60thstreet thread

**eresh** · June 15th, 2020, 04:17 PM

Yes maybe different batches of the same colour differ in the discolouring?
But it's strange that all my 60th street forks have gone dark.
Oh well, nothing to be done about it. Maybe I'll sell them.
I never wear them anymore.

**sapphire-o** · August 27th, 2020, 09:09 AM

Originally Posted by eresh

Yes maybe different batches of the same colour differ in the discolouring?
But it's strange that all my 60th street forks have gone dark.
Oh well, nothing to be done about it. Maybe I'll sell them.
I never wear them anymore.

That's a shame they all turned brown.

All mine have faded a bit, colors not as bright as before, but not turning brown yet. I would still wear them even if they turned brown, though. It's almost fall and they can blend in with nature.

**Finda** · August 29th, 2020, 09:29 AM

Since my hair is finally long enough for buns to hold securly the entire day, I've gone a bit overboard with buying new hairtoys

It changes weekly, but for the moment these are my three favorite forks to wear

(I hope the pictures are not too big, I haven't figured out a way to make them smaller)

This is a 2 Prong 5 1/2 inch Daisey Style Hair Fork made of Blossom Cherry WebbWood.

3 Prong 5 inch Lynne Style Hair Fork made of Charcoal Dymalux

3 Prong 5 1/2 inch Bev Style Hair Fork made of Dark Indigo Dymalux

**sapphire-o** · August 30th, 2020, 08:50 AM

Finda, I can't see the forks.

Your hair is like shining gold!

**Finda** · February 7th, 2021, 05:41 AM

Sapphire-o I never noticed your comment, thank you

That was the full force of the sun hitting hair and fork lol

Here is a picture of all my current 60th Street forks. It's a bit of a work in progress. I seem to have amassed a lot of gray forks and I'm thinking of swapping some, but can't decide yet. Sometimes the same color can look very different. I thought to sell the charcoal lynne once the longer charcoal bev arrived, but the shading is so different, I can't decide which one to keep

I might also swap the ebony one.

Upper left, top to bottom

Bev style, Cocobolo Dymalux
Daisey style, Blossom Cherry WebbWood

Upper right, top to bottom

Jeni style, Dark Mountain Camo Webb Wood
Jeni style, Aqua Dymondwood (shortened by myself in case it looks crooked)

Bottom row, from left to right

Pepper style, Mulberry Dymondwood
Daisey, Light Indigo Dymalux
Jeni style, Dark Indigo Dymalux
Bev style, Dark Indigo Dymalux
Savanna style, Charcoal Frogwood
Lynne style, Charcoal Dymalux
Bev style, Charcoal Dymalux
Savanna style, Ebony Webbwood

**bokeh** · February 7th, 2021, 10:31 AM

Originally Posted by Finda

It changes weekly, but for the moment these are my three favorite forks to wear

This is a 2 Prong 5 1/2 inch Daisey Style Hair Fork made of Blossom Cherry WebbWood.

3 Prong 5 inch Lynne Style Hair Fork made of Charcoal Dymalux

3 Prong 5 1/2 inch Bev Style Hair Fork made of Dark Indigo Dymalux

Those forks are beautiful in your hair Finda. I really like that braided bun. How did you make it?

**Isa-belle** · February 8th, 2021, 04:10 AM

Originally Posted by Finda

Sapphire-o I never noticed your comment, thank you

That was the full force of the sun hitting hair and fork lol

Here is a picture of all my current 60th Street forks. It's a bit of a work in progress. I seem to have amassed a lot of gray forks and I'm thinking of swapping some, but can't decide yet. Sometimes the same color can look very different. I thought to sell the charcoal lynne once the longer charcoal bev arrived, but the shading is so different, I can't decide which one to keep

I might also swap the ebony one.

Thank you for posting your beautiful collection, Finda! That Mulberry is so pretty. Have you had it for long? It has tempted me for a while, but my dymondwood have tended to fade significantly over time - especially the green/blue shades, so I am not sure if it would be worth it. So I wonder how it evolves over time...
I ought to post my collection as well. I wear my hair up in an Amie fork 90% of the time...

**Finda** · February 8th, 2021, 06:44 AM

Originally Posted by bokeh

Those forks are beautiful in your hair Finda. I really like that braided bun. How did you make it?

Thanks :) That's a dutch braided seashell. It's basically a diagonal dutch braid you roll up and pin with a fork. This is the tutorial I used. It's not english and pretty long but you can fast-forward to 10:15 where she rolls up the braid and ankers it with a fork. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4083Xak0JOA

Originally Posted by Isa-belle

Thank you for posting your beautiful collection, Finda! That Mulberry is so pretty. Have you had it for long? It has tempted me for a while, but my dymondwood have tended to fade significantly over time - especially the green/blue shades, so I am not sure if it would be worth it. So I wonder how it evolves over time...
I ought to post my collection as well. I wear my hair up in an Amie fork 90% of the time...

I bought the Mulberry second-hand a couple of months ago and I have no idea how old it was. So I can't really say. I wonder if the new woods like webbwood or dymalux will also darken with time. I'd totally like to see your collection :) Sometimes the real shades are hard to tell from the shop pictures.

**Isa-belle** · February 10th, 2021, 06:08 AM

Here is my collection of 60th Street forks! I started collecting them in 2010... These are the forks I wear by far the most, especially my 4-prongs.

1st row Left to right:
Jeni Indigo (I had asked for a light shade), 6”; Michelle Raspberry Twist, 6”; Michelle Earth & Sky, 6”; Barb Alabaster, 5 ½”; Barb Indigo, 6”; Bev Desert Sunset, 6 ½”
2nd row left to right:
Amie Tropical Passionwood 5”; Amie Charcoal Silvertone 6”; Amie Vineyard 6”; Amie Rosewood Burgundy 6”; Buffy tulipwood 6”. Jessica Twilight (?) 6 ½”.

I have had these for 10-11 years (apart from the Buffy, which I acquired in a trade with saphhire-o in 2014

); and as you can see, the Dymondwood has faded significantly on all forks, particularly for the blues (which have turned grey) and pinks (which have turned brown).
My Buffy in natural wood turns out to be the one I reach for the most, but I do wear them all.
So if I were to build my collection again, I would favour natural woods over dymondwood – which as I understand, is no longer produced anyway. The Vineyard and Twilight are the most disappointing - they used to be so vibrant and gorgeous!

**Finda** · February 10th, 2021, 12:27 PM

Thanky you Isa-belle, for sharing your collection! Wow, the fade is sigificant, though your forks are still lovely! I also favor blue forks and when looking at older pictures of 60th street forks I always felt it was a bummer I got too late into forks to get the pretty dymondwood colors like Indigo, Alabaster and Twilight. I knew these forks would turn darker over time, but totally changing colors is a pitty. You're right, considering this, getting natural colors would be a solution.

They're generally my favorite kind of forks because they are so thin, yet still sturdy and the headcurve is perfect for me, so I also wear them a lot.