jeudi 6 novembre 2014

Creating Custom Horse Hair Jewelry The Right Way

By Christa Jarvis


Over the course of many, many years a lot of things has change. And jewelries were not an exemption to these changes. If before, they are just made of beads or shells that are put together by simple strings, today many have discovered ways on how to create a lasting piece. And today, it also serves a much different purpose compared to what they symbolized before.

It is one of the things that change its purpose and appearance over time. Today there are a lot of materials that you can use to make jewelries. You even have the power to create your own. One of the most distinguished type that also holds a lot of meaning for the maker is custom horse hair jewelry.

You will surely be surprised at the number of functions horses mane offers to the world. The fabric that is usually made as covering for some of the furniture that you see is made of this material. The pottery and vase making industry also see is as an innovative material to be used for their creations which is actually kind of smart. People who play the violin also find this material very useful especially as strings for the bow.

No one would have thought that these are the functions that has and until today, people are still looking for ways on utilizing it fully. The traits that their strands have are widely known in some of the major industries today. Industries such as textile companies and art connoisseurs have found this material for their products and creations. But it can also be a jewelry. All you have to do is to get the main material from your the tail of your horse.

You need to first have the main material which are the strands. The perfect diameter would be half an inch. The perfect length of the strands should be one whole pencil or for more accurate measurements, you can go for 10 inches. According to experts, you should get the strands from the tail hairs that is really close to the tailbone.

The next step would be washing the hairs, you need it to be clean. Make sure to not use any kind of conditioner and then leave it to dry. For the additional materials, you should go to a store that sells the entire kit for you to proceed.

You must tie the other end of the mane to ensure it will hold. Then you can start braiding. There are a variety of braids that you can do depending on what kind of pattern you want to achieve.

In attaching a finding on the end tie of the hairs, you need to use glue then bend it with pliers afterwards. When you are done braiding, the same procedure should be done on the other end. One simple trick to keep it shining is to apply common hairspray.

According to the reports over the years, there incidents that involves hurting these animals. And you making custom accessory would be a sign that you are in the campaign against treating horses badly. They are really beneficial animals and hurting them would not increase their functionality.




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