Spinning Dog Hair

I spin dog hair and make hats with liners or scarfs or I can make a heart from your favorite dog or cat for a memoir.

You can reach me at spinninglady@roadrunner.com if you are interested in having something made. Reasonable prices!

Long Time no Write Again

Time is flying by. Lately I have been spinning alpacca for a lady in China, Maine who lets me keep half. I'm working, after retiring, 3 days a week so its still taking time. I get 3 huge big bags every time some is finished.

I've been making purses with linings out of some of the yarn I have spun. I don't get alot of time to spin my own.

I purchased some cotton bolls and thought that was pretty neat. Pulling the seeds out and carding it and making puni's to spin with. Got to get more pictures done. More importantly, get them loaded on to a computer.

Kathy

Keeping up with post

Haven't been posting much lately, I have been really busy with spinning dog hair/cat hair and alpacca plus working all week. AND retirement is coming in a month so hopefully I can do better at posting. This is a picture of a dog hair heart I made with a hanger. A nice little momento of your pet!

Have been getting lots of requests to spin dog and cat hair. I wrote an article for an on line magazine called For the Love of Yarn and another called Fiberfemmes and it was the best thing I could have ever done because people are searching on the web and finding it and contacting me.

Kathy

Picture of something made with dog hair.

This blanket was crocheted from a Huskey.

Spinning Dog Hair

My old web site will be going away as I retire at the end of July, 2008. I would like to offer my services to spinning dog hair for anyone. I also can spin your dog hair and make a hanging keepsake heart for you to cherrish forever. I make these for 8.00, I spin a gallon size resealable bag for 10 for anyone wishing to have their dog hair spun. You can email me at spinninglady@roadrunner.com for more information.

Winter has been slow, have mostly been spinning alpacca for someone in China, Maine. I have re cently received a couple of opportunites to spin dog hair. Always busy. I'm getting very excited about to be retiring at the end of July this year (early!) and can't wait to use my time to do what I love.

Kathy

Here I go again, haven't posted for a long time.

Busy, busy all the time. The first picture is my lovely cubicle at work showing my knitting board and a scarf I was making for a scarf swop I participated in. The scarf I made went to MO. We had to send little goodies with it. I can't tell yet what I sent. My scarf is coming from Mexico, I can't wait. I have been spinning yarn, washing wool, knitting on knitting boards, learning to make penny rugs and such. Inquiring about retiring from State Government. Yahoo, less than one more year. These are some of the felted items I have been making. The first is a little sewing needle holder and then the sizzor holder to match.

So for now I am trying to make items for a craft table I have rented for December 1. My wonderful girlfriend June is going to share the table with me and keep me company!

More Socks!

I have having a blast with the knitting loom, these are socks that I finished with my own hand spun yarn on the loom. Some day I'll make a pair for myself. These were for a good friend at work.

Now I'm trying a pair with the self striping yarn and its working.

Believe it or not I have another huge load of Dorset Sheep wool. I haven't even used up what I had from last year yet. Lots of washing and carding and spinning to do!

Too many things to do! I have too many things going. A baby blanket (plus need to do a hat and booties), a pair of socks, a fun fur purse done on rug canvas, a wall hanging done with my hand spun yarn like the ones that are done with strips of wool. Will have to post a picture when I am done. Oh yeah and a rug done on a rug loom with wool yarn.

My angora bunnies are doing great, I'm waiting for our Maine crazy weather to be Spring. Its time to brush and clip them. They are huge.

Have a great day!

Long Time no Post

Its been months, time just flew. Christmas, orders for this and that!

I've been working with the knifty knitters and the long looms. I've been making dog hair hats and mittens. I have a wonderful person who is a groomer in Massachusetts that doesn't know me from a hole in my head and she save me doggy fuzz.

I've been making socks from my spun yarn on my sock loom. Above is a picture of the last socks. The white is lambs wool and I forgot what the dark brown was. I spun the colors seperate and then plyed them to get a varigated yarn.