Timeless Creations

Remembrance, artistry, and history intertwined.

Here you’ll find delicate heirlooms crafted from strands of hair—each piece a labor of love, weaving together memory, sentiment, and meticulous craftsmanship.
Inspired by Victorian-era tradition and shaped by my hands, these works invite you to explore the intimate stories preserved in every intricate detail.

A Victorian-style hair wreath made of gray human hair and pearl accents, displayed in a wooden frame on lace fabric, created by Diane Irby.
A Victorian-style hair wreath made of human and horse hair and purple beads, with intricate metalwork, displayed in a wooden frame with a lace background, created by historian and artist Diane Irby.
A Victorian-style hair wreath made of human hair and purple beads, with intricate metalwork, displayed in a wooden frame with a lace background, created by historian and artist Diane Irby.
A wreath made of intricately woven human hair in shades of gray, crafted into wirework flowers with filigree findings and pearl-like beads, created by historian and artist Diane Irby.
A Victorian-style hairwork posy bouquet, made of brown human hair, placed on a white crochet doily, created by historian and artist Diane Irby.
Decorative framed artwork of a Victorian-style hairwork piece featuring wire and beads shaped into a floral design with a lace bow at the center, displayed in a wooden frame with on cream fabric, created by historian and artist Diane Irby.
A Victorian-style hairwork posy bouquet, made of black, grey, and white human hair, placed on a grey background, created by historian and artist Diane Irby.
A tiny Victorian-style hairwork posy bouquet encased in a glass vessel pendant, made of human hair in shades of brown, displayed on a lace doily with a rose, created by historian and artist Diane Irby,