Comments on: book review: Crafting With Cat Hair

By: Eve

Eve — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 16:16:48 +0000

A friend just gave me a bag of cat fur from her Siberian. This breed has three layers of fur. I carded and wet felted a trial piece. It felted quickly, with about 50 percent shrinkage, but the long guard hairs stuck out all over, and obviously aren’t going to felt.

I plan on incorporating the fur into a wet felted purse, using merino wool, and shaving off any guard hairs when the purse is finished. Wish me luck!

By: GraciesMom

GraciesMom — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:20:06 +0000

Ahh yours came out very nicely! I got the same book to try to make cat hair crafts. I made the mistake of using way too much hair for my first try. It has a appliqué look, but hard to work with. I’ll try again with less hair next time…

By: macati

macati — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 22:49:50 +0000

well, I’m a cat lover (but living with a dog…) and I really find this craft book adorable…

By: MorganAdel

MorganAdel — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 15:33:47 +0000

Thank you for the great review of this book! I decided to order this for my crafty, cat-loving grandmother for Christmas. Neither of us have needle felted before so I plan on buying the materials needed and learning with her Christmas afternoon!

By: Amanda

Amanda — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 04:40:29 +0000

Craziest craft I’ve ever heard of, but somehow, still cute! I really don’t know how I feel about the craft, but I know I’m allergic to it. LOL

By: CrochetBlogger

CrochetBlogger — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 18:53:21 +0000

Very fair and detailed review!

By: June

June — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:21:47 +0000

Heehee, well I did say it wouldn’t appeal to everyone!

By: Meg P

Meg P — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:09:12 +0000

Couldn’t really believe this wasn’t a joke, but after reading the review, I appreciate all the time and effort you put into testing out the book. Thanks, June!

By: June

June — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 08:13:57 +0000

I’ve read that dog hair felts well provided it’s the soft undercoat fur; breeds with coarse hair won’t work (or not as well) – I’m far from an expert on the matter. I think you should try it! You’ll know within 5 minutes if it’s going to felt or not, so there’s nothing to lose

By: Yarnitect

Yarnitect — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 23:31:59 +0000

Thanks for the review. Very interesting. I’ve never needle-felted so really appreciated your intro to that in addition to the book review.

I feel a bit sheepish right now…because I’ve been saving up my dog’s hair and can’t help but wonder how that would compare! I was planning on using the dog hair for stuffing for a christmas stocking (for the dog).