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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Northern Lights Lodge, post: 10766056, member: 13464&quot;]Hi [USER=267]@scoutshouse[/USER] !</p><p>As a threadbender (lacemaker), I can&#039;t say I&#039;ve ever encountered anything like this. My gut says that as &quot;showy&quot; as it is, and with the weight, that it was to adorn something theatrical. </p><p><br /></p><p>As for the hair, people used whatever they had, to get the effect they wanted throughout the ages in needlework and often made do with something that was free and readily available.</p><p><br /></p><p>Stumpwork and other forms of embroidery, used a variety of fibers, including hair - human or otherwise, as did some lacemaking. </p><p><br /></p><p>That said: I do think it is quite unusual and I&#039;d love to see more of what your Croatian neighbor has collected!</p><p><br /></p><p>Cheerio,</p><p>Leslie[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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