What the Heck is a Lanyard??

I get this question quite often, so I thought some may find this information helpful. If you have ever been issued an ID badge by an employer, school, or at an event or convention, then you should be all too familiar with the (boring) standard issue nylon cord that you are expected to wear around your neck to hold it. That cord is called a lanyard. Along with ID badges, lanyards can also be used to hold keys and other small objects.

One more fashionable alternative to wearing an overgrown shoelace around your neck is to use a beaded lanyard. While they will all have the same basic core components (the ring and clip that you use to attach the ID) and shape, the overall look of your beaded lanyard is only limited by your imagination.

In order to comply with OSHA safety standards, most lanyards will also have some sort of breakaway mechanism that will release in order to prevent the wearer from being choked should it get caught. For this purpose, I use a really, really strong magnetic clasp at the back of the neck which works wonderfully without taking away from the beauty of the piece.

Please note that those who have a pacemaker should not use a magnetic clasp as it can cause complications. If you have a pacemaker, be sure to let the designer of your lanyard (be it me or anyone else) know so the magnetic clasp will not be used! It is also not recommended that you have a magnetic clasp on a lanyard that will be used to carry a large number of keys or any other heavy objects.

Well, that's about it for today. As always if you have any questions or if you have a topic that you would like to see discussed, feel free to shoot me an email. I'd love to hear from you! :)