My colleagues at work don't really understand the pull of creating things that I have.I love making things & have done so since a very small child when I would go through my mothers stash to find pretty fabrics & have the need to make something like I had seen her do.The trouble was that all I knew at 3 years of age was to make holes.Sometimes they would be in the middle of a piece of the best John LEWIS fabric!!My mother & my Nan obviously saw some potential & taught me how to knit & sew.My mum used to sew beautifully & could make fabulous coats & dresses.Nan was always making something & I treasure her needle case & button tin I inherited when she passed away the week before my husband & I married.
Anyway I digress.Back to my work mates who think I am barmy spending hours making things from nothing!!!Well there are lots of us out there & people just don't know what they are missing .
I have just turned this....well the coat...
Into this...
Thank you Babs & Truly for your coat.It will be returned to your mum in the form of something for her to wear at Crufts this year.
Poodle spins very well & has a bit of spring to it.I mixed all the different textures in the coat together & this has given me the result you can see above.So far I have produced 100g's.That is in approx 3 evenings of spinning.
2 comments:
What's the staple like on the fibre? I've never fancied spinning dog hair but know of others who have - I'd be worried of smelling of wet dog if I got caught in the rain lol.
Seriously though, the yarn looks good.
I love creating out of what's lying around - and button boxes are a passion!
The staple length depends on the dog.The hair or combings from the main of the dog can be very long.Up to 10 inches in length.With these it was between 3& 6 inches.Very nice to spin with but completely different from sheep!!!They go Baa:)
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