Earlier this month Lauren and I escaped city life with our dear friend Grace, of The Stripe, for a weekend chock-full of sun and DIY. With an abundant supply of rhinestone and brass curb chain, we decided to try weaving the components together to make our own collar necklaces. It was fun to see how wonderfully different the pieces turned out – each so fabulous in their own unique way! Honestly, isn’t that the best part about DIYing with friends?
You’ll need:
- 1 foot of large rhinestone chain
- 3 feet of curb chain cut into 3 pieces (I used two 12″ pieces and one 10″ piece)
- 3 skeins of embroidery floss
- scissors
Start by laying two pieces of curb chain side by side. Tie on 4 feet of embroidery floss into a double knot to the end of the left chain, leaving at least a foot of extra slack. Thread the floss through the top of the first link of the right chain.
Thread the floss under the first link on the left side and through the top of the 2nd link on the right side.
Continue this weaving pattern. I find it easy to hold the chains up together while threading the floss back and forth.
Tie a knot at the end. Alight a third piece of chain against the 2 woven chains. I chose to add a smaller piece here.
Using a different color flow, weave the floss around the first few links – again leaving about a foot of extra slack. Weave the chain into the necklace using the same technique.
Continue weaving and tie a knot at the end. Now align the rhinestone chain along the necklace.
Tie a knot onto the chain. Start wrapping the rhinestones onto the chain but going under the first joint of the rhinestone chain and over the top of the first curb chain link.
Keep the necklace curved while attaching the rhinestone chain. This will prevent the necklace from buckling. Depending on the size of the rhinestone chain compared to the chain, a few links may have to be skipped in order to maintain the shape of the necklace. Tie a knot at the end.
Cut several 2 feet strands of floss and thread them through the ends of the necklace. Tie a single knot. Repeat on the other side.
Your necklace is now adjustable and finished!!
Be sure to check out how Grace made a bolder version, using thick and coloful yarn, right this way!
(tutorial in collaboration with The Stripe; all images by HonestlyWTF)
what a great DIY! can’t wait to try it!
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I read your instructions on how to make a chain and rhinestone neclace. I’m new to jewelry making, do you have a video to watch instead?
This is BEAUTIFUL!! So have to try it!
I am so doing this!! Looks amazing and is really easy to make
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It’s perfection, you guys are freaking awesome!
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So cool and easy! I just have to find the material :/
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this is so pretty.. i have DIY skills but i always get caught up on the details!
pretty necklace!!!
kisses
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Just gorgeous! Love the idea of customizing colors & playing with different stitch lay outs– hmm…I sense a Christmas present project!
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That necklace is amazing!! thanks for the tutorial 🙂
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i love it!!!! i’ll try
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This is stunning, I love the colours you have used. I really want to give this a go.
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I really want to make this one! What a great idea!!
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OMG love it!! It’s amazing!
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I love it! I have been wondering for a long time how to do it! Thanks a lot for the inspo!!!
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O M Gosh. This is the most expensive looking DIY you’ve made by far! I truly do love this!!!
xoxo
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This DIY looks similar to this one
http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2logPs/:1KOt8W$SL:bjIKKoqr/www.missomnimedia.com/2009/12/shes-crafty-diy-multi-chain-ribbon-necklace/
Love this DIY, cause I’ve been looking for something like this for ages! Now all I need to do is find the chains and rhinestones.. and that may be hard to find in Belgium.
Fingers crossed!
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This is soooo pretty and perfect for the Fall! Will try 🙂
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That’s amazing. Going on my list of must-do’s :-D.
Thank you!!!
Can you please write the length of each chain? it will make it much easier for me to make this beautiful necklace.
Thanks!
Love this one! I never make jewelry but rather clothes so when I get your post it makes me want to try because you make it looks so easy.
I looked at both of the DIY’s and I really love how rugged you’ve kept yours with the strings at the back http://beautyjamaica.blogspot.com/
I’m in love with this necklace !!! Definitely on my TO DO list :o))
Oooo, so cute! On my to-do list thank you.
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I loved it!!!
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LOVE this. Trying soon.
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Wow! LOVE THIS!!!!!! I don’t have an abundance of chains lying around, but if I did this is most definitely what I would be doing with them now!!!
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So gorgeous!
Naturally, I love this diy just like all previous ones. I need to promise myself that I WILL do this one. Must. =)
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It’s amazing how you make everything look possible and easy. thank you!
This is so pretty. I wish I was this crafty : )
xoxo aley
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stunning piece!
Bises,
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Ah so beautiful.
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LOve it! So chic 😉
Easily one of the best DIYs. So creative. Love it. Have a look at some of my DIY on my blog
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Great idea! Love the necklace
Wow! Excellent! Great DIY project!
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That looks great! I love the gold with the yarn, perfect for the summer! http://www.shopperstherapy.blogspot.com
YES YES YES. this is happening soon.
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It looks so cute! Amazing DIY
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This is so beautiful and so my style! Ahh!
Love it!
This is so beautiful! I actually really want to do it. I love the peach and purple hints, with the gold, and the clasp. I’ve made a bracelet like this, not as pretty though.
wow . . beautiful! great DIY…. especially when you’re in desperate need for a nice chic, chunky necklace. I know I have these materials hanging around my house!
Very feminine and pretty!
akong did a collab with anthropologie this spring that included necklaces like this – I DIYed one with brass jump rings this summer, something I wouldn’t actually recommend. It was difficult and fiddly and took forever – yours looks easier and more fun to do. However, I did love the results. Check it out here, if you’re interested:
http://pacificrain.blogspot.com/2012/06/diy-akongesque.html
Arrrrrghhhh I NEEEED to try this! xx
Beautiful! As usual 🙂
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Such a great DIY – love the mix of textures with the chains. thread and rhinestones! I’ll definitely be trying it out myself 🙂
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this is so great! quite simple but STATEMENT. I can’t wait to try it xxxxx
Looks gorgeous. Love it!
I love it! Might have to try this!
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turns out great! Really can make a look!
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This is beautiful. Thanks so much for sharing!
I need to make this right away. Its beautiful.
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OMG! what a great DIY! looks so awesome!
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Amazing DIY. I have to try that one!!! It´s so beautiful 😀
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Very pretty! I love this DIY!
Super cool the result! Amazing DIY! Thank you for sharing!
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This post reminds me I have so much crafting to do… Tons of your DIYs I haven’t tried yet!
Love,
Juliana
Great tutorial as usual~ i really want to make this but so hard to find good affordable curb chain in NZ 🙁 http://www.linhbitesbeauty.com
This is amazing, as are all of your DIY’s! Discovering the site has definitely made my summer more fun and chic! Question though, do you buy your chain online? I’m noticing that my local craft stores either don’t have it or it’s cheap and turns in a few weeks. Any suggestions?
What a great idea! I will absolutely be making this, thanks for sharing!
really nice idea 🙂
Great DYI – Just did it and it looks fab! Thank you for this indian-jewelry inspiration! One things that helps is put a little bit of glue on a couple of rhinestone to help the rhinestone chain to be properly positioned instead of looking towards one’s feet.
Where did you get the chain?
wow … How cool is that! 🙂
Definitely will try it!!! You guys are amazing!
xo
Carla
This is on my “to do” list…absolutely AWESOME!!!!
Love how this turned out. Very pretty.
absolutely love this tutorial — I will post a link to the outcome of my attempt. Thanks for this! Joy
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Oh waauw! That’s freaking awesome ♥ I love it
Love the necklace. I have to make this. What size curb chain did you get?
Love it! I looked everywhere for the rhinestone chain though and couldnt find one like this. Where did you get this from?
This is amazing!
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Can you tell me the size curb chain you used and also the size of the rhinestones. It is very hard to determine be the photo. Thanks!
I just love this! Where did you find your curb chain? I started to attempt this project and my curb chain was not flat.. did not look very good at all.. Any information would be awesome! Thanks!
I can’t find a 12mm curb chain or a 10mm one… Can you help me? I would really like to try this DIY!
This is a great DIY – I have rhinestones but couldn’t think of a great idea yet but this is fantastic!
This is a very pretty DIY necklace!!! I try to do it 😉
What is the exactly size of the chain at your link?? Thank you so much!!
I’m completely in love with this!! I started making it, but when adding the rhinestones chain, they are facing down instead of facing ‘forward’. Does anyone know how to make them face forward?
Thank you! 🙂
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Omfg, this is sooooooo cute! I just found this website from another blog, & I’m totally freakin excited to try it .
Thanks!
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This is really awesome! The necklace looks great! I definitely have to try this DIY!
This is really awesome! The necklace looks great! I definitely have to try this DIY!
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Hi! I love this and I want to make it! What are the size of the curb chains?
Absolutely love this. Thanks for the tutorial – excited to try it!
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LOVE IT !!!
I made it and it’s beautiful! Thanks!
has anyone been able to find the chain? what is the chains width?
wowo, what a beatiful necklace, I love it so much, and we produce all kinds of chains, but I never thoungt our chains would be like this, so amazing
Oh my, this is beautiful! I am definitely trying this. Thanks!
xo
i saw something just like this at club monaco. So awesome
Hi,
What width of curb chain did you use to make this awesome neacklace?
Thanks x
Love this…looks like a traditional gold necklace..buy DIYed
That is just beautiful.
I can’t seem to get it right because every time I tie up the two chains, they always end up being intertwined together.
What size curb chain did you use???
@Samantha, I used a curb chain that measured between 3-4mm wide.
Thank you. It is awesome and I intend to make it for myself now that all my Xmas projects are done!
The necklace is simply gorgeous. Thanks for sharing step by step of this DIY project.
in the link to curb chain you put above? which one is the one you chose?? can someone give me a link to a curb chain that would work to this? thanks!!!
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love it!
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Its really fantastic! thanks for sharing
Awesome idea. I’m pretty sure my gf will love this when I show it to her. She’ll begin working on something similar right away 🙂
I like your version better! Love the colors.
Sorry, didn’t finish my comment. I like your version better than commercially available necklaces!
Which one of the curb chains did you use on the site metalliferous? Brass Curb Chain – 0.129″? Or? thanks!
anyone knows the EXACT sizes of the chain? 10″ 12″ aren’t making much sense to me :-/
Just finished making one and added a beaded pendant from the bottom row. Instead of rhinestones, I used pearls that had a bit of sparkle incorporated into each bead.
Luv this, thank you for all your fun DIY projects.
Oh God! What a great idea!! Can’t wait to try
I loved this DIY! I adapted this to show off some howlite cabochons instead of the rhinestone chai though and used hemp cord for durability and braided the three strands. You can view it on my website http://www.sphinxfalcondesigns.com as the design called Scarabesque. 🙂 Thanks for posting such a versatile design!
Thanks so much for the DIY! I tried it with thin rick-rack and it looks fantastic!
om my God!.. thats very beauty.. How much their price, that must be very expensive i think. right?
This is so clever and so pretty, i am definitely going to make one of these.
Thank you
Violet x
this DIY is perfect!
Very clever!
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that is wonderful
Kind of love this…
This is beautiful! I am going to go home and make this!
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Does anyone know where I can get the materials for this? I am kinda dying to make this.
Which size of rhinestones did you use?
Hi, I saw these pictures on another blog, got inspired and made something similar. I just today found out that this is the original post so I’m now referring to this post on my blog, hope that’s ok :))
http://ticklishfingers.blogspot.com/2013/05/golden-chain-necklace-with-minty-accents.html
Omg I bought a similar one… When I could have made it!! dammit!!
Loving your DIY
It is an awesome DIY. Simple and beautiful 🙂
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This is so beautiful.I would love to make this.This is so simple and easy and beautiful.
Has anyone figured out the size/ where the chain came from??
great idea! the result is very pretty!
so pretty design i will elect this design on my sis wedding i copy this design thanks a lot for share here 🙂
Can you please please tell me what exact chain this is?
Seriously this is amazing 🙂 Gonna try it soon 🙂
Traditional and well crafted at the same time.
You make it look so easy! Love the necklace!
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Pretty necklace but i like originals…
Gorgeous! I am definitely going to try this!
Beautiful necklace to gift and to wear
Love it! xx
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I’ve done this DIY and I love the result it’s an amazing necklace!
Thank you for very detailed instructions!
Looks good :).
Brilliant tutorial and very easy to learn. I will put this into practice 🙂
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Does anyone know how to make the necklace lie flat? Mine keeps on buckling.
WOW.
it seems we will never buy necklaces if we learned to do these ourselves, I am just astounded.
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Necklace looks wonderful. Very very good idea:D
What a fab idea!! Gorgeous!
very nice handicrafts. At my place also in Indonesia, many jeweler but I have never come across such that there is in this picture, very nice.
very nice tutorial lot of things to learn.Thanks
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Great jewellery ideas! Unique stuff!
Amazing the jewellery on offer these days and how you can ad your own unique twist to them!
This is SO adorable and seems fairly simple, thanks for all of the photos I can’t wait to try it =]
Thanks for sharing, this is beautiful! I agree, the photo steps really make it seem more simple.
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Very cool!! Thanks for sharing.
wew, they are very interesting to buy. i like it.
Wow im totaly making it
There’s certainly a lot to find out about this subject. I really like all of the points you’ve made.|
What size Rhinestone was used anyone know?
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Nice pics.
Nice Necklece.
I was very much looking forward to seeing ‘how Grace made a bolder version of the collar necklace (pictured above) using thick and colorful yarn’!! However, the ‘right this way’ link that I clicked on brought me to a page informing me that what I wanted to see was no longer available!! I thought subscribing and joining this website would allow me access to pages, articles, pictures, etc., that would be more or less current with its directions to click this or that to see the continuation with the subject I had just finished reading!
And, I would like to know if this is something that will be happening often as I read through other articles that are contained within this website?
Thank you very much for your help with the above-mentioned situation!!!
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wonder full created & idea of neck chain .
Oh my gosh, This necklace is so wonderful!
Thanks for the great post.
That’s amazing. Going on my list of must-do’s :-D.
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a great one I also want to try it https://thedesigncart.com/blogs/news/tagged/diy