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Omega Chain
An omega chain or omega necklace is a pseudo-chain made by assembling metallic plates on a wire or woven mesh. The plates give the appearance of links in a chain. The embedded wire provides the strength, so the plates can be designed to please the eye. See also *Persian weave Persian weave is a method of weave used in jewelry and other art forms, using jump rings. The Persian family of weaves is a chainmail Chain mail (properly called mail or maille but usually called chain mail or chainmail) is a type of armo ... References Types of jewellery {{Fashion-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jewellery Chain
Fine metal chains are used in jewellery to encircle parts of the body, namely the neck, wrists and ankles, and they also serve as points to hang decorative charms and pendants. Unlike industrial or chains for other purposes, jewellery chains or ''body chains'' are designed for aesthetic purposes. Material Jewellery chains are typically made from precious metals, mainly gold and silver. Platinum, palladium and stainless steel, steel may also be used. These metals are used because they are not very reactive, keep both their intricate shape and their strength, and require only minimal maintenance to keep their shine. Small lever mechanisms called Finding (jewelcrafting), findings serve as fastenings to enable the chain to be undone and redone. Styles File:Silver Jewellery Chain.jpg, Trace: Often the simplest style of chain. The links in a trace chain are typically uniform in breadth and thickness, and can be very delicate, especially in finer widths. File:Rolo chain.jpg, Rolo: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Persian Weave
Persian weave is a method of weave used in jewelry and other art forms, using jump rings. The Persian family of weaves is a chainmail Chain mail (properly called mail or maille but usually called chain mail or chainmail) is a type of armour consisting of small metal rings linked together in a pattern to form a mesh. It was in common military use between the 3rd century BC and ... weave based on a stacked ring orientation. In the construction of Persian weaves the rings become stacked and form pairs. Most Persian weaves have both left and right-handed versions. Sorts *Half Persian 3 in 1 *Half Persian 4 in 1 *Full Persian 6 in 1 *Double Persian 10 in 1 External linksHalf Persian weaves Jewellery ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
