Necklace made of beads and beads

Today it is not necessary to wear precious metals to emphasize the status - bracelets and necklaces made of beads and beads with complex weaving, supplemented by matching earrings or rings, not only looks luxurious, but also costly. In terms of form and purpose, such ornaments can be very different: voluminous and miniature, elegant and everyday. Much depends on the style: some necklaces can be worn with ethnic dresses, others - with hooligan images in the style of grunge, the third - with clothes in the style of the 70's.

The most common types of beautiful necklaces of beads and beads

1. The necklace . It is an ornament with approximately the same width along the entire perimeter. The necklace, as a rule, "fits" around the neck, that is, the inside of it is flat and snug against the skin.
2. Classic necklace . It differs from the previous species in one detail: at the necklace the central part is usually slightly wider or simply larger in size. There may be a pendant or larger beads or stones may be inserted into the weave.
3. Decoration from metal . Come to us from the depths of centuries, before it was called the hryvnia. And the higher the status of the owner, the more expensive the metal was, respectively. The hryvnia looked like a thick round tourniquet or a rounded hoop. Today, this term is usually meant a wide decoration on a hard or soft framework, abundantly embroidered with beads, large beads and various stones. The hryvnia is a solid decoration, unlike necklaces or necklaces, which can be tracery and airy.
4. Gaitan or gerdan . These two types of necklaces made of beads and beads practically do not differ from each other. They are a long and wide beaded tape with ends joined in a pendant or medallion of any geometric shape. Since this kind of decoration originally had a function of a guard and was carried out with appropriate patterns, now even gaytans and gerdas are often made with ethnic ornament .

Types of weaving necklaces of beads and beads :

1. Grid . One of the simplest and most popular types of weaving. The overall appearance of the necklace will depend on the selected materials. With ordinary beads or bugles, it will look everyday, and with pearls or patches of rhinestones Swarovski - exquisitely and nobly.
2. Jabot . The very necklace of beads and beads can be woven here by different types (even the simplest ones) - the main thing is that it represents a ribbon wrapping around the neck. But the frill is tricky, but the result exceeds all expectations: voluminous, unusual - it looks really, like a jabot collar from the Victorian era.
3. Ogalala . In this technique, an incredible, easy-looking, voluminous open-work necklace made of beads and beads is woven. The weaving ogalala similar to the principle of the grid, only it is not trenched in width, but in length. His impressions are different for everyone. Someone recalls these necklaces about the decorations of the Renaissance, someone - about the Spanish beauties and bullfight. This type is best taken with the earrings - then the combination will be seen not only in color, but also in the weaving style, which is rarely achieved in other cases (for example, because of the small size of the earrings).
4. Corals . Beads and beads in a necklace of this type are intertwined in many small vertical rods of different lengths and with sprouts. Their abundance allows creating an amazing imitation of real corals. Strengthen the sensation will also help color: red, coral or milky white.
5. The air . The ideal technique for smart jewelry. Wedding necklaces of beads and beads, made in the style of "air", look gentle and feminine, they fit under any type of dress and brides of all ages. To make the dress look more original, at its ends you can place not just a lock, but long satin ribbons that will be tied to a sweet bow.