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They shift, they can choke you, they don't lay right. How do you fix this? I am listing some of my ideas and hope others will share theirs as well. I am using two long ropes as my models. One rope of multicolored potato pearls and the other a rope of blue and white baroque Akoyas. The Akoyas are a continuous rope that does not open, the potato pearls have a small lobster clasp.
First up- potato pearls using a hinged pendant enhancer. You can buy them with or without the piece that allows you to attach a pendant.
Choose your length and fit the enhancer between pearls.
Viola!
The Akoya strand is one long rope in which I attached an S clasp using french wire and a small jump ring. I place the jump ring at the length I like the wear the strand but I can change the length because you cannot really see the ring when the strand is worn.
Doubled: If I choose a different length I ignore the jump ring and place the S hook between pearls.
Worn as a rope, the S clasp can be used to attach a pendant like this SS pendant.
Attaching two separate length strands with S hooks this way keeps the necklaces from shifting. The biggest pearls remain in the front.
First up- potato pearls using a hinged pendant enhancer. You can buy them with or without the piece that allows you to attach a pendant.
Choose your length and fit the enhancer between pearls.
Viola!
The Akoya strand is one long rope in which I attached an S clasp using french wire and a small jump ring. I place the jump ring at the length I like the wear the strand but I can change the length because you cannot really see the ring when the strand is worn.
Doubled: If I choose a different length I ignore the jump ring and place the S hook between pearls.
Worn as a rope, the S clasp can be used to attach a pendant like this SS pendant.
Attaching two separate length strands with S hooks this way keeps the necklaces from shifting. The biggest pearls remain in the front.
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