Hi folks, long time no me!
October was another busy month, and I fell behind on social media while trying to keep up with everything else. I feel bad about falling out of touch, but I hope to catch up on what you all have been up to eventually!
Most recently, I've (finally) gotten back into spinning dog fur! A generous and patient owner of a couple of German Shepherds in MI sent me fur a while back and I'm now processing their fur. While their coats are mostly black, the undercoat is a creamy beige, with some browner bits.
The length is pretty short, as you can see here: 1.5-2" / 4-5cm, on par with the husky fur I started learning to spin with. It came in three batches, 2 from one dog and 1 from the other. 1 from each dog is post-grooming clean, while the third was from a de-shedding session without cleaning beforehand. That one required some extensive skirting to remove leaves, pine needles and other VM! And you can't visit Michigan without bringing back a bunch of sand. 😆 Fortunately most of that fell out in the process.
The last photo shows 1 of the clean batches, which I'd rolled into rolags. I tried to twist them down into tighter punis, but the fur was just too slippery! This was the best I could achieve, which thankfully was good enough...
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