Graduated Fire Agate Necklace with Brass Chevron Fringe

• Triple-strand construction
• Graduated bead sizing
• Chevron-cut brass fringe
• Magnesite cube accents
• Secure clasp with 3 in extender

Fire agate and magnesite are natural stone. Color, veining and texture shift from bead to bead, so no two necklaces read exactly alike.

Graduated strands are one of the older ideas in beadwork — sizing stones so color and weight build toward the front of the neckline. The zigzag running down the brass fringe and the cream cylinders is a straight geometric chevron, the same repeating angle you find anywhere metal or stone gets cut into edges rather than curves.

Fire agate is layered bands of iron oxide trapped inside chalcedony, which is why every bead lands somewhere different in amber, rust and rose. Magnesite is cut and polished into matte cubes that give the eye a flat place to rest between the more mottled rounds. The pairing — high-shine mineral against matte, faceted round against squared cube — is the whole design idea.

Designed and assembled in a US studio, bead by bead onto three wires that are gathered and finished together at a single clasp.

Wipe clean with a soft, dry cloth and store flat. Keep away from water, perfume and other chemicals, which dull both the stones and the brass finish.