Tuesday, August 18, 2009

This was made with human hair!

I was scanning the internet today and I found a creepy website advertising jewelry made with human hair. Upon futher investigation I learned that during the Victorian times jewelry was made with the hair of a deceased loved one as a token of love and remembrance. There are a few techniques used, and on the right is an example of "palette work". This design was created by laying the human hairs flat and up against each other, then gluing them to a base similar to tissue paper. When the hair is dry, they would then cut out a pattern and create a delicate piece of artwork which would be placed in a brooch or pendant. Apparently, there are only a handful of people doing "hair work", and this could become a lost art?

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