Laura Sweet has an amazing post about people, their dogs, and their dog fur sweaters, all part of photographer Erwan Fichou’s Dogwool Series (a work in progress).
See more at Laura’s blog If It’s Hip, It’s Here.
Cozy Dog Fur Sweaters for You!
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12 responses to “Cozy Dog Fur Sweaters for You!”
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im kinda speechless!
its funny and yet strange..
maybe i’ll start collecting my dog kramer’s fur, he’s half lab half chow
it will make for an interesting sweater right? i think i want a long vest!
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What I love is that the people look so prehistoric or post apocalyptic, like they have become members of the dog pack. Or the dogs have become members of the tribe. But they are equals now. Maybe that is the way it will be in the new order. Dog fur might be more precious than the greenback in the not so near future. Start saving Kramer’s fur. It might be a long winter…
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As a hand-spinner, with a passion for chiengora AKA dog fluff yarns, I love this photo series!
One of the best things about dog hair is it’s something the average dog owner has PLENTY of, and it’s said to be 10 times warmer than wool! My favorite scarf is a 6 foot long Samoyed and mohair blend scarf I’ll wear out, all wrapped up in on the COLD rainy Oregon nights when I’m out with the dogs. It’s waterproof, super soft, and WARM!
With one ‘wool dog’ like a Samoyed, Chow, or Pyrenees you could have enough shedding that when blended with wool, could make a super warm afghan, AND a few sweaters!
Dog hair is seen by some as a waste, and others as a precious, functional fiber! Many Eskimo, and Indian tribes used chiengora in their spinning, weaving, and clothing. -
Oh, my goodness. This post was so weird and wild and subversive in a way and completely distracting. Thanks.
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I didn’t see Cruella Devil there! no Dalmation coats then, with skin attached.
how great is that?
I just can’t figure out how to get the necessary amount of fur from a Chihuahua… -
Oh man! I can’t believe someone already thought of this. Every time my German Shepherd malts we figures we could make a sweater out of the fur. I just never thought past the concept stage.
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OMG! It sorta of freaks me out but I had a Bernese Mountain Dog that could of contributed to many sweaters for me. I should have thought of this! LOL!
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Haha, this is too funny! Ditto manon; our golden mix sheds constantly (lucky for us he is the same color as our carpet! :p) and this never occurred to us but I love it!
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i love this! you can really see each dog in the sweaters. 🙂
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All the hairs of my dogs would easily make 10 sweeters a month 🙂 that might be a new business idea!!!
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This is awesome!!! I just reposted to ReUseConnection’s FB page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/ReUseConnection/253021991560
If you have more reuse examples (or if you’ve written more articles on them), I would love to hear about them and post to our page.
Cheers, Ian Moise
imoise@reuseconnection.com
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How can i purchase one. I obviously cant do this myself, who makes these things? theres gotta be somebody. HELP :0
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