Dog Yarn Garments

Like I mentionned in a previous post, I recently bought a husky puppy. And as it is spring time around here, my dog started blowing his coat. A husky has two layers of fur, the undercoat (which keeps him warm) and the guard hairs (which cover the body and keeps dirt from getting to the undercoat itself). When a dog blows its coat, the dead hairs from the undercoat come out... and there is tons of them.. and my dog is still a puppy! I don't want to think about the amount of hair he is going to loose when he gets his full size!

Here's a picture to give you an idea of how much loose hair we're talking about:

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While doing some research about the blowing of the coat, I found out that some people gather all the loose hair and spin it into yarn and make stuff out of it! I tought the idea was pretty cool... so I started to gather my dog's hair in the hopes to make something out of it.

Here are a few pictures from the article I read:

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I don't think I would wear my dog's ''yarn'', but I like the idea of making a blanket out of it... I will still have to gather hair for quite a while anyways.. So I have plenty of time to think it over! You can read the whole article through here.

Still dog related, I saw these today:

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Chow chows dyed to look like pandas...SO. INCREDIBLY. CUTE. I know pet dyeing surely isn't that safe... but aren't they just awesome?!

Alison

Fair Trade Blankets

ONLY 3 EXAMS TO GO MEANS..... I can kind of blog again.

I stumbled across this website a few weeks ago. Novica is a fair trade online shop in association with National Geographic. They have jewelry, furniture, clothing... there's a lot to browse through! The things that mainly captured my attention were these nice alpaca wool blankets... I guess I was cold that day!

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Prices are about 100$ for each blanket... I only wish my student budget could afford one of them! Another thing to put on the wishlist!

Alison

M.I.A.

I've been missing in action for quite a few days now... But I have two very good reasons...

First: it's the end of the semester and I have loads of papers to write and exams to pass..

Second: I BOUGHT A DOG!

He's a 3 months old husky and his name is Willow... It's my very first dog and I want to do everything right! I just ordered Siberian Husky for the dummies from Amazon and should expect it to come in the mail over the next few days... I also became a member of Husky Owners, a forum dedicated to the world of huskies. I am so glad I joined the forum! Everyone is almost too nice! They are always happy to answer questions and provide good advices! I learned so much on there!

Soooo. That's my quick update! By next week I will have more time to finish my current dreamcatchers, make some DIY denim shorts, finish some jewelry and paintings I started ages ago! And.... I will have more time to blog about it all!