Introduction
This guide is to help lengthen a necklace chain in quick and easy steps. When doing this, we gave jewelry a more personalized style by completing and following our methods to lengthen the chain, making it more suitable. We completed this with a mix of repair methods that can be easily done with a few materials. Below we have provided our procedure, tools, guide, repair information, and further details on how to successfully lengthen a necklace.
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Measure and determine the desired length of jewelry chain that you want to add.
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Place a piece of tape to mark where you want to cut.
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Look at your jump ring. If there is no opening in the jump ring, carefully cut the ring yourself with scissors.
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Use jewelry pliers to open the jump ring at one end of the extender chain and one end of the jewelry chain.
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Connect one end of the extender chain to the jump rings.
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Repeat the process by attaching one end of the jewelry chain to the same jump ring the extender chain is on.
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With the jewelry pliers, carefully squeeze the jump ring shut, ensuring both the extender chain and jewelry chain remain securely attached to it.
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Make sure that the extender chain's closure is secure and won’t open or come loose during wear. If everything seems correct, you are ready to wear it!
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