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DIY's
There are so many different things that you can do with yarn, but one of the most fun is make a yarn dog. Whether you are looking for a party craft, or just some fun with your kids, these crafts can do both.
Making Yarn Dogs
Spinning Basics
Your first spindle should weigh 2 to 3 ounces (or 56 to 84 grams). Many beautiful lighter-weight spindles are available, but wait before you try one because a medium-weight or heavier spindle will keep turning while you learn to draft out the fibers.
Edit Edited by Inline skater, Ben Rubenstein, Maluniu, Krystle and 7 others Many people have a potential "sheep" right in their house. In North America, indigenous tribes were spinning dog hair into yarn long before the Spaniards introduced sheep. Chiengora (pronounced she-an-gora), or dog yarn, is up to 80% warmer than wool, very soft, similar in appearance to Angora, and sheds water well. [1] To collect, simply save the brushings from your dog! Edit Steps
How to Make Dog Yarn
How to Card Dog Hair for Spinning
How to Spin Yarn From Dog Hair If you own a longhaired dog, you may have marveled at the copious amounts of fluff dogs shed during grooming. If you...
Knitting and Weaving Artisans Embrace 'Chiengora' Yarn From Dog Hair
By STEPHANIE SIMON Got a dog that sheds?Yarn tail tutorial!
As I promised, here's the yarn tail tutorial.Leather tooling punches
The trickiest part of this is finding a nice design, it has to be fairly simple.Portable Weighted Companion Cube
The most important thing you will need to make you Companion Cube is clay. I prefer to use sculpey clay.The esential ingredients are as follows: liquid latex Epoxy Resin (Or any two part resin mixing kit from a craft store) measuring cup (usually comes with resin) paper cup, with a pouring spout pinched into it paintbrush (one that is cheap enough to throw away afterwards, but not so cheap bristles will come out at the slightest pressure) regular drinking / shot glass with water in it.