{"title":"Fabric Necklaces \u0026 Neckpieces","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Neck Edit is where House of Falguni works in cloth at the throat rather than the ear. Fabric wrapped by hand over a shape, hung from a silver-tone chain, finished with cowrie shell and bead. The same offcuts that become \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.houseoffalguni.com\/collections\/fabric-earrings\"\u003efabric earrings\u003c\/a\u003e, given more room to show the print.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLast updated: September 2026.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eQuick answer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fabric neckpieces wrapped by hand over a shape and hung from a silver-tone chain, finished with cowrie shell and bead. Approximately 50 cm \/ 20 in, so the pendant sits around the sternum, above the chest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA neckpiece asks a different question of an outfit than earrings do. Earrings frame a face, and you see them in profile or not at all. A neckpiece sits on the plane you actually look at while someone is talking, which makes scale the entire decision. Too large and it wears you; too small and it disappears into the neckline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are cut clean and meant to be worn single rather than stacked. Made by hand in small batches in Ahmedabad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCloth at the Throat\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndian jewellery has always been comfortable with materials that are not precious. Cowrie shells, glass, lacquer, thread, mirror, seed and bone all appear in regional traditions alongside gold, and often on the same body. The idea that jewellery must be made of something valuable to be worth wearing is a fairly recent and fairly narrow import. Working in fabric sits inside the older, broader tradition, where what mattered was the making rather than the melt value. If you want that argument at length, read \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.houseoffalguni.com\/blogs\/news\/why-handmade-accessories-elevate-ethnic-outfits\"\u003ewhy handmade accessories elevate an outfit\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cowrie deserves its own note, because it is the material here most people recognise without being able to name. It is a real sea snail shell, small and glossy, with a ridged opening along its underside. For centuries it worked as currency along the Indian Ocean trade routes, light enough to carry by the sackful and near impossible to counterfeit, and it reached deep inland long before minted coin did. It never left: cowries are still stitched into Banjara mirror-work, knotted into Rajasthani tassels and worked through the folk jewellery of the north-east. On these pieces they hang as charms against the printed cloth, which is why a shell necklace made this way reads as craft rather than as a souvenir from a beach holiday.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is a neckpiece?\u003c\/strong\u003e The word is used across India for anything worn at the neck that is not quite a formal necklace, from a single pendant on a cord to a heavier statement collar. Everything in this edit is at the lighter end of that, built on fabric rather than metal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the difference between a neckpiece and a necklace?\u003c\/strong\u003e In practice, very little, and the two words are used interchangeably in Indian English. If there is a distinction, a necklace suggests fine jewellery and a neckpiece suggests something more designed than precious. These are firmly the second thing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat length does it sit at?\u003c\/strong\u003e Approximately 50 cm \/ 20 in, which puts the pendant around the sternum, above the chest. That reads over a round neck and still works with an open collar. Each chain is finished by hand, so the length varies a little from piece to piece, and the measurement for each piece is listed under Product Details on its product page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is a cowrie shell?\u003c\/strong\u003e A small glossy sea snail shell with a ridged opening along its underside. It circulated as currency across the Indian Ocean trade routes for centuries before it settled into ornament, and it still appears in Banjara mirror-work, Rajasthani tassels and north-eastern folk jewellery. Here it hangs as a charm alongside the printed cloth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs a fabric neckpiece or an oxidised silver one better with a cotton kurta?\u003c\/strong\u003e Oxidised silver is the default answer, and it is a reasonable one: it is inexpensive, it is everywhere, and it reads as ethnic without anyone having to think about it. The case for fabric is different. A cotton kurta is already a textile surface, so a fabric pendant sits in the same material family rather than contrasting against it, and it weighs a fraction of what a metal collar does across a full working day. The practical rule: oxidised metal suits a plain kurta you want to dress up, and a fabric bar suits a plain kurta you want to keep plain while still wearing something. Against an already-printed kurta neither works, because the print competes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAre these heavy to wear?\u003c\/strong\u003e No. The body of each piece is fabric rather than solid metal, which is the reason a pendant this size stays light across a full day. The chain carries almost all of the weight you feel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the printed cloth?\u003c\/strong\u003e Hand block-printed cotton, from the same lengths that become our kurtas and stoles. If you want to understand what that involves, start with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.houseoffalguni.com\/blogs\/news\/what-is-ajrakh-block-printing\"\u003ewhat Ajrakh block printing actually is\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill the print match the photograph exactly?\u003c\/strong\u003e No, and that is deliberate. The cloth is cut fresh for each piece, so pattern placement shifts from one to the next. Two people ordering the same print will not receive identical pieces, which is the trade-off for the cloth being cut by a person rather than stamped by a machine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat do I wear a fabric neckpiece with?\u003c\/strong\u003e Anything plain enough to let the print speak. A cotton kurta, a linen shirt with the collar open, a simple dress. Against a printed outfit it competes rather than finishes. The principle is the same one we set out in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.houseoffalguni.com\/blogs\/news\/style-plain-black-dress-indian-craft\"\u003estyling a plain black dress with Indian craft\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShould I layer it with other chains?\u003c\/strong\u003e These are cut to be worn single. A fabric pendant has more visual weight than its size suggests, and layering it under or over metal chains muddles both. If you want a stack, build it around a plain chain instead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes it work as a gift?\u003c\/strong\u003e Well, because there is no size to get wrong. It pairs naturally with the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.houseoffalguni.com\/collections\/handcrafted-diaries\"\u003eKatha Fabric Diary\u003c\/a\u003e, which is block-printed by the same hands, or see the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.houseoffalguni.com\/blogs\/news\/rakhi-gifts-for-sister-earrings-kurtis\"\u003ehandcrafted gifting guide\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow do I care for a fabric neckpiece?\u003c\/strong\u003e Do not wash it. Wipe the surface with a soft dry cloth, put perfume on before you put the piece on, and store it flat so the chain does not tangle and the fabric does not crease.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"fabric-bar-neckpiece","title":"Fabric Bar Neckpiece","description":"\u003cp\u003eTraditional textile on a contemporary shape. The Fabric Bar \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/fabric-necklace\"\u003eNeckpiece\u003c\/a\u003e hangs a hand-wrapped fabric bar from a silver-tone chain, finished with cowrie shell charms and small bead detailing. Each bar is wrapped by hand in a different printed cloth, so no two pieces carry the same pattern.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bar is the whole idea. It is close to the least ornamental shape you can hang from a chain, a clean horizontal line, and it is carrying a print that is anything but plain. That tension is why it sits as easily against a cotton kurta as against a linen shirt with the collar open. Light enough to forget you have it on, quiet enough to wear on a Tuesday.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTen prints, one of each, made by hand in small batches in Ahmedabad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px 20px; align-items: center; margin: 18px 0; padding: 12px 0; border-top: 1px solid #e7e1d8; border-bottom: 1px solid #e7e1d8; font-size: 14px; color: #5a534a;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e✦ Handcrafted in Ahmedabad\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✦ Skin-Safe Materials\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✦ Non-Returnable\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 18px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: .04em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #0f0d0b; margin: 0 0 10px;\"\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14px; color: #5a534a;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 12px 6px 0; font-weight: 600; color: #0f0d0b; vertical-align: top; width: 130px;\"\u003eStyle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0;\"\u003eFabric bar pendant neckpiece\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 12px 6px 0; font-weight: 600; color: #0f0d0b; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eLength\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0;\"\u003eApproximately 50 cm \/ 20 in. The bar sits around the sternum, above the chest, so it reads over a round neck and still works with an open collar. Each chain is finished by hand, so length varies a little from piece to piece.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 12px 6px 0; font-weight: 600; color: #0f0d0b; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0;\"\u003eHand-wrapped fabric bar, silver-tone chain and beads, cowrie shell charms. Skin-safe finish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 12px 6px 0; font-weight: 600; color: #0f0d0b; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0;\"\u003eLightweight, made for all-day wear\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 12px 6px 0; font-weight: 600; color: #0f0d0b; vertical-align: top;\"\u003ePrints\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0;\"\u003eTen to choose from: Black Floral, Blue Polka, Earth Weave, Hara Ajrakh, Maroon Floral, Maroon Meadow, Midnight Blossom, Neel Van, Rust Bloom and Safed Mitti\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 12px 6px 0; font-weight: 600; color: #0f0d0b; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eCare\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0;\"\u003eKeep away from water, perfume and humidity. Wipe with a soft dry cloth and store flat so the chain does not tangle, away from direct sunlight so the print does not fade.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 12px 6px 0; font-weight: 600; color: #0f0d0b; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eGood to know\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0;\"\u003eHandmade in small batches. The cloth is cut fresh for each bar, so the pattern on your piece will sit differently to the one photographed. That is the point of it rather than a fault in it.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 22px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: .04em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #0f0d0b; margin: 0 0 10px;\"\u003eThe Story\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.7; color: #5a534a; margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003eThe cowrie shell had a life as money long before it had one as ornament. For centuries it moved along the Indian Ocean trade routes as currency, light enough to carry by the sackful and near impossible to counterfeit, and it reached deep inland long before minted coin did. It never entirely left. You still find cowries stitched into Banjara mirror-work, knotted into Rajasthani tassels, and worked through the folk jewellery of the north-east.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.7; color: #5a534a; margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003eBlock printing has a similar habit of outlasting things. A carved wooden block is used until the pattern wears soft, and then it is recut. The cloth on this bar comes out of that lineage, cut from lengths printed for garments rather than for jewellery, which is why the scale of the pattern reads slightly unexpected once it is shrunk onto a pendant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.7; color: #5a534a; margin: 0;\"\u003ePutting the two on one chain is not a reconstruction of anything. Nobody in Kutch was making these. It is two Indian craft traditions asked to share a contemporary shape, and this is what came back. Roughly two hours to a piece, handcrafted in Ahmedabad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 22px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: .04em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #0f0d0b; margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003eWear It\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14px; color: #5a534a;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 7px 12px 7px 0; font-weight: 600; color: #0f0d0b; vertical-align: top; width: 120px;\"\u003eEveryday\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 7px 0;\"\u003eOver a cotton kurta, or a linen shirt with the collar open, where the bar has room to sit flat.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 7px 12px 7px 0; font-weight: 600; color: #0f0d0b; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eKeep it single\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 7px 0;\"\u003eAgainst a plain dress it does the work on its own. Pair it with small studs rather than statement earrings and let the print be the only pattern in the outfit.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 7px 12px 7px 0; font-weight: 600; color: #0f0d0b; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eGift it\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 7px 0;\"\u003ePairs with the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.houseoffalguni.com\/products\/katha-cloth-diary\" style=\"color: #5a534a; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eKatha Fabric Diary\u003c\/a\u003e, which is block-printed by the same hands.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6; color: #8a8178; margin: 12px 0 0;\"\u003eCurious about the cloth? Read \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.houseoffalguni.com\/blogs\/news\/what-is-ajrakh-block-printing\" style=\"color: #5a534a; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003ewhat block printing actually is\u003c\/a\u003e, or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.houseoffalguni.com\/blogs\/news\/why-handmade-accessories-elevate-ethnic-outfits\" style=\"color: #5a534a; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003ewhy handmade accessories change an outfit\u003c\/a\u003e. Questions before you buy? \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.houseoffalguni.com\/pages\/contact\" style=\"color: #5a534a; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eContact us\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"House Of Falguni","offers":[{"title":"Black Floral","offer_id":50400876069101,"sku":"HOF-NCK-FBN-01","price":1499.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Blue Polka","offer_id":50400878657773,"sku":"HOF-NCK-FBN-02","price":1499.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hara Ajrakh","offer_id":50400878690541,"sku":"HOF-NCK-FBN-03","price":1499.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Earth Weave","offer_id":50400878723309,"sku":"HOF-NCK-FBN-04","price":1499.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Maroon Floral","offer_id":50400878756077,"sku":"HOF-NCK-FBN-05","price":1499.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Maroon Meadow","offer_id":50400878788845,"sku":"HOF-NCK-FBN-06","price":1499.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Midnight Blossom","offer_id":50400878821613,"sku":"HOF-NCK-FBN-07","price":1499.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Neel Van","offer_id":50400878854381,"sku":"HOF-NCK-FBN-08","price":1499.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Rust Bloom","offer_id":50400878887149,"sku":"HOF-NCK-FBN-09","price":1499.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Safed Mitti","offer_id":50400878919917,"sku":"HOF-NCK-FBN-10","price":1499.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/1300\/0173\/files\/Crimson_Ajrakh.png?v=1785925728"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/1300\/0173\/collections\/Neel_Van.png?v=1786198069","url":"https:\/\/www.houseoffalguni.com\/collections\/fabric-necklace.oembed","provider":"House Of Falguni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}