The Art of Natural Dressage

I make what I guess you could call wearable art
Making horsehair into jewelry.
Here's a bracelet I made for a friend from her QH mare's and Icelandic geldings'
tail hair


You can visit this site to see more of my work
http://www.equinetrendz.com


Mitzi

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Mitzi
Enjoying the journey w/ Dikales, Friesian gelding
BraidedTales: http://www.equinetrendz.com

Wonderful braiding, and so nice and tight!

In the Netherlands there is a company that also makes such bracelets from your horses hair, but what I wonder is how the hair stays smooth? I once braided a strand of Blacky's hair that I found in the paddock and those hairs started to crack within a few weeks. How does such a bracelet stay intact?

I like it how the strands have different colors in your bracelet - I'm afraid that with Blacky and Sjors you would see the difference between which black hair is whose!

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New horse book: Mandala horses!

Never stop making mistakes! Natural Dressage

Hi Miriam
The way I keep the hair tight is that I make what you call "pulls " first (up to 20 individual strands twisted together and tied off at both ends) Then I braid them all very tightly together. In that bracelet I made it out of 3 different horses' hair...I have done some w/ up to 6 different horses in one bracelet.
Horse hair is so beautiful and such a strong fiber...if done right they can last for a long time. Here's another bracelet & earrings I did for some one who's mare passed away



Mitzi

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Mitzi
Enjoying the journey w/ Dikales, Friesian gelding
BraidedTales: http://www.equinetrendz.com

Wow this is really stunning. And like Miriam says so thight! Just lovely!

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I wish I knew your world

Thank you, Tlove

Mitzi

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Mitzi
Enjoying the journey w/ Dikales, Friesian gelding
BraidedTales: http://www.equinetrendz.com