How to Pack Necklace Jewelry

Jewelry can be a packing nightmare. Pieces are small with multiple parts that wander off and render the entire piece useless. Often involving long chains that always — no matter what you do — seem to get knotted. Traveling with jewelry is not always easy. With a few tricks and tips, you’ll tame the tangles.

Here’s how to pack your jewelry:

Necklaces

Traveling with necklaces is hard. These mischievous little buggers like to wrestle and tangle themselves into a hot mess.

My unruly necklaces misbehave regularly at home; on the road, they’re even worse. That’s why I only bring two necklaces: an everyday and a fancier necklace. I wear the everyday necklace and pack the fancier one. When packing necklaces, you have three options: straws, silk jewelry bag, or small plastic bag.

Straws

Loop one end of the necklace through the straw and fasten the clasp. A brilliant way of traveling with necklaces, but only doable if you have access to straws. The other downside is this method takes up a bit of room, but the upside is outstanding: No more tangled necklaces.

Silk Jewelry Bag

“I usually wear one necklace,” says Megan. “Or bring a little fabric bag and drape the chain out, so the chain is around the bag’s clasp. That way the necklace won’t get tangled.”

Small Plastic Bag

Here’s the trick I use to pack my second necklace. Use one bag per necklace. Drape the clasp out and seal the bag with a small section of the chain on the outside.