Creating a hair wreath or jewelry involved delicate work, similar to tatting or weaving lace. The hair strands were woven, braided, and wrapped around thin wires so the hair could be shaped and ...

Working with human hair to create bracelets, watch fobs and wall displays was a popular form of art practiced by women during the Victorian era. Strands of hair from individuals alive or deceased ...

INDEPENDENCE, MO. ? Leila Cohoon is standing in the middle of a room, miles of human hair surrounding her.The hair, mostly shades of brown and black, is coiled into recognizable forms - a wreath ...

OHA’s “hair wreath” dates back to 1864 and was made with the hair of President Abraham Lincoln, First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln and several cabinet members.

HAIR LOOM My nan gave me a box of my great-great-grandma’s hair – some think it’s ‘creepy’ but I’m making it into a wreath ...

Human Hair Trousers: Pants made by a barber in St. Louis who advocates for the recycling of hair. Victorian Funeral Hair Wreaths: A wreath made from a loved one’s hair that was once displayed in ...

It wasn’t just jewelry. Hair was collected and used in decorative artwork, too. The Willamette Heritage Center has a beautiful hair wreath in its collections made by Margaret Conser McCoy.

It’s a sculpture of an eagle made almost entirely from human hair, much of it belonging to Abraham Lincoln.

Waiting to greet you in the living room is her prized possession — a wreath that is formed by 1,000 flowers made from hand-woven human hair.

Leila Cohoon is the founder of Leila's Hair Museum in Independence, Mo. The museum is home to hundreds of hair wreaths including one that might contain the hair of former president Harry S. Truman ...

HAIR LOOM My nan gave me a box of my great-great-grandma’s hair – some think it’s ‘creepy’ but I’m making it into a wreath ...