Anna-Karin Hallström
My Muse's Hula skirt
What do you do when your Muse demands a Hula skirt to dress up in? You obey.
A piece of vintage tasselled fringe from my Auntie’s stash is adorned with a plethora of yummy gems. There are lovely faceted briolettes of Prasiolite (Green Amethyst), zingy Peridot and gorgeous gold shimmering Citrine. And woven in between you find faceted rondelles of even more Peridot and of amazing sky blue Aquamarine. I have wrapped all of these beauties to a wavy length of coiled sterling silver that is snaking its way through the trimming. And to finish it off I added some of my – if I may be so bold as to call them “signature” - woven leaves.
My Muse is happy playing with her new skirt.
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The fringe is 5cm (2”) wide and will fit a wrist 15-21cm (6”-8”) and the silver wire snaking through the trimming is very flexible and will shape itself around your wrist
The fringe is very soft and probably made from cotton silk or similar and most likely from the 70s. After wearing – of if being stored by laying on the fringe - the fringe may get bent but that can easily be corrected by holding the bracelet over a pan of boiling water and steam the fringe. Sounds crazy, I know, but it works. Let it cool off for a few minutes before putting it on. And may I suggest a tool, for example some kind of kitchen utensils, to avoid heat injuries?
My Muse's Hula skirt
What do you do when your Muse demands a Hula skirt to dress up in? You obey.
A piece of vintage tasselled fringe from my Auntie’s stash is adorned with a plethora of yummy gems. There are lovely faceted briolettes of Prasiolite (Green Amethyst), zingy Peridot and gorgeous gold shimmering Citrine. And woven in between you find faceted rondelles of even more Peridot and of amazing sky blue Aquamarine. I have wrapped all of these beauties to a wavy length of coiled sterling silver that is snaking its way through the trimming. And to finish it off I added some of my – if I may be so bold as to call them “signature” - woven leaves.
My Muse is happy playing with her new skirt.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
The fringe is 5cm (2”) wide and will fit a wrist 15-21cm (6”-8”) and the silver wire snaking through the trimming is very flexible and will shape itself around your wrist
The fringe is very soft and probably made from cotton silk or similar and most likely from the 70s. After wearing – of if being stored by laying on the fringe - the fringe may get bent but that can easily be corrected by holding the bracelet over a pan of boiling water and steam the fringe. Sounds crazy, I know, but it works. Let it cool off for a few minutes before putting it on. And may I suggest a tool, for example some kind of kitchen utensils, to avoid heat injuries?