{"product_id":"plain-silk-wrapped-bead-necklace-ivory-110cm","title":"Silk Wrapped Bead Necklace for Women - 44 Inch, Plain Mulberry Silk, Ivory - Folk Form","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"ffw\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ff-hook\"\u003eForty-four inches of beads, and it weighs almost nothing. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhich is the only reason anybody wears a necklace this long.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ff-lead\"\u003eLong necklaces usually fail on weight. Anything strung on metal or stone at this length pulls at the back of the neck within an hour, so it comes off at lunch and lives in a bag. That is why most long necklaces are worn twice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ff-lead\"\u003eEach bead here is wrapped by hand in mulberry silk over a light core, and the whole strand weighs less than a folded scarf. There is no clasp, because at 44 inches it goes over your head. Nothing to fasten, nothing to tarnish, nothing to fail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ff-lead\"\u003ePlain ivory silk, 110 centimeters, made in our Hanoi atelier.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ff-spec\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e44in\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan\u003eLength\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e0\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan\u003eClasps\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e100%\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan\u003eMulberry silk\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ff-ship\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe pay the import duty, not you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNothing owed on arrival, nothing added at checkout. Shipping is $20, free from $90. Sent from Hanoi, most US orders land in 9 to 15 business days.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ff-note\" style=\"margin:0 0 22px\"\u003eBuying this for somebody else? There is no size to guess - one length, worn four different ways. It arrives gift boxed with your note written by hand and no price anywhere in the parcel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"ff-h2\"\u003eFour ways to wear one necklace\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ff-gift\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLong, as it comes\u003c\/b\u003e Straight over the head, hanging to just below the sternum. This is the version that works over a plain crewneck or a shirt dress, and the one that makes a simple outfit look considered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDoubled\u003c\/b\u003e Loop it twice for two strands sitting at collarbone and mid-chest. Denser, more deliberate, and the version that reads as jewelry rather than as an accessory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKnotted once\u003c\/b\u003e A single loose knot at the sternum shortens it and breaks the line. The easiest way to make it look like you did something rather than put something on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWrapped at the wrist\u003c\/b\u003e Four or five turns and a tuck. Not the point of it, but it works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ff-note\" style=\"margin:0 0 14px\"\u003eIvory is the quietest color we make this in. It sits with everything, which is its whole argument, and it will not be the thing anybody comments on - if you want that, the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/silk-wrapped-bead-necklace\"\u003eprinted versions\u003c\/a\u003e are $75.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ff-rev\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s\"\u003eFROM THE ATELIER\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"q\" style=\"margin-top:12px\"\u003eIt is also the piece we hand to somebody who says they do not really wear jewelry, because it does not read as jewelry until you look twice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ff-orn\"\u003e\u003csvg width=\"70\" height=\"12\" viewbox=\"0 0 70 12\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M0 6h26M44 6h26\" stroke=\"#e0d6c0\" stroke-width=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M35 1.5l3.5 4.5L35 10.5 31.5 6z\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#D4A84B\" stroke-width=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"ff-h2\"\u003eSilk instead of metal, and what actually changes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ff-drop\"\u003eThe first difference is knitwear. A metal link catches on a loose knit and pulls a thread, which is why long chains and winter sweaters are a bad pairing. A silk-wrapped bead has nothing to catch with.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom:26px\"\u003eThe second is the clasp. Clasps are the part of a necklace that fails, and the part people struggle with behind their own neck. At 44 inches there is no need for one, so there is not one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"ff-h2\" style=\"margin-bottom:5px\"\u003eThree things it lets you stop doing\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ff-sub\"\u003eA specification is worth nothing until you can say what changes because of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ff-num\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e01\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNo clasp to fasten or fail\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp class=\"w\"\u003eA 44-inch strand goes over the head. Nothing to fumble with behind your neck, nothing to work loose during the day, and no spring ring to give out in two years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"r\"\u003eYou stop asking somebody to do it up for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ff-num\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e02\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWeight low enough to forget\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp class=\"w\"\u003eThe reason long necklaces sit unworn is that they pull. A silk-wrapped bead over a light core weighs a fraction of stone or metal at the same size, so an hour in it feels the same as a minute.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"r\"\u003eYou stop taking it off at lunch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ff-num\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e03\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWrapped by hand, bead by bead\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp class=\"w\"\u003eEach bead is covered individually in mulberry silk and closed so the join sits inward, out of sight. Machine-wrapped beads show a seam and they show it in the same place on every bead, which is the tell. Turn a strand over in the light: if the joins line up, it was not done by hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"r\"\u003eYou stop finding a seam facing you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ff-price\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"ff-h2 ff-g\"\u003eWhy $64\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA 44-inch strand is a lot of beads, and every one of them is wrapped and closed by hand. That is the whole cost. There is no metal, no stone and no plating here, so what you are paying for is time rather than material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlain silk is $64 and the printed versions are $75, and the difference is the printing: those carry the same hand screen-printed motifs as our scarves, which means the cloth goes through the press before it is ever cut into wrapping. We make the whole thing in our own atelier in Hanoi, post it straight to you, and pay the US import duty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdetails open\u003e\u003csummary\u003eHow to care for a silk-wrapped necklace\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDo not put it in water.\u003c\/b\u003e This is the one piece we make that cannot be washed at all. Each bead has a core inside the silk and an adhesive holding the wrap closed, and soaking the strand will loosen both. There is no way back from it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWipe it instead.\u003c\/b\u003e A slightly damp cloth on the surface, then leave it to dry flat, away from heat. That handles anything a necklace realistically picks up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePut it on last.\u003c\/b\u003e Perfume, hairspray and body lotion all mark silk, and the neckline is where all three land. Dress, spray, then put the necklace on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStore it flat or hanging, not wound.\u003c\/b\u003e Wound tightly in a box the strand takes a set and the beads sit against each other. Flat in the box it came in is ideal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKeep it out of direct sun.\u003c\/b\u003e Ivory yellows in sunlight faster than a dyed silk fades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003eWhat it is made of, exactly\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA fair question, because silk-wrapped beads are not a common object and the phrase does not tell you much.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach bead is a light core - not stone, not metal - covered by hand in a piece of 100% mulberry silk cut from the same cloth we make scarves from. The silk is drawn around the bead and closed at one point, and that join is turned inward as the strand is assembled so it faces away from the eye.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBetween the beads the cord is knotted, which is standard practice on any strung necklace and does two things: it stops the beads rubbing against each other, and if the cord ever breaks you lose one bead rather than all of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ff-note\"\u003eThe result is closer in feel to fabric than to jewelry. It moves when you move, it does not swing, and it makes no sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003eGetting it there in time\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf there is a date attached to this, it is worth reading before you order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNine to fifteen business days\u003c\/b\u003e to a US address, counted from the day it leaves Hanoi. That is the honest range, not a best case.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor Christmas delivery in the US\u003c\/b\u003e, we recommend ordering by November 27.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShip it straight to her.\u003c\/b\u003e Sending it to yourself first and forwarding it adds a week you do not need to spend. We write your note by hand and there is no price anywhere in the parcel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf the date is fixed, tell us at checkout and we will say honestly whether it will make it. We would rather lose the order than miss the day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"ff-h2\"\u003eBuying this as a gift?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJewelry is difficult to give because taste in metal is specific and hard to guess. This sidesteps the whole problem: there is no metal in it, no size to get right, and nothing that has to match anything she already owns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ff-gift\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor somebody who says she does not wear jewelry\u003c\/b\u003e The most useful thing on this page. It is soft, it weighs nothing and it makes no sound, so it does not feel like putting jewelry on. Ivory is the version that asks the least.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTo go with a scarf\u003c\/b\u003e The printed versions are wrapped in the same cloth as our squares, so a scarf and a necklace can be bought in the same motif.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen NOT to give this\u003c\/b\u003e If she wears fine jewelry and prefers it, this is the wrong category rather than the wrong piece. A \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/scarf\"\u003esilk square\u003c\/a\u003e is the safer gift in that case.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ctable class=\"ff-sp\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e100% mulberry silk over a light core\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eColor\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIvory, plain\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLength\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e44 in · 110 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eClosure\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNone · goes over the head\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMetal content\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNone\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eConstruction\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWrapped by hand, knotted between beads\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCare\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDo not immerse in water · wipe with a damp cloth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMade in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHanoi, Vietnam\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eReturns\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 days, unworn\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ff-close\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"t\"\u003eForty-four inches of silk-wrapped beads. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eNo clasp, no metal, and nothing to fail.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"d\"\u003eWrapped by hand in 100% mulberry silk in our Hanoi atelier. Free US shipping from $90, import duty paid, arrives gift boxed with your note written by hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/cart\/49780528349474:1\" class=\"ff-btn\"\u003eAdd to bag · $64\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"ff-tags\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eNo customs fees\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003eGift boxed\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e30-day returns\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ff-foot\"\u003eWrapped and finished in Hanoi, Vietnam \u003cbr\u003e78 Ba Trieu, Hanoi · 298\/12 Nguyen Thuong Hien, Ho Chi Minh City \u003cbr\u003eThe Reverie Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cstyle\u003e.ffw{font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.7;max-width:640px;margin:0 auto}.ffw p{margin:0 0 14px}.ff-g{font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:-.3px;color:#1f1f1f}.ff-hook{font-family:Georgia,'Times New 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