Sheela, there's a good book written by Caroline Cox and published by Berg (we think) on hair. Good place to start. Also, there was an issue of Fashion Theory journal devoted specifically to hair. Should be in all good libraries and some bad ones.

At last spring's Crafts Council exhibition on Knitting, "Concepts in Knitting" I remember there was an artist who had knitted human hair as one of the exhibits. You're lucky because I just pulled out the brochure from a file and her name is Susie MacMurray and the piece was called "Maidenhair". As it happens she has a very comprehensive website showcasing a lot of her work at www.susiemacmurray.co.uk. It's really beautiful and definitely worth checking out.

Hi, thanks for the feedback folks! My university library is so bad its one of the worst, and wont have the Fashion Theory journal, but cheers anyway :)