Frippery ~ red & retail black patchwork textile cuff bracelet with antique buttons and moth ~ shabby tattered handstitched ooak

This wrist cuff is loaded with vintage and antique fabrics and trims, glass beads and glass buttons. Many hours were spend hand stitching bits and pieces chosen from my collection of textiles and old glass treasures. I painstakingly built a kind of mini crazy quilt for your wrist, created using velvet, lace, ribbon, appliques, antique jet beads and sew-on nail heads. Many of these were salvaged from Victorian era dresses and trims.
The only newer things I added are the moth print and the elastic that closes the buttons, and the damask print cotton lining.
This is a 5" wide cuff and it measures about 7" long. The elastic doesn't stretch much farther than around the buttons, as to give a snug fit.


When you purchase a piece from Desdemona Jewelry you are receiving a one of a kind, carefully handcrafted, thoughtfully designed retail and unique piece. I prefer salvaged, vintage and antique elements as well as making the newer look older. I want my designs to tell a story and be imbued with a spirit of their own, as well as a bit of mine.

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