Re: [h-cost] Was carpet sweeper, now dog hair
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. Arlys On Tue, 18 Oct 2005 14:15:48 -0400 Helen Pinto [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Arlys wrote: My Border Collie sheds enough to knit a whole new dog. There, obligatory costume content--sort of! ;) Have you tried carding, spinning and knitting from it? When I was college, a friend of mine made a sweater from Alfie, her Old English Sheepdog and unofficial scene shop mascot. It was soft and a nice grey, although it did smell more than a little like Alfie the first few times it got wet. I remember a book from the early 70's called _Knitting from Your Dog_, but I can't find it right now. However, there's this one: _Knitting With Dog Hair: Better A Sweater From A Dog You Know and Love Than From A Sheep You'll Never Meet_ by Kendall Crolius, ISBN: 0312152906. -Helen /Aidan ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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 -- OChris Laning [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Davis, California + http://paternoster-row.org - http://paternosters.blogspot.com ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Was carpet sweeper, now dog hair
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 h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
