Brush or comb out the CLEAN tail prior to cutting.

The longest hair is found at the tip of the tail bone and will be best for your jewelry. Gather a lock of hair that is about the diameter of a thimble when squeezed tightly. The Minimum length for a Bracelet is 18 inches.

1. Grasp the longest hairs at the bottom of the tail.

2. Lift the longest hairs over to the side with one hand and with the other hand pull the shorter hairs away. Separate away as many short hairs as possible so you are only cutting the longest hair.

3. Cut close to the tailbone.

4. Cut 2-4 bunches from different places on the tail so you do not cut too big a chunk from one place.

5. The final bundle should be about the diameter of a dime to a nickel size, the more hair the better the piece of Jewelry. For a standard sized bracelet the length needs to be 18 inches long.

6. We can use the some of the shorter hair for key chains and zipper pulls.

With Scissors, cut the hair from the tip and immediately bind the hair with a runner band or several braiding bands. Keep the cut ends of the bundle even with the each other.

Bundle the hair in a large plastic bag. Do not braid, fold, knot or kink. Just loosely coil the hair if needed.

Make sure to ie a rubber band around the bundle. Please do not use tape.

The hair should be clean and free of tangles or mats. Do not knot or braid the hair.

Please place your name and address inside the envelope.

IF YOU NEED TO HAVE THE HAIR CLEAN BEFORE SHIPPING

For cleaning the hair, you will need to secure one end of the hair with a hair rubber band. You will need to wash it with a disinfectant soap. You may need to wash the hair more than just once, sometimes several times. If the hair is really dirty, let it soak for at least 24 hours in a dish pan with disinfectant soap. Then rinse it well, soak it again, and then give it another wash. Once it is free of debris and dirt, urine or feces, then hang the hair on to dry.

Please do not add oil, show sheen, or any other similar product to the hair.

Blot the hair dry with towels and hang to to dry. A hair dryer may be used to speed the drying process. Make sure it is completely dry before shipping. Once dry, take the end with the most uniform ends and remove all the shorter hairs until it is all about the same length for the braid.

It can be quite a process.

We can also do the processing for an additional cost.