Inhabitots

If anyone is familiar with “The Cat Who…” books by Lilian Jackson Braun, the main character once decided he wanted something knit out of his Siamese Cats’ fur. At the time, I thought it was totally weird, but now that I have my own Siamese, I can sort of understand. My cat’s fur is the softes I’ve ever felt on a cat. It’s reminiscent of rabbit fur.

Why is this creepy? My cat sheds a lot. I could probably make a hat and scarf at least from a year’s worth of fur.

It’s saving money, materials, and recycling.

I want to try it!

I have saved my dog’s fur several times thinking I would combine it with some wool and make a scarf or something. I loved my first dog and I love my second dog, I think using a scarf made with some of their fur from their haircuts would bring back pleasant memories of good times with them.

This is very common where I live (Bend, Oregon). I’ve met multiple people at the dog park who spin yarns from dog fur. A friend had a hat made from her husky fur! I’ve been meaning to do this as well — really smart, sustainable idea.

I have a throw-blanket made from my Samoyed’s sheddings spun into wool with mohair and woven. It has kept me warm on winter nights for years. It’s wonderful to have a memento from my favorite, much loved dog, who died many years ago.

My ex’s mom had a huge Mackenzie husky who bulked up with fur during the winter in Northern Ontario. He was an outside dog….dug into snowbanks to sleep. In the spring, all that hair had to go. It would literally come out in giant clumps. She used to keep it, spin it and make scarves and hats out of it for the family. They were warm as heck and much appreciated at -25C!

Hey — I\’m in! I could probably nip around our house right this minute and harvest enough cat hair off the furniture to knit myself an entire wardrobe.

This is pretty weird. Why don’t people start collecting their kids’ hair after each haircut and start making sweaters from that too.

This seems a bit like emptying your vacuum cleaner and thinking “hey, that’d be something nice to wear”

/me shudders

I was wondering what to do with those hairballs… I figured there was a use somewhere. Why else would the cats recycle them?!

To each his own.

I, unfortunately, have a dog with very little hair. I love that we don’t have to groom him, but it would take several of his lifetimes to even make me a cotton ball!

I’m sorry, I got stuck on Brad Pitt’s hair. Um. Yuck. First of all, on the floor of a salon, I can only imagine what you picked up. Also, what an invasion of his privacy. I can’t imagine being stalked as he is.

no really, using Brad Pitt’s hair is weird. I’d be creeped out if I knew someone saved my hair and wore it on their butt. I’d consider an invasion of my privacy or at least decency.
But, I don’t think this is going to catch on and go walmart. And if it did, people could just send in their pets’ hair. I’m sure most people will just think its odd. And I don’t think its strange at all. No stranger than wool and probably more humane – you decide how good you treat your pet. I’ve known a few pets I’d like to make hats out of, and this way they are not harmed.

Hello

I would very much like to know if you could knit me a moustache out of my hamsters hair beacuse he moults all the time!

I have tried and tried to grow a moustache but keep failing miserbaly because i have some sort of hair growth disorder!

I am a famous soccer player in england and I keep getting skitted by all the fans and my team mates because i use a pretend moustache! I want to look hard but i can’t without any facial hair please help me!!!

thank you

Gary

P.S. Don’t tell Sir Alex or my mum or my dad or my team mates or any fans

thanks.