How Do You Collect Hair For Horsehair Jewelry?
Have you always wanted to be with your horse, even when you weren’t at the stable? Or perhaps you have a favorite equine partner who has passed over the Rainbow Bridge? Horsehair Jewelry is a wonderful way to always keep your companion by your side. I ususally start with a tail that has been recently washed and brushed free of tangles. It is ok too, if the tail has not been washed yet, because it can be washed later. Hold the tail up so that you can see the tail shaft (the area underneath the tail where the hair grows from). The tail hair on most horses will be approx 12-18″ long. The bottom part of the tail shaft is where I begin the cut the hair from, as this is where the hair usually seems to be the longest. Take a small section of the tail hair, (I use the width of my index finger as a guide). Hold the separated section of hair with one hand and cut the hair close to the tail shaft with your other hand. While collecting the cut sections of tail hair, I lay them flat on a clean towe
