How to make a Henna Tattoo Choker Necklace by T.S

Recently I noticed that the henna tattoo chokers that we all love and know from our childhood were coming back into fashion. I looked around to find that they weren't cheap!!  Even when I bought some online they weren't what I hoped for or expected the first time round, they were loose, flimsy and had a metal chain clasp on the back. Which is not what you want to be wasting your money on, especially when you don't get to look before you buy! Therefor I decided that I would make my own instead and here it is. My step by step talk and walk through of how to make them. I hope you like!! Please comment and share!!

What You Will Need

Stretch/Magic cord

This can be bought at your local craft shop if your willing to look around and find out your options, but also you can buy them online from places like eBay, Amazon or online craft sites, but I've found the best places are eBay, you can get a spool of the cord for about 99p, which up to now is the best price I have found.

A Clipboard 

A clipboard is required to clip the end of the chord too while you make the choker, keeping it still. You can use a clip or if you don't have that then a grip like I did, to hold it against the folder I used to lean on.

Scissors

To cut the chord when you've finished.

A lighter

Preferably a safety lighter, with the long end. HAZARD WARNING: make sure you are supervised when handling fire, make sure someone is there or an adult to ensure you do not burn yourself and to help you burn the ends of the cord and stick them together. Be careful though depending on the type of choker chord you use it can get a bit messy and the melted area can get really hot so allow it to dry before touching. I made the mistake of touching it to see if it was hot and a bit came off on to my finger causing a blister under the skin, so be very cautious.

Follow these images below and they will hopefully help you too create your stretch choker.

Step 1

Clip your chord to something like a clipboard or anything you can find that is similar. Then follow the guide below on the bottom right until you feel you have mastered it.

Step 2

Once you have figured it out and repeated this you will end up with what you see below.

Step 3

You will now need to loosen the loops so they are more evenly spaced like in the images below.

Step 4

Congratulations!! Your almost done, now you will need to burn the ends and stick them together. CAUTION!! Make sure you have an adults supervision or some one to give you a helping hand as this bit is very tricky, messy and quite dangerous!! Always be careful when handling fire. 

And this is what it should look like. I know you can't see it very clearly, but I am also wearing an adjustable leather choker necklace which I made for myself. I will be putting up a step by step guide soon for you guys, if you fancy making one for yourself to customize with different charms.

(T.S)

Here is a link to the video I originally followed before I mastered it:

DIY 90's Stretchy Tattoo Choker Necklace

 But what I found happen is that eventually the one I made because of the type of chord I used stretched out and became really loose on my neck from putting it over my head, so I just got another one from eBay as I needed one quickly, I know I did say it's not a good idea but if you are desperate or just can't be bothered then that's up to you, just be cautious because you don't always know what your going to get, but I personally will still carry on making my own and testing out different materials of chord (which I highly suggest you doing until you find the right one), as I generally enjoy it. As you can see below this is what I got the second time round dispite my disappointment at first, I really like it and I am at the moment trying to find the same type of material chord round craft shops as I think it is better..

Thank you!! I really hoped this helped you. Please give us feedback and check out our other posts, and do not hesitate to comment and ask questions we really appreciate it and would love to hear from you. 

Thanks again.