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 no
Quoting Sue Clemenger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
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?).
I *knew* somebody would know! :-)
susan
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Susan Fa
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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 fu
d breeds.
--Sue, Domestic Servant to Four Kitties (to borrow someone else's job
description ;o)
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From: "Susan Data-Samtak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 9:41 PM
Su
>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 lo
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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". - "R
At 08:41 PM 1/19/2006, you wrote:
>
But aren't the barbs the reason that wool can be spun? It gives
texture so the spinning stays in.
Susan
[snip]
Actually, cat fur is very slippery, not barbed. It can be spun, but
it takes quite a bit of twist to hold it toget
Quoting Susan Data-Samtak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
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?
Jeru
>
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'Amou
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 fe
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 r
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
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From: "Kate Pinner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>
>
> The best lint roller I've found is made of a si
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
we
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
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From: "E House" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
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
>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
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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
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 no
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 typ
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 w
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 cat
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
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 n
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,
as to what
one might wear?
Kathleen
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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
in a multiplicity of patches
- "How To Make An American Quilt"
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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
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
-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 vacu
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
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