To shed or not to shed....that is the question

Ann said:
If you put the Sheltie hair out in the spring in your garden or yard, the birds will love you. They use it in their nests. Imagine what a nice, soft bed it must make for all those baby birds.

Years ago, I actually saw someone selling Sheltie fur on ebay. No **** !! :lol:
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Anybody know any weavers or spinners!? Cashmere comes from goat hair doesn't it? I bet a sweater made from Sheltie hair has to be softer than an ol' stinky goat! :lol:
 
There is a lady here in Winnipeg that collects dog hair and yes, she makes it into yarn and then knits mitts and scarfs out of it for sale! So, there is a market out there....
 
Well then, let's rethink this...should we all save our shedded Sheltie hair and get rich???? :lol::lol::lol: Or just put a down payment on our vet bills....
 
I did start saving Callie's hair from her brushings a while back. I found this book online while checking out all the available sheltie books. It's called "Better a sweater from a dog you know and love than from a sheep you'll never meet- Knitting with dog hair" It tells you how to do everything though I'd rather send the fur out to one of the online companies that spin it for you. :smile2: course, I still need to learn how to knit. :wink2:
 
Jake is 9 months and doesnt really shed, although I do get a cotton wool balls worth out when I brush him, but I was told that males tend to keep their coat in until grooming, whereas females drop it anyway.

My Inuit moults all year round, badly, always furballs floating, I got a carrier bags worth out of him with the Furminator the other day, by all rights he should be bald I dont know how that dog has any fur :lol:
 
Calliesmom said:
I did start saving Callie's hair from her brushings a while back. I found this book online while checking out all the available sheltie books. It's called "Better a sweater from a dog you know and love than from a sheep you'll never meet- Knitting with dog hair" It tells you how to do everything though I'd rather send the fur out to one of the online companies that spin it for you. :smile2: course, I still need to learn how to knit. :wink2:
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And I thought I was joking! :lol:
 
I have been keeping Ruckus for for over a year now. I want to send it off and make a whole blanket out of it. I am sure it will take years, dispite his heavy shedding.
 
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