How to make a tattoo choker your own hands

The name "choker" from English translates as "strangler". This immediately accentuates attention to its features. This object of jewelry should fit tightly to the neck. It is also called "tattoo choker", because from afar on the neck it looks like an openwork pattern.

Popular decoration of the 90's

Twenty years ago, the popularity of this unadorned decoration knew no bounds. In any store it was possible to find sets of a collar, a bracelet and a ring. Chokers were black, white, rainbow, and sometimes even shone in the dark. Such a trinket could be won in an amusement park or a beach attraction. Fashion women wore them regardless of the weather and with any wardrobe. And many even knew how to independently make a tattoo a choker from a fishing line. Since the creation of the choker does not take much time and does not require effort, the craftsmen could make a lot of such jewelry for a day, and sometimes even took orders from friends to make this popular costume jewelry.

What you need to do tattoo choker yourself

This task does not require you to have special skills and abilities. Even those who have never done needlework are guaranteed to get a good result. To make a tattoo a choker with your own hands, you do not need special tools or rare materials. All we need is a fishing line of the desired color and thickness and a clerical clip to hold it for the duration of the work.

If the fishing line is thin, you can weave in two or three threads. This allows you to combine different colors, and the product will be more delicate. Sometimes, instead of fishing line, use other, similar materials: elastic cord, wire from headphones, rubber thread. Variations in the thickness and structure of the base used for weaving allow us to obtain various results.

If desired, you can use beads or pendants to decorate our homemade choker.

How to make a tattoo choker yourself

So, you've already prepared everything you need. Now you can start the creative process of creating an original decoration.

• The first thing to do is measure 2-2.5 meters of fishing line, bend it twice and secure one end with a clerical clothespin. If this thing is not at hand, nothing is scary. It is not important how you will fix the edge, the main thing is that in the end you have a small ring left of the line.
• Next, we begin to weave the tattoo of the choker. The scheme is very simple. The principle of weaving is depicted in the figure.
• We make a loop from one end of the line and pass the second end into this loop, then repeat the procedure this time, creating a ring from the second end of the line and passing the first, free edge into it.
• If the tattoo is to be decorated with beads, you need to thread them through the line during the creation of the loops.
• The pendant is fixed in the same way. It is very necessary to try the choker very carefully during the weaving to attach the pendant in the right place, since in the finished form the pendant will not move freely around the decoration.
• When finished, carefully fix the edges of the line to prevent the dissolution of our product. It is best to do this by special crimping balls, which are sold in the store for creativity. This ball is put on both free ends of the line and flattened. This fixation looks aesthetically and firmly fixes the ornaments from the blossom.
• If there is no possibility to buy crimping balls, it is possible to tightly tie a line or solder, melting its edges on fire. Such a choker will need to be worn over the head.
• Many people are interested in how to make a tattoo choker with a buckle. It's quite simple. In specialized stores there is a wide range of fasteners that are attached to each edge of the product and then connected together with a hook or a carbine clip.

Is it appropriate to wear a choker tattoo in our time

We learned how to make a tattoo a choker with your own hands from a conventional fishing line. It turns out that this is not difficult. But is it worth it to waste time on such needlework if the times of popularity of chokers are long gone? Is it appropriate to wear it now?

Naturally, those who adhere to the classical style in clothes, will not be able to wear such a decoration. It will also be out of place in formal meetings or in a formal working environment. Simply ugly looks choker on the owners of a short, dense neck.

But there are many options, when the choker is not just acceptable, but will be an excellent addition to the image. Appreciate such decorations admirers of free style and style kizhual. Also this accessory should be quite liked by fans of hand-made. Ideally looks like a choker on girls-bikers and representatives of various informal movements.

Funky needlework for adults and children

Even if you do not like this costume or do not fit the style, children and teenagers will appreciate homemade jewelry. You can bring the child to the process by showing him how to make a tattoo choker. Curious children are always interested in creating something with their own hands. The process of weaving will give them real pleasure. And young women of fashion will happily wear their own created intricate decoration.