samoyedman Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-27/making-clothes-from-pet-hair/7548230 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taliecat Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Chiengora is what's it's known as in the spinning and fibre arts community. It's still a bit wacky for me, and I'll stick to spinning more normal materials.. Mainly because staffy doesn't spin well :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papillon Kisses Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 I was kind of ok with the dog hair, I mean what's the difference really between that and regular wool, but the last comment about the kid's ponytail... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandgrubber Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 I was kind of ok with the dog hair, I mean what's the difference really between that and regular wool, but the last comment about the kid's ponytail... Long ago I had a neighbor who had a sweater made from yarn spun from his Newfie's hair. STINKY!!!! He never wore it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papillon Kisses Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 (edited) Oh that sounds gross. I wonder what makes dog yarn retain or worsen the smell but not regular wool? And do different types of dog fur work differently? Rhetorical questions of course. Edited June 27, 2016 by Papillon Kisses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottsmum Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 This book is a long running joke in my family: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottsmum Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Oh. And because we're on DOL (thank you google) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Knitting-Dog-Hair-Sweater-Paperback/dp/B010EW484W/ref=pd_sim_sbs_14_2?ie=UTF8&dpID=51l4CKyBl%2BL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR123%2C160_&psc=1&refRID=4PNAK9FZXHN1BEYB7QZ4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PossumCorner Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Bit too obsessive for me - but mainly anti because I have seen and smelt the end product (from German Shepherd) and you can't in my opinion wash the wet or dry dog smell out of "dog fleece" no matter how well it is spun and knitted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gillybob Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 I made a felted bag for a friend it was out of BC fur and worked well once felted. But I had it everywhere while doing it, so much got up my nose I swore I would never do it again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 We have a lovely lady who is a spinner come here periodically to pick up the Maremma fur. We get garbage bags full of it every spring. Last time she came she had a quilt made from squares of it - really nice and if you hadn't told me what it was I wouldnt have known. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espinay2 Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 Spinning Pyr hair has a long tradition. The fibre is beautiful. Very warm and really too warm for our climate. I have a beautiful Pyr scarf that I got in the US. The photo doesn't really do it justice. Very beautiful and soft with seed pearls through it. None of the Pyr hair items I have seen/worn have ever smelt like dog. I would suspect that any that does hasn't been prepared properly prior to spinning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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