She Makes Clothing Out Of Pet Hair

She Makes Clothing Out Of Pet Hair AG WORLD Ag World 21-2-20 If you've got a dog or cat that sheds hair faster than you can sneeze, you might want to contact Carolyn Smith. The Vashon Island, Wash., resident is one of a growing number of weavers who are cleaning up in the pet hair clothing business. "People come to me with dog hair and ask to have it turned into a piece of clothing, a wall hanging, or some other object," Smith, who's been knitting dog hair for 15 years, told FARM SHOW. Another weaver Nancy Papp, Santa Fe, N.M., recently told the Wall Street Journal one of her most popular items is a dog hair bomber jacket priced at $1,000 and up. Smith says her most popular items are Cardigan sweaters, ranging in price from $350 to $450 for machine-knit and $650 and up for hand-knit. "I can knit a likeness of the pet into a garment using its different color hair," she says. "To do so, I ask for a photo of the pet, then enlarge it on a copy machine, and transfer it onto the pattern with knitting graph paper." Smith has also worked with chinchilla, wolf and cat hair. Wolf hair is relatively easy to knit, while cat hair is difficult because it mats easily, she notes. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Creature Comforts, P.O. Box 606, Vashon Island, Wash. 98070 (ph 206 463-2004).

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