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In Focus: How the Victorians wove beautiful jewellery from the hair of their deceased loved ones

This braid was made with a technique called Victorian Table Braiding. • I create jewelry inspired by 18th and 19th century mourning jewelry. In an age before photography hair jewelry was a common way for people to memorialize loved ones who had passed or celebrate friendships from those you didn’t see often. • Using Mike Campbell’s patterns from 1860-1870, I use a table with hole in the center, weights and a counter weight to create braids that are beautiful, dense and strong! • I specialize in