The chain is a luxurious, refined decoration to complement an attractive look. When choosing it, you should pay attention to its strength, which directly depends on the type of weaving.
Many jewelers recommend Venetian chain weaving because this type has many advantages.
Features
Venetian weaving looks elegant and gentle. It requires a lot of attention and effort, since creating such weaving is a hard work.
This type of weaving attracts attention with simplicity, but at the same time it looks expensive and unusual. It wins before the classic anchor chain.
Weaving chains like Venice can be of different thickness and length. Jewelers use a variety of alloys, so among the variety, everyone can choose the perfect option, taking into account their wishes and financial capabilities. The chain, made using the Venetian weaving technique, is called a Venetian.
Venetian type is a type of anchor. The product consists of links wider and flatter than with anchor weaving. The width of the links can be from one to eight millimeters, and the length does not exceed one centimeter.
Elements can be in the form of a square or a rectangle. The choice of the form mainly depends on the alloy from which the jewelry is made.
Who is suitable?
The Venetian weaving technique is in great demand both among the strong half and among the fair sex. It is universal, because the chain, made by this technique, looks beautiful on a thin and wide wrist.
Technology
Venetian weaving belongs to the classical type, since jewelry consists of links of the same shape and type. Masters do not use additional decorations or engravings.
There are two main technologies. Jewelers make a choice depending on the desired thickness and shape of the product. The method of connecting links affects the strength and reliability of jewelry.
Traditional
This technology is that each ring of the chain is created separately. Masters manually create the desired shape, while paying particular attention to the folds of the product. If the jeweler works with soft metal like gold or silver, then the fold points are compacted with a thinned alloy. Gold bracelet can not be created by this method for 100 percent of gold.
Venetian has good wear resistance and durability. But it is very important to take into account the shape and thickness of the rings. The product of wide and flat links do not do this technology, because it is characterized by fragility. Jewelers create volumetric links of large size, which can weigh 20 grams.
Alternative
The main difference from the previous technology is to mount the rings. Links are produced in turn. Masters make a notch on each edge of the previous ring.
The notch is the attachment point for the next link. This technology is also called rib, because fusion occurs between the extreme edges of neighboring links.
An alternative form of weaving allows you to use a variety of materials to create chains. It can be a noble metal or a base metal. No restrictions on the form of links. The choice is completely individual.
Jewelers create stunning models using straight, oblique or angular weaving.Interesting weaving technology allows you to create complex and unusual patterns.
The rib method allows you to create volumetric chains, with each link attached at an angle of 45 degrees from the previous one. The twisted product is obtained by oblique weaving. Each ring on the front side is located on the bend.
Join brackets
The connection of the rings directly affects the strength of the jewelry. Jewelers when creating jewelry take into account the design and style. Strict style is very popular.
The type of attachment and the size of the links directly affect the appearance of the chain.
Small and thin rings look elegant and tender. Chains for men usually consist of massive and large rings, and jewelry for women includes small links.
