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A bolo tie (sometimes bola tie or shoestring necktie) is a type of necktie consisting of a piece of cord or braided leather with decorative metal tips (called aiguillettes) and secured with an ornamental clasp or slide.
Too Hot to Handle alum Harry Jowsey is feeling grateful after his skin cancer diagnosis.. Jowsey, 26, spoke to Us Weekly about his health status on Friday, May 10, during the Race to Erase MS Gala ...
Harry Jowsey MICHAEL TRAN/AFP via Getty Images Too Hot to Handle alum Harry Jowsey revealed that a dermatologist found skin cancer on his shoulder. “Hi friends, there isn’t really an easy way ...
Lucet may unravel if cut, but is easily fixed with a small knot. Unlike other braiding techniques such as kumihimo, finger-loop braiding or plaiting, where the threads are of a finite length, lucetted (or knitted) [a] braids can be created without pre-measuring threads and so it is a technique suited for very long cords.
Passementerie of cording and braid, embellished with beads, French, 1908. Passementerie (/ p æ s ˈ m ɛ n t r i /, French pronunciation: [pɑsmɑ̃tʁi]) or passementarie is the art of making elaborate trimmings or edgings (in French, passements) of applied braid, gold or silver cord, embroidery, colored silk, or beads for clothing or furnishings.
This million-year-old process is considered by some to be the beginning of leather creation. Evidence from around 120,000 years ago suggests that humans made leather clothing out of jackal, fox, and wildcat skins. [3] During the Neolithic era, humans began domesticating animals, such as goats and cattle.
Materials used in macramé include cords made of cotton twine, linen, hemp, jute, leather or yarn. Cords are identified by construction, such as a 3-ply cord, made of three lengths of fibre twisted together. [4] Jewelry is often made in combination of both the knots and various beads (of glass, wood, and so on), pendants or shells.
The Livestrong Foundation is a United States nonprofit organization that provides support for people affected by cancer.The foundation, based in Austin, Texas, was established in 1997 by cancer survivor and former professional road racing cyclist Lance Armstrong, as the Lance Armstrong Foundation. [1]