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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 128559, member: 111&quot;]Personally, don&#039;t find them creepy at all, no more so than placing a lock of hair in a baby book or a locket.&nbsp;&nbsp; It&#039;s a very nice piece, most likely finished by Miss Hagman when she was 18, rather than commemorating her death (how many different colors of hair would one person have?). Though some certainly were, not all hair-work items were mourning pieces, despite the widespread assumptions that they were, it simply wasn&#039;t the case.&nbsp; A piece like this would have been made over time from hair gathered from family and friends, a sentimental display of one&#039;s creative talents.&nbsp; There were commercial companies, as well as entrepreneurial individuals, offering classes, selling supplies (including hanks of hair), premade items were sold at retail, and custom pieces could be made, using the hair of a loved one if desired.</p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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