RepAiRing pROject : Tian-Tsui hairpin, intro。點翠髮簪，紀錄（一）。

Hairpins have been one of my favourite ornament because of the elegance, fineness, and the most important character: feminineness. I have got an old hairpin recently from my friend, who is hairpin collector and researcher. If you are interested in hairpins visit her online museum and you will see everything about hairpins.

髮簪一直是我很喜歡的飾物之一，覺得它是最女人的飾品，尤其步搖。好幾年前由於各種因緣際會發現／認識了髮簪博物館－一位因為「很喜歡髮簪」所以蒐集、學習、研究各種與髮簪相關的一切人事物，並且前往世界各地進行調查與交流的奇妙女子所成立的。在她分享的文字與相片之中，可以感受得到一個人熱愛一件人事物的心。作品是藏不住人的。

I found this hairpin in her collection / online shop few months ago. This is a Tian-Tsui piece but there is only a little feather left, since it is an old one (1900s) and might not be treated very well. Some parts of its body are broken too. The condition of the hairpin is poor.

之前在她的相簿裡發現了這件老髮簪。它是點翠髮簪，大約是清末民初的物件；但是年代久遠，現在只剩下髮簪的夾層之間，還有一點點殘餘的羽毛。她告訴我：「會買它是因為它快壞了，想把它修好。」。

I like creating, and I like repairing as well. They seem to be two very contrasting ideas, however, they could be one thing as they are having same steps but going different directions.

修復對我來說是一件非常有趣的事情。某方面來說它也是一種創作，而且是必須結合邏輯推理的創作，才能讓物件回復到它應該有的模樣與氣質，無論是日常用品的修復，或是創作、訂製物件回廠的保養與修復。但是面對㊣古物，我是（還）沒有經驗的。於是，當我看見這支髮簪在尋求修復的時候，猶豫了非常久，終於鼓起了勇氣說：我想挑戰。

待續。

I have finally volunteered for repairing this hairpin, and asked my friend for more details about the hairpin itself, and about conservation. This is new to me, and all I could do is doing my best.

Thanks to my friend, Miss Hairpin.