The other day, I spotted a woman wearing the most beautiful Kendra Scott necklace . It sat right in the hollow under her neck—not quite a choker, but not exactly dangly either. I ordered one later that night, but when the necklace arrived, it didn’t fit me the way it had fit her, even when I put the clasp on the smallest setting.
It was slightly too long, and infuriatingly sat just below the hollow of my neck. I subsequently spent a few days searching for ways to shorten a necklace, and found three methods that will work in most cases. Please, allow my misfortune to be your benefit.
First, I sought counsel on TikTok, where I saw a hack that seemed too good to be true: You shorten a necklace by folding the chain in the back, then jamming the post of a small stud earring through the fold, thereby shortening the chain. Alternately, you can shove the earring through both sides of the chain without folding it, skipping the clasp mechanism altogether, like this . 🫶Mocht je ooit een veels te lange ketting dragen en je wilt het wat korter hebben gebruik gwn een klein elastiekje🫶😊 #voorbeeld #hack #sieradenhack #jewelry #fyp #trend #webshop #truc #tipsandtricks ♬ JINHO 9 blind op zoek – JINHO 9 I tried this and it worked, but I’m hesitant to use it while out in public, as I’d be left hanging if the little rubber band broke.
I also found my hair kept getting tangled in it, creating a mini disaster at the nape of my neck. (If your hair ever gets tangled in your jewe.
