused ends and also set on fire with a lighter.
If you decide to make a choker with a clasp, then the ends are not joined together, but carabiners are installed in the resulting loops. Your jewelry is ready and you can wear it with matching clothes.
How to weave a choker from fishing line
Another popular material for making a choker is fishing line. With its help, you can make a tattoo necklace for yourself, decorate it with beads or beads. If you take sheer fishing line and add imitation pearls to it, you have a stylish and elegant women's choker that will be a great addition to your evening dress.
In order to start weaving, you will need the following devices: fishing line of the selected color, a clip (binder) for fixing the ends, a book, thick cardboard, chipboard for fixing the fishing line, scissors, a lighter, beads, beads, bugles.
The weaving technique is as follows:
- The length of the segment must be up to 3 meters.
- Fold the fishing line in half and securely fix it with a binder.
- We put the left end on the right. We start the right end under the bottom. The result is a loop that needs to be tightened closer to the base.
- The next step is to do the same operation with the left end. The result should be the same loop, turned in the other direction.
- We continue weaving to the required length, adding beads, beads or pendants if desired.
Depending on how you plan to wear the necklace around your neck, you either pin the ends together or secure the clasp. You can combine two colors of fishing line. An interesting option will turn out.
Weaving a choker from elastic bands
Recently, girls have been swept by a fashionable "epidemic" of weaving jewelry from multi-colored elastic bands. The result is lace and lace bracelets, rings, necklaces.
In order to make a choker, you need to buy a large set of elastic bands (multi-colored or one-color), a machine for securing them and a hook. Most kits contain instructions detailing the process.
There are a large number of weaving styles today. You need to choose one of them for your decoration. Decide which choker you want to wear: a simple four-sided thread or an openwork weaving decorated with beads.
This type of choker is best suited for teenagers and young girls. An adult woman with such a necklace will not look entirely appropriate.
Fringed floss choker
The technique of weaving such an ornament from threads is the same as from headphones. For a choker, you need to choose a spandex thread, which has good elasticity.
If you want to make something special for special moments, then choose a floss for yourself and make a fringe decoration. To do this, you need a thread of the selected color, a binder (clamp), pliers, clasp, pendant or pendant.
The weaving technique resembles the process of weaving baubles, but has a number of features:
- With the help of a binder, the ends of the threads are securely fixed on the selected surface.
- Now we need another thread 15 cm long. We fix it with tape next to the main ones on the right side.
- Now we need to tie a knot, first on one warp thread, then on another, and thus we tie all the main threads until the working thread is on the left side of the main threads.
- Now we take the next thread and do the same.
- From the ends obtained on the left side, a fringe will be formed.
- After all the threads are woven, we fasten the ends and the clasp.
- Now, using pliers in the middle of the choker, we fix the pendant.
If necessary, trim the ends of the threads so that the fringe is the same size. This jewelry made of black threads will look great.
Lace Ribbon Choker
An ornament made of a lace ribbon looks rich and stylish. In order to make it, you need to choose lace, pliers, pendant, clasp, beads as desired.
A clasp is fixed at the ends of the tape with the help of pliers, and a pendant (pendant) is fixed in the middle. Optionally, you can make a piece of jewelry from beads or small pearls.
To make one of the varieties of lace choker, you will need a minimum investment of time and scissors. A pattern is carefully cut out of the selected lace, and a fastener is fixed at the ends. The necklace is ready.
Choker made of satin ribbon and braid
A woman's neck looks delicate and elegant when it is decorated with fine velvet. In order to become its owner, you will need a velvet ribbon of the chosen length, clasp, pliers, pendant or small beads.
Manufacturing technique:
- Cut off the required length using scissors.
- Using pliers, fasten the fastener at the ends of the tape.
- In the middle we fix a pendant or a pendant. Or, using glue, beads can be placed along the entire length of the tape.
In the same way, you can make a choker for yourself from braid or satin ribbon. Sometimes a chain is used as a clasp on such necklaces. This option looks great on open back dresses.
How to make a frivolous choker
This type of jewelry is a delicate, graceful accessory. To make it, we need beads, threads, small diameter wire, 13 rings, a large sewing needle, hook and fasteners.
Manufacturing technique:
- The rings are the basis of the necklace. We take one of them and begin to braid it using a thread and a crochet hook.
- After the ring is braided, we make a small chain and take the next ring.
- You choose the number of rows and the length of the choker yourself.
- When the necklace is finished, you need to fasten the clasp at its ends.
To make the decoration delicate, beads or beads can be added during weaving.
What can you wear a choker with?
In order for the jewelry to look good, it must be worn with appropriate clothing. Due to the fact that the choker can be made from different materials, it combines well with different styles.
Remember that the choker is not worn with business and formal suits, golfs and tops with a neckline, thick sweaters with a closed neck.
For jeans, leather jackets, open T-shirts, shirts, you should choose massive necklaces or thin ones made of non-precious materials. But stylish evening dresses will look good with precious metal chokers with pearls, gems and pendants.
For light skirts, blouses, sweaters, sundresses and dresses, you can choose models from ribbons, velvet, lace, etc.
How to make a choker around your neck - watch the video:
There are many ways to make your own neck choker from a wide variety of materials. You can make several types of this decoration for any life situation. The main thing is to follow the manufacturing technique.
