3 Tips to Avoid Tangles and Knots with Layering Necklaces
Jewelry is meant to be worn. Here a Guide to Layering Necklaces Without Tangles.
As a jewelry lover, there could not be a better idea than layering jewelry, from ring stacks to arm stacks! Layering jewelry expresses your unique style, honors people dear to you, and symbolizes memorable travels and the milestones you have achieved. However, nothing is more distressing when your thoughtfully curated neck mess literally becomes one giant one!
Fear not! Below are 3 tips to avoid tangles and knots with layering necklaces.
Before you read any further, a best practice for fine jewelry of any kind (regardless of layering) is: when dressing, jewelry is the last thing on and first thing off.
TIP 1: WHEN TO WEAR… OR NOT TO WEAR
A universal rule of thumb for fine jewelry is to remove it (and store it in a secure place) before playing sports, swimming, bathing, and sleeping.
Avoiding all of these while wearing your layering necklaces will alleviate unfortunate tangles, knots, and damage.
On the topic of sports, I believe some gemstones make “winning” spectator jewels - i.e. best “sported” in the grandstand. These include gemstones that are soft or brittle, such as Tanzanite, turquoise, emerald, opal, and pearl. Impact or not, jewelry can come undone, break, or fall off. Consistent rhythmic vibrations weaken settings over time.
TIP 2: THE POWER OF DIVERSITY
One way to avoid tangles is to choose necklaces that are a diversity of lengths, thicknesses, chains, and materials.
Be aware that softer gemstones, such as pearls and opals can be scratched by harder gemstones and metals.
If you have never considered lengths that are shorter or longer than the standard 16” and 18”, discover a guide to better understand the options and determine the right necklace length for you!
TIP 3: UNITE YOUR LAYERS
Try connecting them together by way of attaching multiple necklaces to the same jump ring. This will make them less likely to tangle, given the clasps are bound together in one place.
Necklace spacers (also referred to as detanglers) may also help. That said if the necklaces are the same length, thickness, or material the outcome will be less effective.
IMPORTANT: Do not apply baby powder or baby oil to your fine jewelry - it will dull the luster.
QUIZ: What layering necklace best suits your style?
WHY IS THE THE MOHS SCALE IMPORTANT?
The Mohs scale of hardness is important to consider when choosing a particular stone for a particular kind of wear. It is the degree of mineral “hardness”, measured by the resistance which a smooth surface offers to abrasion: 1 (soft) to 10 (hard). For example, an 8 will scratch a gemstone that is a 7 or below.
Simply put, the softer the stone, the more careful you need to be about wearing that stone in jewelry that may be exposed to abrasion.
NOTE: you may want to think twice before wearing your family heirloom pearls stacked with other beaded gemstone necklaces or metal chains.
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