Types of weaving chains

Buying jewelry is not an easy thing, and it should not be taken lightly. A ring, earrings, a chain or a bracelet is usually bought for a long time - therefore it should not only please the eye, but also be of high quality.

As a rule, chains are universal accessories, both for men and women. Authentic and stylish, it is suitable for an evening out, for office or study. Chains often complement pendants - hearts, stars, various signs, crosses are worn on them. However, the main criterion for distinguishing chains has always been weaving.

There is a huge amount of jewelry weaving. And if before the chain was woven by hand by people, now this business is brought to automatism by high-quality machines. But, of course, handcrafted jewelry is still highly valued - and just as expensive. However, the machine method has its advantages - the products left from the conveyor are lighter in weight and more diverse in patterns.

Gold chains are considered to be the most popular among fashionistas and their gentlemen. The reason for this can be considered material - gold, white, yellow, pink, green and even blue.

There are a lot of types of weaving of gold chains - and such a variety will help everyone to choose something to their liking. We will understand in more detail.

Weaving "Bismarck", which is sometimes called the "Kaiser", is considered a complex technology. However, it is no less common. As a rule, this weaving allows you to create tracks from links of two or more rows.

Weaving jewelry "Bismarck" - the real leaders in the market chains. They are also divided into several subspecies - in the form of weaving.

• Round weaving. It is a huge number of rounded links intertwined with each other. As a rule, it has large volumes and is therefore most popular with men. It is also called the Royal, Roman and Imperial, which undoubtedly emphasizes the status of such ornaments. If we consider a chain up to 50 cm long, then its weight will be about 14 g, up to 20 - about 9 g.

• Trickle. Often compared with the smooth waves, for which he received its name. Rounded, slightly elongated links smoothly flow into each other. It is performed both manually and on machine tools. Unlike round weaving, a streamlet, although it has a voluminous appearance, is not at all heavy - therefore it is equally popular with women and men. What is important - affordable for the price.

• Flat. The classic version of Bismarck; the link here is twisted in a spiral twice.

• Triple. Unlike the classic flat, the links here have three turns in a spiral.

• Python. Popular recently, mainly for women, and almost always made by hand. It consists of three rows of thin openwork, the word lace, links connected to each other. Ideal for social events or dates. Also weaving Python can be found under the names of Italian, American, Caprice and Pharaoh.

• Byzantine weaving. It refers to jewelry of the highest class and, in turn, is divided into several types according to the shape of the product. Weaving Byzantium made of links in the form of "eight" (or "infinity"). They are intertwined with each other and create different patterns - depending on the location of each link and the designer's imagination.Weaving is popular both for the manufacture of chains, and full-weight jewelry of any size. This royal decoration.

• Spikelet or Celtic Knot. In many respects it is similar to the previous weaving - in its characteristics especially, but it does not look so rich, more simple.

• Cardinal One of the most difficult weaving, but also one of the most durable and exquisite. It is made of round, oval and square links in three or four rows. Especially popular with men, with women - a little less.

• Fox tail or Herringbone. Thin, openwork weave of oval, square or round links, the main thing - the same size. The links here are opposite to each other. Chains shimmer and glisten in the sun, like a cobweb. Used in the manufacture and thin elegant chains, and massive. Up to 50 cm long, strong and dense.

• Arabic It has an active brilliance, which many jewelers complement with diamond cutting and blackening. The elements here are round, rounded shapes and laid in two or more rows. Weaving is so named because of the similarity with the Arabic alphabet (coarse calico). It is made both in a mass segment, and manually.

• Spring-like. The links are slightly thicker than wide, which means the shape of the links is an oval. Double or triple.

• Moscow Differs perfectly smooth surface and does not cling to clothes or hair, nice when worn on bare skin. Manufacturing technology is simple - the metal is twisted into links and assembled into a chain, soldered, and special attention is paid to alignment.

• Royal It is considered one of the most sophisticated due to its ornate weaving - some links may seem like small crowns.

• Turtle. It is considered to be the most impractical weaving for gold chains. These turtles look at the female hands, of course, beautifully, but what a bad luck - because of the plates on the links, they will cling to hair and clothes. As a result, you get a puff, and if the movement is unsuccessful, you can break the decoration.

Perhaps the second most popular weaving chains. Its main feature is the principle of polishing and joining the links. Here it is like an anchor chain - even links are located in one plane, and odd ones, respectively, in another.

As with Bismarck, there are several varieties:

• Bonded weaving. The links in this case fit snugly to each other, which provides simply unimaginable density and strength, the gaps are minimal. These chains are voluminous and impressive, therefore they are especially popular with men. But if you add a couple of thin links to the decoration, it will be a good option for the ladies.

• Italian Bismarck. Despite the apparent similarity of the names with the classic Bismarck, in fact, this weaving is more correctly attributed to the anchor. These are two or more chains connected into one on the motif of a woven ribbon. As a result, you can get both a narrow chain and a wide one, depending on the number of initial chains.

• Sea anchor. It is distinguished by its jumpers between the links, which undoubtedly brings to mind the idea of ​​a real anchor chain from a huge sea ship. One of the most durable weaving - among all the varieties, so it is called. Jumpers protect the chain from deformation and breaks. Made of both gold and silver.

1. Bastille. The main feature of this weave is double oval links, which are connected in pairs perpendicularly. Volume products - look strictly and stylishly, perfectly suit men. Do not need any additional accessories - they are completely independent.

• Rollo (Belzer), Shepard (from the name of the famous Swiss fashion house Chopard). They differ from all other anchor weaves in the form of links - they are perfectly round. Can be narrow and wide.

• Garibaldi. Links are connected in twos. Named after the Italians, Giuseppe and Anita Garibaldi.

• Venetian weaving. The links are thin, rectangular or square, woven into a block. Venetian, made by manual labor, valued especially - because it is not so easy to make it. There are straight and curved.

• Anchor rhombus is a perpendicularly connected diamond-shaped links.

• Double anchor characterized by the fact that it uses double oval rings.

• Cord weave. Something like knitting. Several links here are dragged through two or three links - just like eyelets in some stylish scarf. It is not difficult to guess that the chains made in this weaving are twisted or wavy and stepped pattern.

• Giotto. Purely female weaving technique, performed from large, but thin links. It is a modification of rollo (shepard). Surprisingly light, literally weightless - ideal for thin female necks. It is easy to care for jewelry of this weaving - they are also durable. By the way, in Russia, jotto is often called a curtain.

• Fancy anchor weave - ideal for those who want to stand out, show off, so to speak. At first glance, you cannot say that they are part of anchor weaving. Designers create jewelry based on classic anchor weaving, but they also draw their own fantasy here, combining different forms - for example, diamond-shaped and round links can be connected in one chain, or made of different materials, even with the addition of beads. The most popular subspecies of this weave are the undulating aurora and the Hawaiian with paired links of unusual shapes. Ideal for extravagant personalities, mostly female.

Especially popular in the manufacture of chains. Here the links are located in the same plane - which gives the product extraordinary smoothness and strength. Many people compare this weaving with armor-shell, which explains the name.

• Nona (let's say the variant of writing Nonna). It differs in the fact that a diamond face is necessarily applied to the chains of this weaving. As a result - an extraordinary shine under the sun, as well as strength. It got its name from the Italian phrase maglia della nonna - which is translated as “grandma's weaving.”

• Figaro (Cartier - in honor of one of the famous fashion houses). As in the popular eponymous song about "here" and "there", the links here alternate - in size and shape.

• Persian mail weave. Dense weaving of rounded links, put on large, after interconnected rings. The bracelet or chain of this weaving can be made even at home by yourself, so long as there is patience and desire.

• Love (from the English "love" - ​​love). It is easy to guess that the links here are like hearts. A great option for a gift for a girl on Valentine's Day, Christmas, Birthday or any other holiday. Light, literally airy.

• Armored parallel. When weaving two gold links are taken and intertwined together in the same plane.

• Snail, or clip. Twisted links, which together look like a shell of this mollusk.

• Weaving Cobra ("Snake"). It differs from its fellows with a clear contour of the joints and continuity of weaving. However, it is not necessary to bend - there is a probability of wrinkles. Ideal business option for the weak half of humanity, and for the strong. The alternative is Tondo.

• Spit, or the French pigtail. These are two or three Cobras woven together. Weaving is complex, and its price is correspondingly high - especially when it comes to manual labor.

• Weaving Rope ("Flagellum"). Consists of small links, tightly interconnected in the same harness. As a rule, jewelry from this weave is universal - you can hang a pair of pendants, a cross or just add a stylish image on them.

It is also worth considering the weaving "Pearl".It cannot be counted among any kind of weaving, since, in essence, the links in the form of voluminous balls are strung on a thread - which is more like a necklace assembly than weaving.

The least popular weaves, which you can not even pay attention to when choosing, include weaving: Anaconda, Lord, Scorpio, Corn, Greek weaving, Ramses, Malvina, Crab, Serpentine ... All of them are inferior in characteristics and quality presented above, but also extremely rare.

There are three types of manufacturing chains - manual assembly, machine and stamping. This, however, does not mean that any chain can be made in any way - some are created only by machine labor (as a rule, thin light chains), and others only by hand, for example, certain types of Bismarck. The punching twisted chain has the most various fantasy forms of links, it is volumetric to the touch. Each type of manufacturing has its own pros and cons, certain features.

Machine binding allows you to create very light, virtually weightless chains using chain-knitting machines. The approximate labor productivity of a typical machine is 600 links per minute. The quality of such a chain depends on the correctness of compliance with the technology - from temperature to material quality.

Here, the reliability and quality of the chain is explained by the hands of the master jeweler and his experience. Much also depends on the proper selection of tools and materials. Of course, hand-knitting takes much more time than the same machine or stamping, but the final version will differ for the better. There are, of course, obvious disadvantages - for example, easy stretching of links. To prevent stretching the first thing you need to pay attention to the carbine. Best of all, if it is mounted on a non-soldered link - in this case, the specialist will be easier to fix the problem.

The main difference from other types of manufacturing chains - in punching links threaded into each other. This is the simplest and cheapest technology, as well as the most short-lived and fragile, chains made in the stamping technique are easily deformed. This is because they are not cast. It is not recommended to buy them, but, nevertheless, if you decide to purchase such a chain around your neck, then at least remove it before going to bed.

Otherwise, hollow chains are called hollow. They are ideal for everyday wear, as they are durable and do not deform. The main feature is size. Hollow chains look very large, even massive - which is now in vogue. However, despite such cumbersome, they are not at all heavy, since they are empty inside. The process of their manufacture should be considered separately.

At first everything is as in ordinary production - rolling (thinning), firing and soldering. The effect of emptiness inside is achieved by using a core of base metal. As a result, a seam is formed, but, as a rule, it is always invisible in competent craftsmen. Wearing these chains should be done as carefully as possible, because if the link breaks, it is almost impossible to restore it.

Help to choose a chain or any other product will help reviews of other buyers. As a rule, they differ from the descriptions and words of the seller-consultant stated on the website by the manufacturer. Reviews are always true, so they can be trusted. We have collected for you a short review of all reviews on different models, including exclusive ones.

Jewelry from the French house Cartier, founded in the XIX century. This fashion house produces not only chains, but also rings, bracelets and even watches. And all their offspring can rightly be called exclusive. They are appreciated both by the ladies of the highest world (French women, as is well known, they are also fashionable women) and by women with average incomes. Prices for products from this fashion brand start at five thousand rubles.But, as the ladies say, the quality here does not depend on the price - after all, this is a famous fashion house that needs to maintain its reputation.

If you disassemble the models separately, it is very symbolic Maillon Panthere, since this animal is the symbol of the house.

Cartier boutiques are available in Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan, as well as in Western Europe and Asia.

Fashionable Swiss house Chopard is known for its weaving, which we talked about earlier - shepard, in a different way - rollo. This is its main striking difference from all other houses, so if you want a chain of weaving rollo - contact this particular brand. Special attention is paid to women talking on the names of Happy Diamonds models, as well as IMPERIALE - this exclusive.

Rocco-Baroque chains are very interesting. The name itself translates as “luxurious, superfluous”, therefore it is ideal for any completely festive outlets - on the carpet or the New Year. Women praise these chains for their beauty and stunning shine in the sun, and men for their durability and good service life.

Undoubtedly, jewelry has always been and is a sign of human prosperity. High-ranking persons cannot be published without watches for a few thousand euros, and their wives — without an original necklace or bracelet — no less expensive. But fashion is changing, and jewelry, which were popular twenty years ago, now means nothing. In order to look stylish, expensive and rich you need to follow the novelties in the field of jewelry.

The main trends in 2017 is freedom of choice. Yes, fashionable women of the present are lucky - they can choose jewelry of any style, size and shape, be it earrings, rings or the same chains. The main thing is that the products are combined with the image, clothing, hair and makeup. Jewelry sets also do not lose their popularity - for example, earrings, droplets and thin flat chains.

However, you should pay attention to the color of the jewelry. Designers dictate that this year will be particularly popular warm colors - red, orange, but the cold will not lose its popularity - should look at the pastel blue and green. Do not bypass the classic black and white jewelry.

Despite the freedom of choice, separate decorations will have volumetric decorations, especially in winter and autumn. You can decorate a pair of identical brooches gloves, a wide knitted scarf or a bracelet on the open wrist.

In the summer or spring, there will be a discussion of forgotten phenomena such as massive beads-balls and original foot bracelets.