My good friend Caroline taught me to use a drop spindle last spring. This summer, thanks to Moose and Teddy, I've begun spinning dog fur. It's really easy, and very fun! It's also a great way to reuse what usually gets thrown in the garbage. Newfoundlander fur looks and feels like Qiviut. It's incredibly soft and warm. My goal is to collect fur from all the different dog breeds, then knit models of each breed with their own fur.
(Please note the earrings I am wearing. I traded a pair I made for these with my good friend Jasper/Juniper/Galloping Stallion ;)
I've seen this done, with this type of vertical spool it takes lots of patience.
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