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Tips for Spinning Dog Hair on a SpinOlution Spinning Wheel

Here are some tips from this video for spinning pet hair on your spinning wheel:

  • You may want to blend your pet hair with other fibers you can use hand cards for this

  • You can gather most of the fiber from the hind quarters most of the fur is an undercoat. Shorter dog hair like a lab, would not be spin-able just because there's no soft undercoat, it's just too course.

  • You may have to gather hair from multiple pets or multiple grooming.

  • While you want a good bit of twist to hold the fiber together don’t go too fast because you make get too much momentum behind these delicate fibers. A smooth quick rotation with slower feet like seen on this SpinOlution Monarch is ideal.

  • Will spin similar to Angora or Alpaca.

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