{"id":404,"date":"2015-02-01T17:44:00","date_gmt":"2015-02-01T17:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/01\/crin-de-caballo-2\/"},"modified":"2015-02-01T17:44:00","modified_gmt":"2015-02-01T17:44:00","slug":"crin-de-caballo-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/crin-de-caballo-2.html","title":{"rendered":"Crin de Caballo"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n<\/p>\n
\nCrin de Caballo – Hair of the Horse<\/span><\/div>\n
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\nThere are many fibers used to create textiles, many are
\ncommon, many are not.  The use of
\nhorsehair has a long history.  Probably
\nthe upholstery \u201cstuffing\u201d of your grandmother\u2019s sofa was horsehair, now
\nreplaced with modern synthetics.<\/span><\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nCentral Asians first domesticated horses around
\n3,000BCE.  The Moors brought horses to
\nSpain and the Spanish brought horses to the new world.  <\/span><\/div>\n
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\n             
\nIn the western United States horsehair was, and still is, used in making
\ntack (bridles, halters ) as well as
\naccessories such as hat bands, belts and keychains.  These can be found in many shops throughout the southwest,
\nselling local products.<\/span><\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\n<\/span><\/a>             
\nThe method of construction is termed hitching, which takes half-hitch
\nknots, using sets of plied horsehair, called \u201cpulls\u201d.  Since mane hair is generally too short and too soft, tail hair is
\nused.  Pulls can also be braided, but
\nbraiding does not produce a silky, durable product, although braiding is
\ndefinitely easier and quicker.<\/span><\/div>\n
\n        <\/span><\/div>\n
\n
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\n             
\nSouth Americans have long used crin to create textiles, including
\nbeautiful mosaic designed carpets, using weaving techniques (usually flat woven
\ntechniques such as Soumak).   Crin offers good wear due to its strength,
\nhas nice tactile texture and accepts dyes     
\n<\/span><\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n

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\n              In a recent showcase of Chilean
\nhandcrafts were many examples of fine crin-work made into fanciful accessories.<\/span><\/div>\n

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\nHair can be purchased cleaned, in bundles from firms overseas, usually in black or white.  Imported horsehair is, most often, used in making bows for violins and various stringed instruments. Musical instrument dealers who rehair bows are another source but natural horsehair should be ordered, not synthetic.  Also check the internet for US suppliers who sell hanks of  hair in various lengths and colors, usually by the pound ( a pound would make a lot of keychains!!)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Crin de Caballo – Hair of the Horse There are many fibers used to create textiles, many are common, many are not.  The use of horsehair has a long history.  Probably the upholstery \u201cstuffing\u201d of your grandmother\u2019s sofa was horsehair, now replaced with modern synthetics. Central Asians first domesticated horses around 3,000BCE.  The Moors brought…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-404","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/404","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=404"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/404\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=404"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=404"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=404"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}