Quote Originally Posted by Carolina Kiltman View Post
Tried that once, didn't work, at least not with our two domestic short-hairs. However, I have been told that there is a breed of Scandinavian cat whose hair has the proper scales to be spinnable. Anyway, just ask any cat, they AREsuperior beings!
Even short hair from animals can be spun-it might yeild less than close to the skin yarn, but it is spinnable. I spun short cat hair at a spinning conference last year as well as dog hair and even some New Zealand Opossum fur-very, very short staple,...a pain to spin, but spinnable all the same. Persian fur and others of that sort work well however and are almost as soft at Angora. They make nice warm sweaters, hats and scarves but a bit too fuzzy and girly for kilt hose.