I am fortunate. Please don't hate me because I'm beautiful. As a Pomeranian dog, I understand that I will always be better than the average dog. Every time that I am brushed, my dog hair cannot be thrown away. Instead, my dog hair will be used to knit and felt. If you are good looking like I am, do not throw away your dog hair! It is valuable. You can make things like dog collars, scarfs and coats. You can make your dog hair into felt or knit it. To make dog hair into felt it is easy in a few simple steps. Place it in a layer, pour soapy water on it, roll it back and forth and then let it dry. If you want to see more details with pictures, check out the felting dog!
If you would like to make dog yarn, I found these instructions on Wiki.
1. Identify if the dog fur is appropriate. Your dog's fur must be at least two inches long, be clean and umatted. Dog fur from 1-2 inches long must be mixed in with wool. Any fur under 1 inch should be discarded as it will shed far too much.
2. Save dog fur from brushings. Some areas of the dog may have little under coat and mainly guard hair. These areas probably don't need to be bothered saving. Separate the thicker and tougher guard hairs from the soft cotton-like undercoat. Clippings, if used, should be sorted through the guard hairs and the undercoat. Only save the soft undercoat.
3. Card your dog fur.
Learn to finger spin. Take some fur in one hand and take a small piece of it with another hand and twist. Keep a firm grip and don't let it untwist. Keep twisting and it will soon turn to yarn. Spin about one and a half yards and keep it for the next step.
4. Learn to use a drop spindle, which will enable you to make yarn much faster.
5. Finish and deodorize your dog yarn.
6. Find things to make with your dog yarn. Mittens, socks, hats, even sweaters if you live somewhere cold enough. Learn to knit.
7. Send all the cool stuff you make to CoCo the Blogging Dog!!!
