Couldn't resist

[victor meldrew]

She attracts more customers than the WBC

John Wilkinson

 

[mbc]

I bet you could knit a nice cardie each time you shear her

 

[Erichalfbee]

Aaaaah
I had a sammy as a child.

I bet you could knit a nice cardie each time you shear her

You can.
It fits a penitent monk extremely well

 

[victor meldrew]

My missus has been saving combings for ages and now has a large bagfull . I enquired of a company specialising in producing yarn (small quantities)
They said Sammies have beautiful coats but other orders they'd had for yarn from dogs resulted in people being disappointed by the 'wet dog' smell on the finished article getting wet .
I must say Shasha never presents the 'wet dog smell' wet or dry !
We shall see!

John Wilkinson

 

[DulwichGnome]

My missus has been saving combings for ages and now has a large bagfull . I enquired of a company specialising in producing yarn (small quantities)
They said Sammies have beautiful coats but other orders they'd had for yarn from dogs resulted in people being disappointed by the 'wet dog' smell on the finished article getting wet .
I must say Shasha never presents the 'wet dog smell' wet or dry !
We shall see!

John Wilkinson

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samoyed_(dog)

"Shed Samoyed fur is sometimes used as an alternative to wool in knitting, with hypoallergenic properties and a texture similar to angora. The fur is sometimes also used for the creation of artificial flies for fly fishing. Samoyed fur sweaters have been reported to handle temperatures well below freezing."

It's on the internet, it must be true!!

 

[Erichalfbee]

Heavens, Mum must have done something wrong with the yarn we got from our sammy, it was really rough.
He never smelt doggie, he was groomed daily and used to jump up on the table to get combed......hated the heat though............when summers were long and hot......sigh

 

[victor meldrew]

As you know Sammies have a double coat ,a lovely downy undercoat topped by long course guard hairs . The latter you don't want in the 'wool' for spinning.
Another thing is ,she is a bitch and appears to have more of the softer coat than the male of the species ?

John

 

[Ellem]

Yet another hobby is spinning, so I can confirm that you can happily spin with dog hair. I never had it that the yarn smelt of dog afterwards (and the dog it was from STANK when wet ) but that may be to do with cleaning it properly.

Just a warning though, pure dog hair yarn is extremely warm (it's been used for mountaineering hats very successfully), so you might want to consider mixing with a nice sheep wool if you want something wearable that won't bake you at the same time. Lovely and soft though (think cashmere or angora).

Good luck with it