This is a really good tutorial. Great for mourning jewelry. I was thinking how to preserve my mother, mine, and now my daughters hair for a keepsake. This is a great way. I know African Americans would quilt or crochet a blanket and weave some of their cut hair into it so if the family was ever separated by death or by being sold, they would still have a piece of their loved one with them. Those blankets were treasured and sacred and hung up- not normally used. Thanks again!
3 года назад
Wow, that's a really incredible bit of history! I didn't know about that, I'd love to learn more about it.
I just lost my beloved, 15 1/2 year-old Maltese, her name was Mandy. I saved hair from her ponytail and plan on doing this in an antique Victorian mourning locket I just purchased. I was lucky enough to find one with two sections, one for her picture and one to do the Victorian hair art work. The front of the locket is just beautiful and done with black enamel over gold. Your tutorial has made it possible to make and have this keepsake with me for the rest of my life. Thank you so much for making this, God bless!
This is so helpful, thank you my mother passed and I have some of her hair. I’m going to try and do this myself bc I couldn’t find anyone who makes this. 💕 thank again
My horse recently passed away and I kept his mane and tail and I have been making keepsakes from it so I can keep him with me and this was a wonderful tutorial thank you so much
Lovely! I have converted an oval brooch into a hair slide that I wanted to fill with a nice complicated little weave of my own hair. I have been hesitating about how to do the weave, and now I know. Thank you very much!
This is awesome! My mother in law just lost one of her beloved dogs and I'm going to make her a resin pyramid memorial , but the hair is long and furry and I didn't want to just put the hair in the resin willy billy and I was looking for a way to get his hair in the pyramid with a sense of cohesion and this is perfect..m
I'm gonna stiffen fabric then seal it with this stuff I use for paper beads. I'm gonna have to use a color that matches my blonde hair. I don't want to see the backing thru it if it's not perfectly tightly woven. Gold silk would be cool. Maybe some decoration on the fabric. I guess I could do a picture of myself. I sepia or something
Thank you so much. You made this very simple. I have a nice lock of hair from over 30 years ago. I am going to make a memory box for my daughter. This will be perfect for the top!
Thank you for this! It's excellent! Do you have any idea how this would work on a bigger piece of jewellery (e.g. a belt, like Edith's from Crimson Peak)?
Perfect, thank you! I was trying to make one using guess work but gave in after 3 failed attempts and came here. I was overjoyed to see we bought the same locket!
Wonderful tutorial. Do you know if this was a method used by real Victorian's?
2 года назад
I've modernized a few steps a smidge where acquiring actual Victorian supplies would be difficult for the average person (mainly, using Elmer's glue and wax paper in place of gold beater's skin and gum) but otherwise, most of the process is quite the same. I used a 1871 hairwork manual ('The Lock of Hair') as the basis for this tutorial; and the general method of weaving hair into a pattern, adhering it together and cutting it into shapes is pretty much exactly what they were doing!
I did something similar with my mother's hair when she passed ... I made several glass lockets with the hair and a tiny poem printed on the back - - very nice keepsake - - I really enjoyed your weaving
3 года назад
I'm glad you enjoyed watching! The pieces you made sound really lovely and meaningful.
When I first learned about mourning jewelry I was kind of grossed out. Now after my mother has died, I'm looking up tutorials. Considering the views and comments here, you've helped a lot of people with their grief! 🤍
2 года назад
Thank you! I think mourning jewelry is fascinating, and it's also really interesting to see reactions to it now - a lot of people's first reaction is "eww!" but after learning more some people come around. I think it's really lovely to be able to keep a little physical reminder of someone with you.
If you used brown paper to glue to the hair then put the white painting on the back of that, it might help. I am going to try this. Thank you so very much for the excellent and instructions.
I have a good friend who is moving away so I am going to make one of these for her. I'm not dying but it may be years before we meet again. Thanks for the tutorial!
is the music erik satie? very relaxing and soothing and of course more importantly- a very informative and cool video thank you so much! Truly appreciated
I figured it out. Just takes me time. You make it look so easy but you’re so patient and thank you for this awesome tutorial. You’ve got me wanting to weave all kinds of things!!! The hair is something Ive wanted to do for a long time. Thank you!
