Thursday, March 20, 2008

Pair dress in 'dead dog' jumpers


"Beth and Brian Willis lost their white Samoyed, called Kara, 12 years ago and Swedish Lapphund, Penny, in 2002.
After seeing a picture of Princess Diana wearing a dog fur stole at Crufts, they collected thousands of dog hairs from brushes and carpets.
The pair said the his and hers dog memorials were 'warm and waterproof'."
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2 comments:

Sharon said...

very interesting.....

parlance said...

Hi, Slavenka. I enjoyed reading about Croation Easter eggs, by the way.
Happy Easter!

I've been collecting Penny's hair from the brush for three years now. I'll probably never do anything with it but I've heard dog hair, sometimes called 'chiengora', makes a beautiful fabric. I keep silkworms also, so one day I might mix silk and chiengora.