On 2008-09-23, Adam Funk wrote:

And knitting sweaters (I've seen a book on this).
my man. Did you get the cork out of your breakfast already? An' wat chew
mean knitting sweaters? Dog hair sweaters? You crazy or what? Explain
yourself boy.

http://www.amazon.com/Knitting-Dog-H.../dp/0312152906

"Knitting With Dog Hair: Better A Sweater From A Dog You Know and Love
Than From A Sheep You'll Never Meet" by Kendall Crolius

Dog hair sweaters, when wet, smell like dog. Duh!

And now, I have a photograph of someone spinning with a sign:

Do not touch the spinning wheel!
I am spinning dog hair today.

http://www.newsfroup.net/dog_hair/


At a more recent agricultural event, I mentioned that sign to the
woman who was demonstrating a spinning wheel (with conventional wool);
she said she wouldn't do that without a dust mask and probably even
goggles, since dog hair is very messy to work with and throws "doggy
dandruff" everywhere.


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