Human Hair Yarn

Experiment

Reinvention

Sustainable

Collecting and exploring uses for discarded hair from salons. Wrapping the shorter hairs in dissolvable fabric and machine sewing while twisting the bundle to create a yarn

Material

Experimental materials
Fiber
Other

Craft

Basketry
Textiles

General Technique

Constructing

Specific Technique

Human Hair Yarn created using Dissolvable Fabric

Properties & Qualities

Application

Jewellery Sample Making Art

Colour

Green Brown

Sample Information

Date of creation

April 2023

Process & Production

Human hair wrapped in dissolvable fabric and machine sewn while twisting the bundle.

The resulting yarn can be sewn, woven or loom knit as pictured.

Credits

Craft Maker

Jack Pierce

Library Contributor

National College of Art & Design Ireland

Photographer

Jack Pierce