Human Hair Thread

Experiment

Reinvention

Sustainable

Collecting and exploring uses for discarded hair from salons. Using a DIY spindle created with a fidget spinner hair was spun into a thin thread.

Material

Experimental materials
Fiber
Other

Craft

Basketry
Textiles

General Technique

Constructing

Specific Technique

Spinning Cut Human Hair into a thin thread

Properties & Qualities

Application

Jewellery Sample Making Art

Colour

Black Brown

Sample Information

Date of creation

March 2023

Process & Production

Using a DIY spindle created with a fidget spinner hair was spun into a thin thread. The resulting thread can be plyed or left as a loose single.

The thread can be crocheted or knit, or sewn into baskets as photographed

Credits

Craft Maker

Jack Pierce

Library Contributor

National College of Art & Design Ireland

Photographer

Jack Pierce