Human Hair Kumihimo

Experiment

Reinvention

Sustainable

Collecting and exploring uses for discarded hair from salons, braided using a Kumihimo disc in a variety of patterns. Replicating braiding techniques used during the Victorian era to create mourning jewellery.

Material

Experimental materials
Fiber
Other

Craft

Jewellery
Textiles

General Technique

Constructing

Specific Technique

Braiding Cut Human Hair with a Kumihimo Disc

Properties & Qualities

Application

Jewellery Sample Making Art

Colour

Black Brown

Sample Information

Date of creation

December 2022

Dimensions

12 cm x 1 cm x 1 cm

Credits

Craft Maker

Jack Pierce

Library Contributor

National College of Art & Design Ireland

Photographer

Jack Pierce