tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5131643690666330710.post7659487612488811177..comments2022-03-26T03:48:09.683-07:00Comments on *anastasia.handmade: creativity in the face of the dismalsanastasiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08293672410131916800noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5131643690666330710.post-53417783323226737162011-03-09T21:37:10.062-08:002011-03-09T21:37:10.062-08:00Wow, impressive you could make that out of them!Wow, impressive you could make that out of them!kathrynclarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17992452364929768013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5131643690666330710.post-69707307385908982652011-03-10T06:23:30.260-08:002011-03-10T06:23:30.260-08:00i'm happy to have thought of it! i've come...i'm happy to have thought of it! i've come across dog fur as yarn, but cat fur doesn't seem to come up as an option. i don't know why not; it is a short hair, but no shorter than cotton, which is easily spun. i paired it with merino to add structure and to felt together a bit. the merino is a bit scratchy, but once they were plied it's very soft now.anastasiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08293672410131916800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5131643690666330710.post-80040977705181427302011-03-15T17:15:57.755-07:002011-03-15T17:15:57.755-07:00I love the cat hair yarn! How sweet and inventive....I love the cat hair yarn! How sweet and inventive. Is it hard to spin? I have a Russian Blue cat with shorter hair and I'd like to try it but can't imagine his hair actually spinning and working that way. Ps your kittys are beautiful!Spun Angelhttp://www.facebook.com/spunangelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5131643690666330710.post-1837837317980481362011-03-17T09:33:02.240-07:002011-03-17T09:33:02.240-07:00it's really not that hard, here's what i d...it's really not that hard, here's what i did: comb the kitties with a human hair comb, card the hair clumps, make a rolag, overtwist the hair by letting out 1 inch segments at a time while spinning. then i plied it with merino wool to add structure and to help the yarn felt a little bit. full by dipping in lukewarm water, and soak for 15 minutes, roll out the excess water in a towel, and slap the yarn while still damp on the counter to create a bit of fluff. have fun with it, let it get chunky in areas, and don't worry about it falling apart, just keep feeding the spinning bobbin. <br>when my cats were kitties they would get dreadlocks on the hindquarters where the hair was longer, so i think that's a good indication if their hair can be spun well. thanks for the compliments, they love attention!anastasiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08293672410131916800noreply@blogger.com