hairwork
Woven strand keepsakes
Hairwork is the craft of creating jewelry, artwork, or keepsakes from human hair.
Popular in the Victorian era as mourning jewelry and sentimental tokens, hairwork pieces include brooches, watch chains, and framed wreaths woven from the hair of loved ones, living or dead.
The practice has largely faded but persists among collectors and craft revivalists.
Worn tribute to dead
- locketHinged pendant holding keepsakes
- broochDecorative fastening ornament
- pendantSuspended jewelry ornament
- memento moriArtistic death reminder
jet · daguerreotype · parlor · Queen Victoria · garnet · cameo · earrings · necklace
Hinged pendant holding keepsakes
- broochDecorative fastening ornament
- pendantSuspended jewelry ornament
- earringsJewelry worn on lobes
- necklaceNeck-worn ornament
ring · bracelet · watch chain · fob · cufflinks · stickpin · hatpin · clasp
Period following loss
- bereavementState following loss
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
- keepsakeItem preserved for sentiment
memento · funeral · condolence · death · loss · deceased · loved one · sorrow
Interlacing three strands
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
- plaitingInterweaving flexible strands
- shadow boxFight imaginary foe
- hairpinU-shaped fastener for tresses
crochet hook · boiling · sorting · preparation · pattern · strand · coil · curl
mourning jewelry
Worn tribute to dead
- locketHinged pendant holding keepsakes
- broochDecorative fastening ornament
- pendantSuspended jewelry ornament
memento mori · jet · daguerreotype · parlor · Queen Victoria · garnet · cameo · earrings · necklace · ring
locket
Hinged pendant holding keepsakes
necklace · ring · bracelet · watch chain · fob · cufflinks · stickpin · hatpin · clasp · setting
mourning
Period following loss
- bereavementState following loss
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
keepsake · memento · funeral · condolence · death · loss · deceased · loved one · sorrow · tribute
braiding
Interlacing three strands
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
- plaitingInterweaving flexible strands
- shadow boxFight imaginary foe
hairpin · crochet hook · boiling · sorting · preparation · pattern · strand · coil · curl · loop
heirloom
Inherited family treasure
affection · cherish · love · bond · attachment · devotion · fondness · remembrance · keepsake · token
- antique jewelrybrooches, necklaces, earrings, bracelets, pendant
- mourning symbolsmemento mori, mourning jewelry, mourning rings, weeping willow, weeping willows
hairworkmetalwork
Shaped metal objects
gemstone jewelry · goldsmithing · silversmithing · stonework · beadwork
hairworkbald
Without hair on head
baldness · clean-shaven · shaved head · cropped · buzzed
work, hair, hairy, hairstyle, hairs, haired, hairstylist, hairspray, long-haired