Apso yarn
Posted: August 6, 2007 Filed under: DRambles on Black Mountain | Tags: Debby Rothman 4 CommentsFor years I’ve been saving my dogs’ hair. I have a canvas bag hanging on my stand dryer; you want the bag to breathe. Each time I take the hair out of the slicker brush I put the hair in that bag. The hair is clean and already ‘carded’. When the bag is full I send it to Amanda Todt for spinning.
Kunza at FleetFire Timbers 
Debby, how interesting about the laso hair. What do does she do with it?
Also my UPS man wanted to know if I was ever going to breed Roadie (smile). I told him no and why. He wants one for his daughters (teenagers).
I told him about your website. I hope he doesn’t ask me about it anymore. I really don’t know him only from delivering my packages from Mary Kay and QVC. Roadie is doing fine, I had his stomach hair trimmmed, he lays and just looks at the UPS man.
Alma
Debby and All,
I am Shelley Potter. I am the founder of the Pondulac kennel in Minnesota (Polish Lowland Sheepdogs). I have also been recently BLESSED to co-own “Timbers For Your Eyes Only” with Julie Timbers. Julie has been my trainer as well as somewhat of a mentor through my years in purebred dog showing (at 10 years, I know I am still a novice!). I have always been fascinated by the historical, original…especially in canines. It was one of the reasons I was attracted to the PONs. Turns out, they owe much to the Tibetan Terrier! In reading about and observing certain breeds, the Lhasa has always been one I’ve admired. I find them extraordinarily beautiful and so interesting. I wanted to add a smaller, ancient breed and kept coming back to the Lhasa. I knew Julie had exceptional dogs, so when I heard she had a litter, I began to badger her to let me co-own and learn. She agreed, and “Iris” now lives with me. She is the most amazing puppy I have ever had. Her combination of spunk and sweetness is unsurpassed. I still love my PONs (my male, Hummer, was the number one all-breed PONs in 06), but this little Lhasa has taken my heart completely. I was prompted to write this, because I wish I had saved all of the PONs hair I have groomed in the past 10 years…this has inspired me. I know now that the hair I save will not only be black and white, but will have a good collection of Lhasa gold as well. I have become quite a believer! best,
Shelley
I’ve made a scarf and glove set that I’ll photograph in the next couple days and share. Eve, the woman that introduced me to Amanda, spun up a shawl as a fundraiser for the Gompa Lhasa Apsos. I’ll find photos of that and share too. Here’s an article that features beautiful things made from dog hair:
http://www.fleetfiretimbers.com/FFT/Articles/RecycledBeauty.htm
It’s a little slow loading because I scanned the entire article, but worth the wait. There’s some beautiful sweaters! I’m going to knit a sweater for myself.
Here’s the spinner Amanda’s website:
http://www.geocities.com/whirlwindyarns77/home.html
Kathy shared this link with fellow knitters!
http://www.tibetanwomen.org/projects/sot/