Gabrielle’s Muse: An Elegant Sautoir
©2021 by Cynthia Rutledge

Gabrielle’s Muse: An Elegant Sautoir is a blend of styles. Mixing the look of the long pearl necklaces and mixed chains that were a standard iconic style of Coco’s personal style, my design flows from this inspiration right into the art deco period.

A puffy square-shaped central component with a beautiful CZ cushion cut nestled inside; an open three-dimensional rectangular shape, and a puffy square-shaped pearl drop make up the pendant. Pulling from the design of the pendant, the chain is made of smaller rectangles, squares and pearl cabochon links and worn long, in the style of a sautoir. Coco said, “Keep your heels, head and standards high”, so I think she would be pleased.

Workshop: This is a one-day workshop.

Skill level: Intermediate to advanced

Necklace length: 35 inches including the pendant and drop

Techniques:

• Bezel work

• Peyote stitch, tubular and flat, with increasing

• Picots and embellishing techniques