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17.11.2017 23:39

Handcrafts

As you know I really like to be creative and work with my hands. Being a horseperson I've always been interested in working with horsehair and had started to do so a few years ago. With training you of course get better and faster, so I used a few eveninghours and braided 5 bracelets. 
Today I finished putting finding on them and now they are ready to go to new owners. The newest bracelets are in darker tones, as we have mostly dark horses and I have to get my hands on a few lighter shades ones to get different light tones. Well, hope I get the permission of  friends to harvest a bit of hair from their horses.
Each bracelet is made from 300+ horsehairs, which are divided in 4, 6 or 8 strands, still have to try 10 and more. First step after harvesting is sorting and getting rid off the hair, which is too short. Then I clean the hair and after drying it is ready for use. Now I have to count hair for each strand and roll each and every strand, so it will be easier to braid with them. After plaiding I have to cut the extend, choose the findings (I use 6mm findings) and glue the ends into the findings. 
Hope you like my handcrafts.

 

4 strands, roundbraided

 

6 strands, halfroundbraided

 

8 strands, squarebraided

 

 

Flettingar í dag: 564
Gestir í dag: 98
Flettingar í gær: 1897
Gestir í gær: 184
Samtals flettingar: 614971
Samtals gestir: 52671
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