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sprinkleeninow

(22,473 posts) Fri Jan 29, 2021, 11:59 PM Jan 2021

In Italy they are spinning/making yarn out of dog hair. 🐕

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In Italy they are spinning/making yarn out of dog hair. 🐕 (Original Post) sprinkleeninow Jan 2021 OP

I'll send them all of ours, Thanx. Arne Jan 2021 #1

😄 sprinkleeninow Jan 2021 #7

In the early '70's, a friend from New Zealand's mom spun their dog's hair, and knitted my friend niyad Jan 2021 #2

I did not know. Heheh. Why couldn't I have thot ahead? 🤔 😄 sprinkleeninow Jan 2021 #4

Lots of Americans spin yard from dog hair, as do many others. I sinkingfeeling Jan 2021 #3

Where've I been all this time? 🤔 Please don't answer that. 😆 sprinkleeninow Jan 2021 #5

My ma had a Samoyed as a kiddo. 'Silver'. He was so intelligent, hear tell! sprinkleeninow Jan 2021 #6

I've had 6 Sammies and 3 Eskies over 45 years. Eaten about a sinkingfeeling Jan 2021 #8

Cool! 😍 sprinkleeninow Jan 2021 #9

With 3 Great Pyrenees here, Bayard Jan 2021 #10

Holee smocks! 3 Great Ones? Hug them for me! 😍 sprinkleeninow Jan 2021 #11

Its kind of like brushing sheep..... Bayard Jan 2021 #12

D'awws! God bless y'all.... sprinkleeninow Jan 2021 #13

Awwwwwwww. Many blessings to you! niyad Jan 2021 #14

Saw this Years Ago dem in texas Feb 2021 #15

My favorite and warmest sweater is made of wool and chow (dog) hair Warpy Mar 2021 #16

What about cat hair? With 5 cats, I have an abundant supply yellowdogintexas Oct 2021 #17

Arne

(3,609 posts)

1. I'll send them all of ours, Thanx.

Reply to sprinkleeninow (Original post)

Sat Jan 30, 2021, 12:01 AM

Jan 2021

sprinkleeninow

(22,473 posts)

7. 😄

Reply to Arne (Reply #1)

Sat Jan 30, 2021, 12:24 AM

Jan 2021

niyad

(134,035 posts)

2. In the early '70's, a friend from New Zealand's mom spun their dog's hair, and knitted my friend

Reply to sprinkleeninow (Original post)

Sat Jan 30, 2021, 12:06 AM

Jan 2021

a sweater. It felt very nice.

sprinkleeninow

(22,473 posts)

4. I did not know. Heheh. Why couldn't I have thot ahead? 🤔 😄

Reply to niyad (Reply #2)

Sat Jan 30, 2021, 12:18 AM

Jan 2021

sinkingfeeling

(58,043 posts)

3. Lots of Americans spin yard from dog hair, as do many others. I

Reply to sprinkleeninow (Original post)

Sat Jan 30, 2021, 12:12 AM

Jan 2021

have 6 pillowcases full of Samoyed and American Eskimo hair that has been washed and combed. It's now ready to spin.

https://www.wikihow.com/Make-Dog-Yarn

sprinkleeninow

(22,473 posts)

5. Where've I been all this time? 🤔 Please don't answer that. 😆

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Reply #3)

Sat Jan 30, 2021, 12:21 AM

Jan 2021

Well duh, sprink. They spin yarn from sheep wool.

sprinkleeninow

(22,473 posts)

6. My ma had a Samoyed as a kiddo. 'Silver'. He was so intelligent, hear tell!

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Reply #3)

Sat Jan 30, 2021, 12:23 AM

Jan 2021

sinkingfeeling

(58,043 posts)

8. I've had 6 Sammies and 3 Eskies over 45 years. Eaten about a

Reply to sprinkleeninow (Reply #6)

Sat Jan 30, 2021, 12:27 AM

Jan 2021

hundred pounds of white dog hair. I attribute my longevity to it!

sprinkleeninow

(22,473 posts)

9. Cool! 😍

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Reply #8)

Sat Jan 30, 2021, 12:33 AM

Jan 2021

Bayard

(30,288 posts)

10. With 3 Great Pyrenees here,

Reply to sprinkleeninow (Original post)

Sat Jan 30, 2021, 12:35 AM

Jan 2021

We could probably make about a thousand sweaters.

Who wants some?

sprinkleeninow

(22,473 posts)

11. Holee smocks! 3 Great Ones? Hug them for me! 😍

Reply to Bayard (Reply #10)

Sat Jan 30, 2021, 12:40 AM

Jan 2021

My girl has fur but she's sleek. No shaping/clipping for the groomer. Yet, hair all over the place. I don't mind. She worth it all❣

Bayard

(30,288 posts)

12. Its kind of like brushing sheep.....

Reply to sprinkleeninow (Reply #11)

Sat Jan 30, 2021, 01:02 AM

Jan 2021

Our guys were all rescues.

sprinkleeninow

(22,473 posts)

13. D'awws! God bless y'all....

Reply to Bayard (Reply #12)

Sat Jan 30, 2021, 02:19 AM

Jan 2021

niyad

(134,035 posts)

14. Awwwwwwww. Many blessings to you!

Reply to Bayard (Reply #12)

Sat Jan 30, 2021, 09:20 AM

Jan 2021

dem in texas

(2,681 posts)

15. Saw this Years Ago

Reply to sprinkleeninow (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2021, 05:42 PM

Feb 2021

had a friend who raised German Shepherds. She saved their hair and spun it into yarn. Because I was knitter, she showed me the yarn that she had spun, but never saw it knitted into anything. All I remember was that it was very soft.

Warpy

(114,676 posts)

16. My favorite and warmest sweater is made of wool and chow (dog) hair

Reply to sprinkleeninow (Original post)

Mon Mar 22, 2021, 04:30 PM

Mar 2021

It's not just in Italy and that sweater is 25 years old and still going strong.

yellowdogintexas

(23,763 posts)

17. What about cat hair? With 5 cats, I have an abundant supply

Reply to sprinkleeninow (Original post)

Sun Oct 31, 2021, 02:05 PM

Oct 2021

It would be nice to have a use for it

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