Umm..Strange request-Your thoughts?

[NorCalPiper]

I've been asked to make a custom sporran for someone who wants to use his wife's recently cut hair. It hadn't been cut in 16 years, and she had to cut it because of the weight pulling back on her forehead and head-aches she was getting. Is this something thats been done before? or even considered appropriate? I can do it no problem, but its giving me a strange feeling. Thoughts?

[Rex_Tremende]

Creepy.

Does it come with the scalp? I mean, what would you attach the hair to?

Ick.

[WClarkB]

with that much you should be able to knit up
a nice 19 year old

[beloitpiper]

Creepy, yes, but not inappropriate. If he has his wife's blessing then go for it.

[joecool]

Yeah, that's pretty creepy... But, hair is hair right?!

[Bigkahuna]

I use to use locks of my wife's hair as decoration on my pouch, tomahawk and war shirt. I am not quite sure how it would look on a sporran, but I'm sure it could be done.

[Draelore]

Maybe as a horsehair style sporran

[HarborSpringsPiper]

Uhh, hopefully he didn't say anything about a full mask . . . Seriously though, that's just weird. I don't where the cut-off is, but I gotta believe somewhere below sub-human primates out to be about right.

To each their own. If the guy wants to pay you for your craftsmanship, why wouldn't you make it for him? Still a weird idea.

[KD Burke]

Many a brave knight went onto the lists carrying a lock of his Lady's hair as a token. Still...I'd say go with your feeling on this one. It may (and probably is!) a loving gesture. But you sure as hell don't want any part of it if isn't. Unless the lady herself gives consent and blessing and smiles while she watches you work, I'd avoid it!

[wildrover]

Wow. I don't know what else to say.

Part of me says that's really, really cool...and part of me (the young, early 30s bachelor part) is thinking "what's he gonna do with the sporran if they don't last? Ask the next girl for about twenty inches of hair?"

-Sean