Victorian choker necklaces can be worn out to the club with friends or out to a professional dinner. They are pretty easy to make if you have the appropriate tools.
Steps
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Measure your neck all the way around. This is to ensure that your choker fits.
Measure your neck all the way around. -
Cut the lace or fabric about an inch longer than the length of your neck measurement. Fold the ends and sew each end (not together)so that the ends won't ruin the rest of the fabric.
Cut the lace or fabric about an inch longer than the length of your neck measurement. -
Decorate the fabric anyway you chose to with the beading of choice. You can make the beading droop and sew them over the fabric.
Decorate the fabric anyway you chose to with the beading of choice. -
Connect the necklace. There are a few ways you can make the necklace connect. You can use a button, the connector pieces from another necklace, or a zipper. All you need to do to connect the ends is sew. For a button you would need to cut the end that you didn't sew the button onto so that you can fasten it and sew around the whole, but make sure it's just a slit and it isn't really big. For a zipper you need to cut it to the size needed and sew each side to the ends of the necklace. If you want to use an old necklace you need to break the necklace apart and sew the chain side on one end of you necklace and the clip side to the other end.
Connect the necklace. -
Finished.
Tips
- All of these items can be found at a Wal-Mart that sells sewing crafts.
Things You'll Need
- A strip of lace, velvet, or a type of fabric that you like.
- A needle.
- Some thread that will match the fabric of your choice.
- Beading and/or a decorative piece for jewelry to decorate the necklace.
- A tape measure.
- A button, connector pieces from another necklace, or a zipper.
