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Hello to all, and welcome to my blog! If you are a knitter or crocheter looking for one-of-a-kind natural fiber handspun yarns, this is the place to be! I am an award winning spinner and offer for sale, as I make them available, my lovely handspun yarns. I specialize in worsted weight thru lace weight yarns in exotic or luxury fibers such as alpaca, angora bunny, mohair, silk and more (not to mention wool, of course!) I can CUSTOM SPIN anything you might be looking for. So feel free to contact me and tell me what you need. I purchase all of my fibers raw and wash/process them myself. I do NOT purchase commercial fibers that are imported from outside the U.S. I support the American Farmer!

I also custom spin pet hair including cat and dog. I have spun many breeds of dog including Golden Retriever, Shetlie, Australian Shephard, Samoyed, Great Pyrinease......just to name a few.

I am also looking for good quality fibers, especially angora. So if you raise any quality fibers, please contact me via email! Visit my complete profile for my email address.

Thank you for visiting my blog and visit often to see what I'm offering. Paypal available! HAVE A GREAT DAY!

Sunday, January 13, 2008

Custum spun/knitted dog hair scarf


Good day to all! I'd like to share a photo of a scarf that I was commissioned to make. The owner used to show Afgan Hounds. One of her show dogs came down with cancer. Like us, he lost his hair from chemo. She ended up loosing him. She saved his hair, hoping to someday be able to do something with it. So when we met, I offered to make this scarf for her. Rather than card the enitire bag of hair together, I spun from the locks. This created the variety of color throughout. When I presented it to her this way, she cried! She said she could tell from each color just where it came from on her dog and had I blended it all on the drum carder, it would end up one solid color.
I've taken awards with my handspun yarns including best 100% angora rabbit and Best Yarn of Show!
I can spin any pet hair as long as it is 2" in length. Other spinners will spin shorter hair, but it will shed. If you want your pet hair that is shorter than 2" spun, go to another spinner. I wash the skien when done, measure the yardage and charge by the ounce. I can also wind your skiens into center pull balls, making knitting/crocheting easier.
I also have angora bunny yarn available at all times in natural and dyed colors. I also spin and hand paint yarns, so watch for other postings on my hand painted yarns!
For further information on custom spinning, please visit my profile and email me! And have a great day!