This is great! Considering that synthetic fibers are made from plastic (the type that destroys the environment, yes) and that natural fibers have gotten more expensive in the recent years, business like these need to receive a bigger platform!
I agree. Businesses like these seem very ethical. Great alternative for people that are anti-fast fashion! I'm allergic synthetic clothes sometimes so this is great.
imagine it would actually get trendy, there would be a big demand for it and fast fashion chains would start breeding dogs just for their fur. unlikely, but not unheard of 💀
I doubt anyone is gonna buy dog hair clothes for practical purposes. As the lady herself said, the customers are mostly people who use this to bond with their own dogs. What do you want, dogs farms?
I think pet shelters should do this. There isn't enough funding from donations so why not make good use of what's free and use the profit to feed the pets.
it literally takes months of work... that's the reasoning on why it's not a mainstream practice. The people processing wool into yarn are using $20,000+USD machines.... Doing it with any other medium is literally either a labor of love or insanity.
@@jkeezy93 I’m not sure how many different machines there are to spin yarn but yarn spinning wheels cost around $100 for a vintage one and $1000 for a new one and spindles can be made out of clay and wire which is pretty cheap but from what I’ve seen is a bit more tedious
For those of you, dog hair is just a fiber.. After being processed into yarn it doesn't have any smell or whatever... You should try and smell sheep's wool before processing, you'd never see it the same way..
I don’t know why it’s weird. Any organic fiber from animals you buy come from a mammal, just not a dog. This one however can have sentimental value not possible unless you’re raising livestock yourself that conventional fabrics are mode from
Lightningbug people who are allergic to dogs aren’t allergic to the hair, it’s the protein in their saliva, or pet dander. These fibers are cleaned and washed.
Fur is not innately the cause of allergies; the protein found within dogs saliva is what people get allergic to. And they literally say in the first 5 seconds of the video that it's washed-meaning all the allergens get washed out too.
Well, probably weird in the UK or US, but not everywhere. In some parts of Russia for instance, they do make items out of dog hair, which has the reputation of keeping you warmer than sheep wool.
I actually think that this is honestly a really really good idea. It’s a good way to use something that would normally go to waste. I wonder if they could do this with cats too.
TheFallsCapone Humans buy hair extensions and wigs made from other humans 👀 I donated 16 inches to the American Cancer Society back in 2017 and I'd do it again.
Sailor MoonStone actually no. You are allergic to a protein in their saliva and because that ends up on their fur that’s the problem. So if it is cleaned there is no problem.
Fur is not innately the cause of allergies; the protein found within dogs saliva is what people get allergic to. And they literally say in the first 5 seconds of the video that it's washed-meaning all the allergens get washed out too.
...this is a practice that was first taken up by Native Americans on the west coast of the United States hundreds of years before they were wiped out. It's not orignal
The brushed out fur of husky and mountain dogs can be kept and it makes a huge pile...... 4-5 shedding can get you a sweater . I love this concept. And I searched it to get this video.
Had an Akita a long time ago, she shed so much fur it would coat the floor, and take small trash bags to clean up. If I knew I could sell it to someone, I could have been Jeff Bezos level rich.
Damn I wish I would have known about this before my amazing precious Rocky died on August 4th. I would have loved a small little blanket or pillow of his fur that would have been amazing! I was lucky enough to have him in my life for 13 years and he lived until he was 14 years old. I got him from the pound which is insane because he was a full-blooded Golden Retriever with the best training and temperament of all of course. I was told by the pound that he was ruining a rich neighborhood for 6 months and no one took him in! Someone paid big bucks for him and his training and I was fortunate enough to find the most amazing dog in the world because of their lack of compassion. I truly don't understand how someone could look at his gorgeous face and not take him in. It's okay though because I gave him the best life I could hope for and it really was the best years of my life! Now my house feels empty and so does my heart obviously. I truly don't know how people get through this, it's like losing a actual sibling! I miss every single thing about him but most of all I miss burying my face in his gorgeous golden chest and using him as a pillow while we fall asleep together. And that is exactly in my opinion where her company comes into play.
People are weird. Have no problem wearing jumpers made out of other animals’ fur but they lose their minds when dog fur knitwear is mentioned. 🙄 And it’s cruelty-free, too.
Having worked with sheep, their fleeces and dogs and their undercoat collected from grooming an Old English Sheepdog, I'd far rather work with dog hair. Far less manure, dirt, weeds and other far weirder (and sometimes living) things in it than in sheep fleece. It is also far warmer than even merino. Having said that I actually do like working with most natural fibers, although cattail and milkweed fluff are better used for insulation over spinning. The most important thing I've found is to make sure the fiber is scoured thoroughly.
If you know your dog gonna pass away, it make sense to send their fur and asked this lady to make something out of your dog fur to keep it as a memory.
Dog Groomer of 30 years here. I had a client who was a weaver and knitter and she had me save Rocco's fur so she could spin it. Over the course of a year she had enough material to knit a scarf. She said that it only took one rainy trip to the grocery store wearing the scarf to know that the scarf would no longer be worn. Nobody wants to smell like wet dog. LOL....All that time and energy to learn that lesson. Kristy...if you're reading this...you win some, you lose some but at least you have the memory!
This is exactly what I wanted to know. I have a wool sweater that for wet and I smelled like wet sheep and I wanted to know if a dog yarn item would also smell like wet dog 😂 guess I found out before making that mistake
This is new to me.I lost my Nook little yorkie poo 2 years ago .It was so quick .Took him to the vet on friday and he was gone monday morning.He had the softest fur and was a perfect little dog.I wish I had know about this sooner.What a wonderful profession.I have a new dog that is not there yet in my heart but has beautiful soft fur.Might be something to think about.
I have a 13 year old great Pyrenees, who is at the end of her journey here...I have saved her fur since we got her at 18 months old. I would like a throw blanket, pillow, or something to be made so that when she is gone, I can hug, squeeze, and just feel her presence. I have alot to clean, and am not sure of the best way to do it. Then, I'd need someone to make the yarn, or show me how, or something! But, yeah...definitely my why for dog fur!
Fun fact: indigenous Americans from my area (upstate NY) would use dog hair to make yarn and weave with to make fabrics and special belts before European colonizers brought sheep and kind of made the practice taboo.
I’ve been saving the shedded under coat of my 4 huskies for 8ish years. I have bags and bags of dog fur in my basement lol. I’ve just started to learn to process the fibers and I’m having so much fun learning this new skill!
i'm looking at my pure white persian cat and thinking "i could make yarn from you". she's soft as a dream! no different from knitting rabbit, goat, or sheep tbh
Some people out here really don't know how allergies work, and it might just be partly because they CLEARLY don't have allergies themselves (anyone who's legit allergic would not, in their right mind, leave themselves that defenselessly dumb)
Interestingly enough, before Europe introduced sheeps and horses, into the Americas. It was the dogs that the indigenous folk used as fur coats and transportation at that time. Some dogs like the now extinct Salish Wool Dog where even prized by the Salish People for their silky coats, so much so that they often isolated the dogs from other breeds to keep their genetics intact.
I have almost 30 dogs which I dont want to give away even its so difficult to maintain them ... and knowing how to make use of their furs can surely help me sustain them in the years to come.. I hope there will be more videos to share of this kind .. how to do it elaborately even in private messaging or email . Thank you, This is Maria of the Philippines
You can probably do this with shedding from a horse or pony. I used to groom a pony who would shed so much we could make a 2nd pony from it. I need to learn how to make yard from my shepherds fur. We get so much fur all year from him I want to do something with it. I thought about needle felting but I don't have the skill for that or the money to buy a kit.
This is a great way to keep a piece of your beloved doggo. Quite literally :D . But then again, i wonder if the lady can make sweater out of other animals' hair too? Cause I know all pet owners love their babies so much. It'll prob be great if we can make smth out of cat/rabbit/hamster hair too. . PS: Okay, maybe not rabbit or hamster, but hey, there must be a way to keep something of ourpet other than photos :')
Rabbit shed undercoat too, depending on the breed, amount of fur and how many rabbits you have it could be technically possible to get enough to maybe make a sock.
I don't think Shadow is happy with someone wearing him, without his permission, next to him. That being said, I've wanted swaters like this for more than a decade
This really is nothing new. Many spinners do this. I made a scarf for my sister when her dog died. If you only use the down of the dog and wash it first, it’s not gross or smelly.
We have wool of sheep; alpaca wool from alpacas; angora wool from goats and rabbits; silk from worm cocoons and this fiber from dogs is called Chiengora 😊 It is a good way to use that material! Even more if your dog sheds a lot! Wool was also traditionally used to fit into pillows and mattresses. It is a way to use a natural material that is biodegradable. To use natural fibers is a must to avoid using plastics in our clothes. Polyester, nylon, PU (the wrongly called vegan leather 😠) are made of hydrocarbons (petrol), pollute the environment during their production, they are not recyclable, and after discarding them, they also pollute because they are not biodegradable. If you care for our planet, avoid using synthetic fibers and other plastics as much as you can! At the moment, we have a plastic garbage global crisis, we do not know how to solve. Use always natural fibers! *Be exigent and responsable: Look at the composition on the label and do not buy clothes with polyester, nylon, PU, or other plastics in your store!*
I'm sure she can make me a beautiful sweater when spring season comes around and my horse is shedding! Any horse person knows horse smell is the best perfume. LOL
That's great! Finally something useful out of all that furr....some dogs shed all year long! My husband's akita inu sheds daily, i could make a sweater everyday or week 🙈
I don't understand what's so weird about it?? People have been wearing dead animals for centuries but finding a use for something that can quickly become a nuisance in the home?? Omg so weird ew
