The Necklace
See how simply the necklace is made without glue or paste. It is a system of double rings that shift and slide in one's hands like the links of a metal chain. When the principle is understood it is all very easy.
The rings may be cut out free-hand by folding the paper as in [Fig. 34]. Cut an oblong about six inches long and three inches wide and fold it crosswise through the middle, then bring the two side edges together and fold it again lengthwise. Start at the top where the paper is folded and cut out the ring as in [Fig. 34]. You will notice in the drawing that the circle at the top is slightly elongated; this is necessary in fitting the rings together. The ring when opened will look like [Fig. 35]. Cut out six rings the size and shape of [Fig. 35], then make two smaller ones, like A ([Fig. 36]), and eight still smaller ones, like B ([Fig. 36]). Now cut a single ring perfectly round, a trifle larger than [Fig. 34], a double ring like C ([Fig. 37]), and a pearl-shaped pendant like [Fig. 38]. Open [Fig. 38] and cut the three-cornered catch in one half and the slit in the other half, as shown in [Fig. 39]. Cut the catch first, then fold the pendant again, as in [Fig. 38], and punch small holes with a pin at the base of the catch through the other half, to mark the place for the slit. The slit must not be as long as the base of the catch, else the catch will not hold.
The little queen. Adorned with paper jewelry.
Put the necklace together by slipping the half of one ring over both halves of another, as in [Fig. 40]. Commence with the single ring. Slip half of a large double ring through the single ring, bring the double ring together and slip another large ring through that, then add another large ring and you will have a chain of three large rings with the single ring at the end.
Fig. 42—Fasten the clasp in this way.