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Kathigene
True Blue Farmgirl
160 Posts
Kathy
New York
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 Posted - Mar 30 2006 : 08:36:57 AM
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Just like with sheep, there are different types of dog hair. Some breeds such and Collies, Keeshonds, and Australian Shepherds have a soft fluffy undercoat which is barbed similar to wool and which can be spun the same as wool. Other dogs such as Golden Retrievers have true hair and in order to spin their coat it would have to be mixed with wool. I have read that dog hair is up to 10 times warmer than wool. I have Reynauds which means my fingers over react to cold temperatures and I would love to have mittens made from dog hair. I have a Belgian Sheepdog and an Australian Shepherd so perhaps some day I'll get organized enough to save their undercoat to be spun. The book that I had read on this subject was called Chien Angora. I don't recall the author and I don't know if it is still in print.
Kathy
Dogs make such good friends because they wag their tails rather then their tongues. |
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Any other spinners?
