Shredded Paper in Compost Pile

[Tonto Goldstein]

What if your dog has no nose?

[Adam Funk]

Then he smells poorly.

[Adam Funk]

And > Seen in a Chinese Cookbook:

[jadel]

I used to know someone whose wife did indeed knit stuff from the combings of their samoyeds. And, no, the items did not smell like dogs.

Hell's bells, man, people make clothing from goat hair--pashmina, for example.

J. Del Col. .

[Tonto Goldstein]

I've heard tell that there are some crazy folk who make clothes from the wool off'n a sheep's back!!1!

They is weird, I tells ya!

[anTonOMasia]

IFYwardrobeFY

[Glenn Knickerbocker]

Don't even THINK of trying to tell us that Tonto is actually Kibo.

¬R

[anTonOMasia]

No, Kibo's off somewhere having 'fun', while us bozos waste time in ark.

[Tonto Goldstein]

I am not now, nor have I ever been Kibo.

Also: I did not inhale.

[Tonto Goldstein]

I am not now, nor have I ever been Kibo.

Also: I did not inhale.

[Tonto Goldstein]

There, I said it twice, so it must be true!

[anTonOMasia]

I had also meant to say: Kibo? Sheep? Who knew?

[Adam Funk]

artist Betty Burian Kirk, who enjoys a thriving trade

--> spinning 100 percent dog hair into yarn. The idea came to

--> her 19 years ago when, as an ambitious spinner, she realized

--> that dog hair might stand out as unique from the usual

--> fibers found in stores. It's not a new concept. Spinning dog

--> hair is part of American Indian history.

-->

--> Kirk only accepts hair that has been brushed off the dog

--> because clipped hair makes the yarn too prickly. When an

--> order arrives, she washes the hair and then prepares it for

--> spinning. It requires at least 4 ounces to spin enough yarn

--> for a hat and 8 ounces for a scarf. (Although cat hair is

--> feasible for spinning, she's never used it because of family

--> allergies.) ...

--> When asked about odor, she replied, "Does your wool sweater

--> smell like sheep in the barnyard? No! Does it have an odor

--> when you wash it? Yes, but it's the smell of wool, not the

--> barnyard. Same with dog hair. When wet it has a slight odor,

--> but it's a fiber odor, not a doggy odor."

-->

--> Dog hair lacks the elasticity found in sheep's wool but it

--> happens to be much warmer, making it ideal for cold-weather

--> accessories, such as hats, scarves and shawls. Prices range

--> from the cost of spinning the yarn or, for those who don't

--> knit, the price of spinning plus Kirk's fee to make the

--> desired item. Intrigued? Then grab a brush and start

--> collecting your dog's hair now -- brushing a deceased pet

--> will not garner enough hair.

[anTonOMasia]

Yeah, but can you make a quilt with it?

[Tonto Goldstein]

Is it heavier than a duck?

[Dr. HotSalt]

Too bad this turned out to be bogus:

It coulda revolutionized the pet-fur/hair sweater industry.

Dr. HotSalt

[Steve Newport]

Not used paper but we do use sawdust and then transfer to the compost bin. Waiting to see how (if?) that composts.

[George Shirley]

We used sawdust and wood shavings from a cabinet shop under our chicken roost 40 years ago with great success. Leave it lay there, the chickens scratch in it for tidbits and it self-composts in place. Once a month, or sooner, we would haul it over to the compost heap. Occasionally, if we were very busy it would go straight to the fallow part of the garden and get turned under. With chicken manure you have to make certain is is no longer hot or it will burn the crop. Rabbit manure, in my experience, can be put straight into the garden with no problems.

George

[Adam Funk]

And now, I have a a photograph of someone spinning with a sign:

Do not touch the spinning wheel! I am spinning dog hair today.

[Adam Funk]

At a more recent agricultural event, I mentioned that sign to the woman who was demonstrating a spinning wheel (with conventional wool); she said she wouldn't do that without a dust mask and probably even goggles, since dog hair is very messy to work with and throws "doggy dandruff" everywhere.