Horsehair from old cello bows

Paardenhaar afkomstig van een cellostok

Did you know that the cello bow hair consists of 150 to 200 horse hairs.

Horsehair of old cello bows is an ideal natural material, very suitable for embroidery and lace-making techniques by the presence of the resin (to play the cello instrument the hairs of the cello bow have to be rosined first).

With this interesting material in mind, some ideas and works are created.

Share this...
Share on facebook
Facebook

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.