Re: [h-cost] pet hair
I think she's got it backwards, Susan. Cat hair is *very* slick, and has lots of guard hairs (like some alpaca? llama? and camel that almost has to be hand-cleaned to get the guard hairs out?). Certainly, some of it is spinnable (if long enough), but the spinners I've heard discuss it often blend it with another fiber. And even then, it tends to shed, which is pretty funny/ironic, since the cats shed it in the first place. I would imagine that for successful spinning of cat hair, you'd be pretty much limited to the under coat of just a few of the longer-haired breeds. --Sue, Domestic Servant to Four Kitties (to borrow someone else's job description ;o) - Original Message - From: Susan Data-Samtak [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 9:41 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] pet hair Seems like the cuticle of the feline fiber (sorry, couldn't resist the alliteration) is barbed But aren't the barbs the reason that wool can be spun? It gives texture so the spinning stays in. Susan Slow down. The trail is the thing, not the end of the trail. Travel too fast and you miss all you are traveling for. - Ride the Dark Trail by Louis L'Amour On Jan 19, 2006, at 11:20 PM, Susan B. Farmer wrote: Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Ooops... Well, it all depends on the breed of cat's hair. I used to spin collie hair and wool together. Why not Angora cat hair? It's my understanding that the structure of cat hair makes it difficult if not impossible to spin. Seems like the cuticle of the feline fiber (sorry, couldn't resist the alliteration) is barbed. What I was told was that you could spin it -- and then just watch it unspin itself. I know lots of folks who spin Dog Hair, though. Jerusha, not a spinner or weaver ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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Okay, I'm officially enviousI've always wanted a Maine Coon. *sigh* I have one kitty, Mac the Wonder Boy (currently posed next to my computer monitor ;o), who would make lovely yarn. He's a ginger kitty with rather long hair, especially in his tail, which is quite the poofy thing. The fur is soft enough to remind me of Angora bunny, but alas!, for a long-haired cat, he not only doesn't shed much, but doesn't give up much when he's combed. To actually harvest his hair, I'd have to shave him, poor baby, which I'm not willing to do. Obligatory on-topic comment: He's the reason I no longer have an SCA cloak. Ate so many holes in that $30 a yard 100% wool that I had to scrap it for pieces (had left the cloak out on a chest after an event). Luckily, he's not much interested in linen! --Sue in Montana - Original Message - From: Kelly Grant [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 4:40 AM Subject: Re: [h-cost] pet hair My baby maine coon's hair could definately be spun...he matts continuously! When you put your fingers in his fur, it feels like you're burrying your fingers in sheeps wool! Kelly Bravery is something you can experience on the spur of the moment, faced with danger. To have courage, you must think about the dangers in advance, then weigh the risks, and then do what you have to do, despite your fears Caius Merlyn Britannicus From: Susan Data-Samtak [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [h-cost] pet hair Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 19:22:01 -0500 I saved dog hair and spun it to knit. Why not cat hair Susan Slow down. The trail is the thing, not the end of the trail. Travel too fast and you miss all you are traveling for. - Ride the Dark Trail by Louis L'Amour On Jan 19, 2006, at 4:53 PM, Kate Pinner wrote: The best lint roller I've found is made of a similar kind of slightly sticky rubber, and all you have to do to clean it is to rinse it in cold water, when all the hair comes off -- let it dry and it's ready to use again. I read that as it referring to the 'hair', not the roller. Conjuring weird images of used cat hair. How much would it go for on eBay? Kate ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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We have two right now, great grandson and son of our old boy Angus, who past away a couple of years ago. The son, 'pangur' is the great grandson's, 'sammie', great uncle. If that makes any sense...we also have a domestic heinze 57 who's the bigest of them all! Indie! Obligatory on topic note, I gave up ridding myself of cat hair a long time ago. I also have given up on keeping anything in my sewing room without closing it behind something, as Indie hunts everything in sight...including bolts of linen! Sammie, we got as a kitten. We weren't told that everything is a chew toy to Maine Coon kittens, luckily he has grown out of that habit! They are wonderful cats, and I would own more if Pierre would let me, but the next pet is going to be a dog...when Indie leaves us, he's epileptic and 'moved upstairs' when sammie came home. Estela Bravery is something you can experience on the spur of the moment, faced with danger. To have courage, you must think about the dangers in advance, then weigh the risks, and then do what you have to do, despite your fears Caius Merlyn Britannicus Okay, I'm officially enviousI've always wanted a Maine Coon. *sigh* ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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Lloyd Mitchell wrote: Does it not occur that some people do not worry about such things as pet furr unless you are out and about among people to whom such a vestige of barnyard appearance is a problem? Even in this modern age one will know or remember that when going here or there may make a difference as to what one might wear? Well, I've lived with cats all my life so, no, a little cat hair doesn't bother me on my clothes or on my friends. Unless I'm going for a job interview and then I want the navy suit to be as clean as I can get it. But the problem I have with our costumes is that the wool gown seems to attract an unusually heavy amount of lint, dust, cat hair, people hair and heaven knows what else to it. I've already gone through one lint roller and I'm working on a second just trying to keep the thing from looking like it's been drug through a barn. I can go through a yard of packing tape just cleaning the sleeve. It's ok that it looks like a gown worn by a man who owns a cat. Right now it looks like it's a gown owned by a homeless man who sleeps in the stable with the dogs. That's not the image I'm going for with this outfit. :) Dawn ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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I have a small sign up in my hallway that reads No outfit is complete without cat hair. I keep planning to make one that says No costume is complete without cat hair to go in the sewing room (which is off limits to the cats but their hair gets in anyway). If you have cats you have cat hair. Learn to live with it - they are worth the bother. Lalah, Never give up, Never surrender _ Netscape. Just the Net You Need. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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At 07:21 PM 1/18/2006, you wrote: Lloyd Mitchell wrote: Does it not occur that some people do not worry about such things as pet furr unless you are out and about among people to whom such a vestige of barnyard appearance is a problem? Even in this modern age one will know or remember that when going here or there may make a difference as to what one might wear? Well, I've lived with cats all my life so, no, a little cat hair doesn't bother me on my clothes or on my friends. Unless I'm going for a job interview and then I want the navy suit to be as clean as I can get it. But the problem I have with our costumes is that the wool gown seems to attract an unusually heavy amount of lint, dust, cat hair, people hair and heaven knows what else to it. I've already gone through one lint roller and I'm working on a second just trying to keep the thing from looking like it's been drug through a barn. I can go through a yard of packing tape just cleaning the sleeve. It's ok that it looks like a gown worn by a man who owns a cat. Right now it looks like it's a gown owned by a homeless man who sleeps in the stable with the dogs. That's not the image I'm going for with this outfit. :) Dawn Have you tried putting the dress in your clothes dryer (on air only, no heat) with a damp towel? It helps pull a lot of stuff out of the fabric. Joan Jurancich [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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Have you tried one of those things that looks like a window scraper? It supposedly is able to pull the hair out, not just sweep it off. It has a plastic handle with a rubber -like blade. Check your local pet supply store or a pet catalog. I also found a glove that seems to be made of a type of stiff velvet. You wipe it one way, and it picks up hair. WIpe it the opposite way to clean it off. I have a Kuvasz (long, white hair-90 pound dog), a mixed breed terrier (short wiry type, white, black and brown hair-25 pound dog) and a black cat. Pick a color-pick a texture, you'll probably find it here! Susan Slow down. The trail is the thing, not the end of the trail. Travel too fast and you miss all you are traveling for. - Ride the Dark Trail by Louis L'Amour On Jan 18, 2006, at 10:21 PM, Dawn wrote: Lloyd Mitchell wrote: Does it not occur that some people do not worry about such things as pet furr unless you are out and about among people to whom such a vestige of barnyard appearance is a problem? Even in this modern age one will know or remember that when going here or there may make a difference as to what one might wear? Well, I've lived with cats all my life so, no, a little cat hair doesn't bother me on my clothes or on my friends. Unless I'm going for a job interview and then I want the navy suit to be as clean as I can get it. But the problem I have with our costumes is that the wool gown seems to attract an unusually heavy amount of lint, dust, cat hair, people hair and heaven knows what else to it. I've already gone through one lint roller and I'm working on a second just trying to keep the thing from looking like it's been drug through a barn. I can go through a yard of packing tape just cleaning the sleeve. It's ok that it looks like a gown worn by a man who owns a cat. Right now it looks like it's a gown owned by a homeless man who sleeps in the stable with the dogs. That's not the image I'm going for with this outfit. :) Dawn ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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What Dawn said! Also, I'm sewing for other people--Live with it really isn't the best solution there. =} I can live with it (although I _would_ have to pick black fulled wool for my dressiest coat, sigh) but maybe they can't, you know? The packing tape thing is handy for small areas, but not for a gown with an 8 yard hem. The best I've been able to do is to brush it, then spend about a half hour picking off every single cat hair that I can find by hand. It's actually faster than doing it by packing tape, sadly enough. -E House They is a pestilence of cats what has swefted into the land. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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Hi, I had collies when i was young. They surely also gives a lot of hair everywhere. I learned that if you damp your hand and stroke gently to the wool, it goes off very easy. Used to do this on all our furnitures. Bjarne - Original Message - From: Dawn [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 4:21 AM Subject: Re: [h-cost] pet hair Lloyd Mitchell wrote: Does it not occur that some people do not worry about such things as pet furr unless you are out and about among people to whom such a vestige of barnyard appearance is a problem? Even in this modern age one will know or remember that when going here or there may make a difference as to what one might wear? Well, I've lived with cats all my life so, no, a little cat hair doesn't bother me on my clothes or on my friends. Unless I'm going for a job interview and then I want the navy suit to be as clean as I can get it. But the problem I have with our costumes is that the wool gown seems to attract an unusually heavy amount of lint, dust, cat hair, people hair and heaven knows what else to it. I've already gone through one lint roller and I'm working on a second just trying to keep the thing from looking like it's been drug through a barn. I can go through a yard of packing tape just cleaning the sleeve. It's ok that it looks like a gown worn by a man who owns a cat. Right now it looks like it's a gown owned by a homeless man who sleeps in the stable with the dogs. That's not the image I'm going for with this outfit. :) Dawn ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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But the problem I have with our costumes is that the wool gown seems to attract an unusually heavy amount of lint, dust, cat hair, people hair and heaven knows what else to it. I've already gone through one lint roller and I'm working on a second just trying to keep the thing from looking like it's been drug through a barn. I can go through a yard of packing tape just cleaning the sleeve. It's ok that it looks like a gown worn by a man who owns a cat. Right now it looks like it's a gown owned by a homeless man who sleeps in the stable with the dogs. That's not the image I'm going for with this outfit. :) Some wools do seem to pick up more stuff than others. I discovered that one floor-length gown in particular picked up a lot fewer seeds and bits of grass from the ground if I put about a 2-inch strip of matching cotton velveteen around the bottom. I'm half convinced that seeds hitch a ride on the hemline and gradually work their way up the skirt :) It helps somewhat to keep anything vulnerable to cat hair hung up whenever it's not being worn. Vacuuming frequently and cleaning chair seats and other furniture with a damp rag cuts down on the amount of fur that transfers when you sit or brush up against something. Brushing the cat(s) daily also helps. My younger cat can shed an amazing amount of fur in one day, and my other cat is a calico, so she can shed hair of a color that will contrast with anything, all by herself :) As for removal, take a look next time you're at the pet store to see what new techno-fixes are currently popular. I have a brush with fat, soft, slightly sticky rubber bristles that does a pretty good job of picking up fur from most clothing. I also have a wire clothes brush, which is especially helpful on soft or fuzzy fabrics to loosen any attached hair, which the other brush can then pick up. The best lint roller I've found is made of a similar kind of slightly sticky rubber, and all you have to do to clean it is to rinse it in cold water, when all the hair comes off -- let it dry and it's ready to use again. Or, of course, you can think of the added layer of hairs as additional insulation! vbg 0 Chris Laning | [EMAIL PROTECTED] + Davis, California ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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Friends gave me a sign similar to yours except it is for DOG hair. (They have 2 cats, so they understand.) Susan Slow down. The trail is the thing, not the end of the trail. Travel too fast and you miss all you are traveling for. - Ride the Dark Trail by Louis L'Amour On Jan 19, 2006, at 10:24 AM, Lalah wrote: I have a small sign up in my hallway that reads No outfit is complete without cat hair. I keep planning to make one that says No costume is complete without cat hair to go in the sewing room (which is off limits to the cats but their hair gets in anyway). If you have cats you have cat hair. Learn to live with it - they are worth the bother. Lalah, Never give up, Never surrender _ Netscape. Just the Net You Need. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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I just saw this bit of info on TV today... The person used a rubber cleaning glove. Once it has picked up a batch of hair she then would use a damp cloth to wipe of the glove and begin again. Roscelin -- Original message -- From: E House [EMAIL PROTECTED] What Dawn said! Also, I'm sewing for other people--Live with it really isn't the best solution there. =} I can live with it (although I _would_ have to pick black fulled wool for my dressiest coat, sigh) but maybe they can't, you know? The packing tape thing is handy for small areas, but not for a gown with an 8 yard hem. The best I've been able to do is to brush it, then spend about a half hour picking off every single cat hair that I can find by hand. It's actually faster than doing it by packing tape, sadly enough. -E House They is a pestilence of cats what has swefted into the land. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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The best lint roller I've found is made of a similar kind of slightly sticky rubber, and all you have to do to clean it is to rinse it in cold water, when all the hair comes off -- let it dry and it's ready to use again. I read that as it referring to the 'hair', not the roller. Conjuring weird images of used cat hair. How much would it go for on eBay? Kate ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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Ooops... Well, it all depends on the breed of cat's hair. I used to spin collie hair and wool together. Why not Angora cat hair? Roscelin -- Original message -- From: Kate Pinner [EMAIL PROTECTED] The best lint roller I've found is made of a similar kind of slightly sticky rubber, and all you have to do to clean it is to rinse it in cold water, when all the hair comes off -- let it dry and it's ready to use again. I read that as it referring to the 'hair', not the roller. Conjuring weird images of used cat hair. How much would it go for on eBay? Kate ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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I saved dog hair and spun it to knit. Why not cat hair Susan Slow down. The trail is the thing, not the end of the trail. Travel too fast and you miss all you are traveling for. - Ride the Dark Trail by Louis L'Amour On Jan 19, 2006, at 4:53 PM, Kate Pinner wrote: The best lint roller I've found is made of a similar kind of slightly sticky rubber, and all you have to do to clean it is to rinse it in cold water, when all the hair comes off -- let it dry and it's ready to use again. I read that as it referring to the 'hair', not the roller. Conjuring weird images of used cat hair. How much would it go for on eBay? Kate ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Ooops... Well, it all depends on the breed of cat's hair. I used to spin collie hair and wool together. Why not Angora cat hair? It's my understanding that the structure of cat hair makes it difficult if not impossible to spin. Seems like the cuticle of the feline fiber (sorry, couldn't resist the alliteration) is barbed. What I was told was that you could spin it -- and then just watch it unspin itself. I know lots of folks who spin Dog Hair, though. Jerusha, not a spinner or weaver - Susan Farmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] University of Tennessee Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology http://www.goldsword.com/sfarmer/Trillium/ ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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Seems like the cuticle of the feline fiber (sorry, couldn't resist the alliteration) is barbed But aren't the barbs the reason that wool can be spun? It gives texture so the spinning stays in. Susan Slow down. The trail is the thing, not the end of the trail. Travel too fast and you miss all you are traveling for. - Ride the Dark Trail by Louis L'Amour On Jan 19, 2006, at 11:20 PM, Susan B. Farmer wrote: Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Ooops... Well, it all depends on the breed of cat's hair. I used to spin collie hair and wool together. Why not Angora cat hair? It's my understanding that the structure of cat hair makes it difficult if not impossible to spin. Seems like the cuticle of the feline fiber (sorry, couldn't resist the alliteration) is barbed. What I was told was that you could spin it -- and then just watch it unspin itself. I know lots of folks who spin Dog Hair, though. Jerusha, not a spinner or weaver - Susan Farmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] University of Tennessee Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology http://www.goldsword.com/sfarmer/Trillium/ ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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Quoting Susan Data-Samtak [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Seems like the cuticle of the feline fiber (sorry, couldn't resist the alliteration) is barbed But aren't the barbs the reason that wool can be spun? It gives texture so the spinning stays in. or it could be that the cuticle *isn't* barbed. :-S Can you tell I don't do those kinds of things with fiber? Jerusha - Susan Farmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] University of Tennessee Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology http://www.goldsword.com/sfarmer/Trillium/ ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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I don't! I have a white cat and a black cat and between the two of them, they can hair up ANYTHING. I've got a lint brush (works better for me than the rollers) which works well on everything but fulled wool. I keep meaning to try vacuuming my fulled wool, but the vacuum is such a nuisance to get out that I never do. I'd love to have a quick fix, too. -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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Reverse roll tape on your hand so the sticky side is out. Duct tape or that clear packing tape works pretty well. Monica -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of E House Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 7:01 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] pet hair I don't! I have a white cat and a black cat and between the two of them, they can hair up ANYTHING. I've got a lint brush (works better for me than the rollers) which works well on everything but fulled wool. I keep meaning to try vacuuming my fulled wool, but the vacuum is such a nuisance to get out that I never do. I'd love to have a quick fix, too. -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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I don't think they cared. Animals were always in the house. Ever heard of a 3Dog Night? That meant the dogs slept on the bed to help heat the bed. So they wouldn't have worried about the air, would be my guess. With servants to do such mundaine ork, maybe they did the tiddying up of velvets and woolens. - Original Message - From: Dawn [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 4:52 PM Subject: [h-cost] pet hair How on earth did medieval and renaissance folks keep their velvets and wools from looking like barnyard bedding? Surely even the servants of the wealthy had better things to do than pick cat hairs off the master's gowns? I've got two lint rollers and I just can't keep up with my two ginger tabbies. And no, they're not allowed in the costumes, but the hair gets there anyway. What do the rest of you do to keep your period clothing clean? Dawn ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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When I was young, my mom had a clothes brush which had metal bristles. She loved it. Maybe it worked better at removing hair, etc. I don't even know if you can get those anymore. Young lovers seek perfection, Old lovers learn the art of sewing shreds together And of seeing beauty in a multiplicity of patches - How To Make An American Quilt -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Becky Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 5:11 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] pet hair I don't think they cared. Animals were always in the house. Ever heard of a 3Dog Night? That meant the dogs slept on the bed to help heat the bed. So they wouldn't have worried about the air, would be my guess. With servants to do such mundaine ork, maybe they did the tiddying up of velvets and woolens. - Original Message - From: Dawn [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 4:52 PM Subject: [h-cost] pet hair How on earth did medieval and renaissance folks keep their velvets and wools from looking like barnyard bedding? Surely even the servants of the wealthy had better things to do than pick cat hairs off the master's gowns? I've got two lint rollers and I just can't keep up with my two ginger tabbies. And no, they're not allowed in the costumes, but the hair gets there anyway. What do the rest of you do to keep your period clothing clean? Dawn ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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Does it not occur that some people do not worry about such things as pet furr unless you are out and about among people to whom such a vestige of barnyard appearance is a problem? Even in this modern age one will know or remember that when going here or there may make a difference as to what one might wear? Kathleen - Original Message - From: E House [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 7:01 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] pet hair I don't! I have a white cat and a black cat and between the two of them, they can hair up ANYTHING. I've got a lint brush (works better for me than the rollers) which works well on everything but fulled wool. I keep meaning to try vacuuming my fulled wool, but the vacuum is such a nuisance to get out that I never do. I'd love to have a quick fix, too. -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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I developed a tolerance for all the cat hair jokes I get from SCA friends. ;o) Basically, I do my best to keep the period clothing as far away from easy feline access as possible, and if I'm going to be sitting on something in the house when garbed, I make sure I've vacuumed, etc. I have 4 cats, with every possible color combination (one flame-point siamese, one half Maine Coon, one shaggy calico, and one ginger), so it doesn't do me much good to look for compatible colors. ;o) --Sue - Original Message - From: Dawn [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 2:52 PM Subject: [h-cost] pet hair How on earth did medieval and renaissance folks keep their velvets and wools from looking like barnyard bedding? Surely even the servants of the wealthy had better things to do than pick cat hairs off the master's gowns? I've got two lint rollers and I just can't keep up with my two ginger tabbies. And no, they're not allowed in the costumes, but the hair gets there anyway. What do the rest of you do to keep your period clothing clean? Dawn ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] pet hair
I usually use a strip or two from a cheap roll of packing tape, but when I have nothing close to hand, I will very lightly dampen my hands in the nearest sink and gently rub the fur away. This seems to work with most fabrics. The trick is to get your hands just moist enough it grips the hair, but not so much you leave a hand print on yourself. :-) This has the added bonus of rubbing away any wrinkles and static in your garment too. Sheridan (domestic servant to a white/orange/grey calico and a black cat) - Original Message - From: Dawn [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 4:52 PM Subject: [h-cost] pet hair How on earth did medieval and renaissance folks keep their velvets and wools from looking like barnyard bedding? Surely even the servants of the wealthy had better things to do than pick cat hairs off the master's gowns? I've got two lint rollers and I just can't keep up with my two ginger tabbies. And no, they're not allowed in the costumes, but the hair gets there anyway. What do the rest of you do to keep your period clothing clean? Dawn ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
