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Loading... Knitting With Dog Hair: Better A Sweater From A Dog You Know and Love Than From A Sheep You'll Never Meet (edition 1997)by Kendall Crolius, Anne Montgomery
Work InformationKnitting With Dog Hair: Better A Sweater From A Dog You Know and Love Than From A Sheep You'll Never Meet by Kendall Crolius
   None No current Talk conversations about this book.  R0BIN | Apr 27, 2013 |   This book gives very basic information about collecting dog fur, cleaning and spinning it and then knitting it into hats and such. There is a good section listing dog breeds with comments about each one and why it is better to have an afghan hound than a westie. A total beginner at either spinning or knitting would probably want to get some basic instruction before trying to accomplish any of the projects in the book. There is a list in the back of the book of spinners (probably outdated since 1994) who will make your dog hair into yarn for you. There are apparently still people out there doing it like Spinning Straw into Gold (  ) R0BIN | Apr 27, 2013 | no reviews | add a review
Learn to recycle Rover into beautiful garments and accessories as the authors teach you this wacky new spin on an old craft. "Knitting with Dog Hair "is the definitive guide to putting on the dog In this tip-filled, easy-to-use book, the authors tell: -How to make Afghan or a beret from your Beagle: you pet can yield yarn-How to collect, clean, and store your pooch's fur-How to modify your patterns to accommodate pet-spun yarn-How to find experienced pet hair spinners, a guide to resources and suppliers From mittens from a Malamute to caps from a Collie, this illustrated guide is the creative answer to that vexing shedding problem. This fetching book is certain to be this year's best in show No library descriptions found. |
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This book gives very basic information about collecting dog fur, cleaning and spinning it and then knitting it into hats and such. There is a good section listing dog breeds with comments about each one and why it is better to have an afghan hound than a westie.
A total beginner at either spinning or knitting would probably want to get some basic instruction before trying to accomplish any of the projects in the book. There is a list in the back of the book of spinners (probably outdated since 1994) who will make your dog hair into yarn for you. There are apparently still people out there doing it like Spinning Straw into Gold (