How to make a choker yourself? How to make a home choker

Learn to make a fashion accessory to meet summer fully armed. In the article - master classes on the creation of choker from the line, spandex, thread, beads.

The most shocking and contradictory decoration of all times and peoples is again in a trend. That, in general, it is not surprising: well, could not help but revive the accessory, which began to be worn even in pre-Christian times! It's about the choker.

How it all began - a short digression into the history of

The whole story of choker transformations is related to:

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• slavery by the elegance of
• by the nobility of

It's a mistake to assume that chokers are a legacy of North American Indians. The women of the Padaung tribe still wear such ornaments in the form of rings around their necks. Rings indicate the status of women in the tribe, serve as proof of the unearthly beauty and well-being of the lady.

A girl of the Padaung tribe with rings around the neck

Wooden, tight around the neck, the rings were worn on the necks of girls from noble families in Mediterranean and Asian countries back in the Ancient World. In those days, a woman with a long neck was also considered a model of beauty and, putting on her neck daughters wooden rings, parents hoped for the successful marriage of their beauties. The presence of a wooden ornament on the neck was evidence of the high position in society.

Some hundred years have passed and the rings around the neck have become an attribute of slaves. In the Thrush of Rome on the slave ring the name of the owner was knocked out. However, after some time the senators canceled such collars-passports, so that the captive inhabitants of Rome could not see how many of them and how few of their owners.

The gloomy Middle Ages revived the chokers, as a means of protection against thieves, robbers and vampires. Rich citizens hammered into the leather strip designed to protect the neck, silver nails, to avoid unpleasant encounters with bloodsuckers and not only. It is possible that the choker then looked like this

Choker-collar with spikes

The elegant Renaissance changed the purpose of the choker. Now it was an elegant decoration in the form of a velvet ribbon( velvet ribbon) with a pendant, emphasizing the languid pallor of fragile ladies.

And yes-yes-yes! Indian leaders wore chokers from wooden beads, animal claws and bird beaks to protect themselves from evil spirits. In addition, such jewelry could save lives in battle, protecting the neck from a knife or arrow.

Frame from h / f "Bury my heart in Wunden Ni"

It was in the Indian reserves that the "children of flowers" watched all kinds of bracelets-bracelets and chokers. Especially fashionable among hippies of the 60's were tattoo chokers - ornaments that mimicked ornate tattoos.

Then there were the 90s: the wind of change, informal youth movements and a new surge of love for tattoo chokers.

In the "zero" everything returned: the chokers - in the trend!

What can I do with a tattoo choker?

General advice for all materials

• The thickness of the selected material should be at least 1 mm
• Thread length for neck decoration: 2-3 m
• Thread length for tattoo bracelet: 1 m

And now let's talk about suitable materials.

Classics of choker making - fishing line

Lesku is better to take in shops for anglers. The beadwork can be too thin!

Fishing line, thickness 1 mm

The modern material, successfully replacing the line, has several names

• silicone thread-string
• spandex
• spandex without braid
• elastomeric thread
• "vein" latex

Some specially advanced choker-wafers call this material "special line for chokers".

Where to buy this treasure? Spandex is sold in many stores with goods for needlework.

Manufacturers can offer spandex in a different color range

If the desire to immediately weave a choker caught you in the middle of the night and run after spandex late, but there are no fishermen in the family - do not despair! Your salvation is old earphones or chargers. Their thin wires can do a good job and become a material for the choker.

The wire choker can be too rough for a slim girl, but for a young man the

is perfect. Headphones sent for retirement are a suitable material for a choker

The following material for making a bright tattoo choker also has many names

• plastic cord for weaving
• tubes of iris
• colored tubes Scoubidou( Scoobydu)

Colored tubes Scoubidou( Scoobydu)

Very elegant looks like tattoo-choker from beads

Tattoo choker made of beads

Materials for making house choker

If the usual tattoo is not interesting for you anymore, experiment with making chokers from different materials

• rubber bands for
• bracelets
• threads

leather strings How to weave a choker out of a fishing line at home

Most of the choker techniques are borrowed in macrame.

The classic black-spandex tattoo is played with the snake knot. The technique is simple and accessible even to young needlewomen.

Tattoo Choker Braiding Scheme with Snake

In addition to the schematic and the desire, you will need

• black spandex( 1 mm thick) - 3 m
• scissors
• clerical clothespin
• hardcover book

What you need to prepare for tattoo choker making

"Habit" -spandex fold in half. Attach to the book using the paper clip

Securing the spandex

Make the first node

The first node of the choker

Knit the pattern to the desired length by shuffling the left and right hinge assembly

Work on the tattoo choker

Fix the thread

Fix the thread at the end of the job

Scheme of fixing the thread at the end of work on the tattoo choker

Below is a step-by-step instruction on how to make a smart tattoo choker with pendant rings

Choker "Snake" with pendant rings

Video "Tattoo Choker / Kato Make Tatu Choker from Beads "will tell you how to diversify the classic tattoo-choka braiding scheme.

Video: Tattoo Choker / How to Make a Choker Tattoo Out of Beads?

How to make a choker out of headphones, the

scheme The choker's wiring from the wires from the earphone is no different from the classic tattoo choker scheme

The tattoo choker braiding scheme from the wires from the

headphones The work process is as follows.

Fasten the thread in any convenient way and knit to the desired length. Complete the finished work with a chain with a carabiner or decorative ribbon.

Stages of work on the tattoo choker from the wires from the headphones

Finished tattoo-choker

Carbine and the ring for decorating the tattoo choker

How to build a wide choker yourself?

If you have mastered the technique of weaving classical tattoo-choka, we will not be able to make a necklace of several multi-colored "veins" for you.

Chokers "Twins"

Read the diagram carefully. Number of threads: from 4 to 8.

Scheme of weaving double wide choker

How to make a choker made of rubber bands, circuit?

Chokers and bracelets from rubber bands

The technician of weaving from rubber bands is very much. If you are a master of this kind of needlework, presented below the master class, you will not be interested.

And if you are a beginner in this business, you have rubber bands, but there is no hook and machine - you went to the address. The master class in the photo below will tell and show how to tie the choker from the rubber bands on the fingers.

Choker's design is known in the circles of rubber bands as the "Fishtail".Not very romantic, but very beautiful!

You will need

• rubber bands
• carabiner for jewelry( you can plastic hook)

The first rubber band crosses between the fingers, and two more elastic bands are worn on top.

How to make a choker made of rubber bands, step 1

The bobbin of the lower rubber band is tightened over the rubber band located at the very top.

How to make the choker from the elastics, step 2

How to make the choker from the rubber bands, step 3

Gradually adding one rubber to the top and fixing it with the loops of the lower risery, we extend the choker.

How to make the choker from the elastics, step 4

How to make the choker out of the elastics, step 5

How to make the choker out of the rubber bands, step 6

When the choker has reached the required length, remove the finger work. Remove the two upper loose rubber bands. In the formed loop, insert the carbine.

How to make a choker out of rubber bands, step 7

How to make a choker out of beads, circuit?

The scheme of this decoration is simple enough

• Fasten the double line in the latch of the lock and string with the needle the first oblong bead
• Divide the double line into single "veins" and thread each into a separate needle
• Work in parallel with two needles, stringing the beads according to the
  scheme. When the choker reachesof the required length, fix one of the threads in the tab of the rifle
• Continue to work in the opposite direction according to the diagram below.

Bead choker with your own hands, Part II

If the previouss choker seemed too difficult, try to do a very simple and very stylish choker of large beads.

Choker from a large bead

Take a strong thread, fold it in half and tie a knot, forming a loop 1.5-2 cm long

Bead choker with your own hands, step 1

Thread one bead on one of the strands. The second thread also pass through the through-hole of the bead. Tighten the threads

Choker from the beads with your own hands, step 2

String the beads until you reach the required length

Choker from the beads with your own hands, step 3

After finishing the work, fix the thread and attach to the choker the carbine for the jewelry

Choker from the beads with your own hands, step4

Choker is ready

Choker from beads with own hands

How to make the most choker out of thread?

The threads of a moulin that are commonly used for embroidery are a very suitable material for creating a bright and stylish choker.

You will need:

• multicolored horns floss
• large and small chains
• decorative plastic chain with crystals
• connecting rings and carabiner for jewelry
• needle
• pliers

Materials for making choker from threads

• Cut the coils of the mulina into equal strands. Note: the length of the finished braid will be slightly shorter than the original length of the strands
• Fold the strands in a bundle and secure them with a tight winding
• Weave the ordinary braid
• When the length of the braid reaches the required size, fasten the ends with the winding

Bright choker of threads: weaving of the base

Decorate the braid of threads with a chain with sequins, sewn it symmetrically to the center of the base

Bright choker of threads: decorating with crystals

In the next stage of work, sew a large chain from the outer and inner sides of the future decoration

Bright choker of threads: decorating with a chain

Fasten a thin chain and a lock-carabiner with the help of connecting rings. Your stylish choker from the threads of a floss is ready

Can I make a metal choker at home?

Using a special material, known among needlewomen as a "wire with memory", and decorative elements to your liking, you can create exclusive metal necklaces at home

Memory wire and metal choker from it

How to make a choker yourself: tips and feedback

Video inend will tell you more ideas of stylish chokers

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