How to wear lariats

Here is something what I found in wikipedia about lariat:

Lariat necklace A lariat is a very, very long variation on the sautoir or rope, without a clasp, often worn draped multiple times around the neck; the ends can be crossed over, looped, or knotted in various ways. This type of necklace sometimes incorporates a loop at one or both ends to allow it to be worn in the style of a lasso, or it may be worn doubled over with the ends passed through the loop formed in the middle.

Different ways of tying lariat allows to wear it with clothes of different styles: casual or business, with jeans or dress.

Here I want to share with you some pictures with lariat knots. The original site is here But it is in Russian :-)

You can wear lariat like a necklace, just tie a simple knot:

Or you can tie more interesting knots:

If you know macrame techniques, you can remember them now.
In this case, knots are tied with one end of lariat, and the second one remains straight, so when a node is ready, the length can be adjusted.

 And the plait-knot:

In this case the length of lariat becomes not adjustable. Moreover, this knot makes the lariat much shorter.

My handmade lariats:

You can find some beaded lariats in my shop on Etsy or I can make it to you for order.
This white lariat, my favourite, is quite short, 107 cm, it is for persons who don't like difficult knots:

click here to see it on Etsy

click here to see it on Etsy

click here to see it on Etsy

The tassels are made with white agate beads, Swarovski beads, moon stone and czech glass beads.

And here is the second one:

click here to see it on Etsy

click here to see it on Etsy

click here to see it on Etsy

This lariat is longer, 150 cm.
I have made it two days ago. The seed beads are really beautiful, the colour is deep, rich and bright.
And it is very soft, so there will not be a problem to tie any knots :)