<<Seems like the cuticle of the feline fiber (sorry, couldn't resist
the alliteration) is barbed>>
But aren't the barbs the reason that wool can be spun? It gives
texture so the spinning stays in.
Susan
"Slow down. The trail is the thing, not the end of the trail. Travel
too fast and you miss all you are traveling for". - "Ride the Dark
Trail" by Louis L'Amour
On Jan 19, 2006, at 11:20 PM, Susan B. Farmer wrote:
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Ooops... Well, it all depends on the breed of cat's hair. I used
to spin collie hair and wool together. Why not Angora cat hair?
It's my understanding that the structure of cat hair makes it difficult
if not impossible to spin. Seems like the cuticle of the feline fiber
(sorry, couldn't resist the alliteration) is barbed. What I was told
was that you could spin it -- and then just watch it unspin itself. I
know lots of folks who spin Dog Hair, though.
Jerusha, not a spinner or weaver
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Susan Farmer
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University of Tennessee
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
http://www.goldsword.com/sfarmer/Trillium/
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