Victorian hair wreath

The Civil War represented a new era in thought as to how we remembered loved ones lost in battle as many of the bodies of soldiers who died in the conflict never made it home. One way common during the Civil War era was to make jewelry or hair flowers as a memento of a loved one. Each piece had a unique story. The hair flowers were formed by “stitching” the hair with fine wire over a rod which forms a series of loops which were then formed into different flower shapes. Most of the hair…

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CHICAGO — Leila's Hair Museum in Independence, Missouri, bills itself as the only hair museum of its kind in the world. Located in the back of Leila's Independence College of Cosmetology, an unassuming storefront covered by a mirror-like material.

I had seen Victorian jewelry made from human hair but this was the first time I had seen a decorative picture made of human hair. The leaves...

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Floral wreaths were a favorite evening hair accessory. Compiled from contemporary early Victorian sources

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Antique Victorian Mourning Hair Ornaments Flowers

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Victorian mourning hair art wreath. Intricately crafted. Good used condition. These Victorian pieces of art were used by people to keep a

hair wreath.

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last weekend i took a workshop on how to make victorian hair flowers. it took place in "leila's hair museum" in independence, mo, and was taught by leila herself. we started out with "flatwork". basically like decoupaging with hair - also has a bit of paint by numbers quality. here is a detail from my flatwork project. it's like hair veneer! then we moved into learning the basic "stitches" of hair flower construction. i did not made these "gimp" stitches, this just shows what it's suppose to…

Your guide to the four techniques of hair work.

Wreath