Necklace

The advantage of necklaces? They're ready to use. The stainless steel chain is already fitted with a clasp to close them securely and an extension chain for easy adjustment. Just put them around your neck and you'll have a pretty stainless steel necklace in minutes.
For a personalized necklace, you can add a pendant, charms or beads with a joining ring or jewelry nail.

Choosing the mesh for your choker

• Trace mesh: a great classic, this is the most widely used mesh in jewelry. Inspired by the chains used to bind Trace together (hence the name!), it's made up of round links hooked together.
• Serpentine or snake-mesh: owes its name to its shape, which imitates the scales on a snake's skin. It's a semi-rigid knit with great allure.
• Mirror knit or flat snake knit: a wide, flat, semi-rigid knit.
• Venetian mesh: sturdy and sober, this is made up of cubic links.
• English knit: made up of a succession of flattened, tightly-packed oval links, giving it a braided appearance.
• Rectangular mesh: as its name suggests, this is made up of rectangular links. When the links are thin and elongated, it's called trombone mesh.
• Maille rombo: made up of oval rings that interlock by twisting at their junction.
• Maille gourmette: a succession of single rings, more or less round and slightly flattened.
• Ballknit: its name gives an indication of its shape. It is formed by a succession of small balls.

Want to find out more about the different types of knitwear? Find out more in our jewelry chain link guide.

Ideas for DIY stainless steel necklaces

• Charms necklaces are THE must-have fashion item of the moment! Choose your necklace and charms and assemble. Simple, fast and effective.
• Mixed-material necklaces: stainless steel and gold-plated stainless steel can be combined with a wide range of materials. Try the half stainless steel choker/half freshwater pearl necklace, or go for fabric necklaces with stainless steel beads.
• Multi-strand necklaces: accumulation is still very much in vogue. Choose durable stainless steel chains for your multi-strand arrangements, which you can wear all year round!