Subject: Re: [h-cost] Was carpet sweeper, now dog hair
> At 1:50 PM -0700 10/18/05, Cynthia J Ley wrote: > >I haven't yet, but a friend of mine who is a spinner did. Made some very > >successful yarn from it too. She said it didn't need blending because it > >already had a nice twist in it and made a fairly strong yarn. > > When I was actively spinning, I was asked if I'd take a commission > from a local afghan (hound) club to make an "afghan afghan." I > thought it was a cute idea but didn't have the time. > > I believe there's also a book on using dog hair in weaving -- IIRC > it's titled or subtitled (yes really) "From Woof to Warp." > > I suppose the temptation was irresistible, really.... > -- For some dog owners the temptation is more a survival reaction. :-) My uncle raises Alaskan Malamutes, and often puppy-sits for other Mala-mutt owners. He has had up to 25 dogs at his acreage at one time. That's a LOT of dog fluff! My Malamutt every spring would shed a garbage bag's worth of soft undercoat, her favorite thing was to sit with me outside and let me pull handfuls of the stuff off of her - much easier than trying to scratch it off herself I'm sure. A friend of my uncle's would come and collect the fluff from him and other Malamute and Samoyed owners then spin and knit the colletion every year, she made a nice bit of money at the season's dog shows selling the results. Softer than you might think, and very warm. :-) Sheridan (missing my dog now...) _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
