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Ruthie ) writes:
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The very softest "critter" fibers are those that are shed, rather than
sheared. Your best shot at finding some of those would be your local
alpaca breeders, or fiber goat farm.

Much easier to stick to the Chinchilla!

Ruthie


Many years ago, Jill and I saw some wool made from the fleece of the
muskox, harvested from fibres which are shed by this animal. It was
called something like Quiana, and was claimed to be "the softest" fibre
there was. It was very expensive, and had the disadvantage that the base
colour was very dark, so that nice colours were not available. Anyone
more up to date on this "wool", I would be interested. Not interested
enough to spend a lot of time searching, but maybe some rctner is au faite
with what is going on. TIA.

--
Jim Cripwell.
The gods do not subtract from the allotted span of one's life, any
time that is spent in stitching.
Adapted from a sign on The Cobb, Lyme Regis, England.

It is called Qiviut and you can find them at www.minimills.net. There are
several projects to return the MuskOx to its previous range. The herds provide
fiber for local spiners and knitters, and some for export. This resource as
provided an additional source of income for the region.

Many years ago, Jill and I saw some wool made from the fleece of the
muskox, harvested from fibres which are shed by this animal. It was
called something like Quiana, and was claimed to be "the softest" fibre
there was. It was very expensive, and had the disadvantage that the base
colour was very dark, so that nice colours were not available. Anyone
more up to date on this "wool", I would be interested. Not interested
enough to spend a lot of time searching, but maybe some rctner is au faite
with what is going on. TIA.

When I lived in Anchorage Alaska there was a herd up the valley and my goodness
it is soft! Sold pretty expensively but it knits well and fast and soft as
anything I have ever seen...

DH & I visited a Musk Ox farm in 1991. I would have loved to buy just some
yarn but, at the time, it was set up as a cottage industry and only
finished products were available for sale. It was unfortunate since they
didn't make any money off of me at all. All of the items were out of my
price range but I most certainly would have purchased the plain yarn if it
had been available. It really was soft and smooth.
Liz from Humbug
Many years ago, Jill and I saw some wool made from the fleece of the
muskox, harvested from fibres which are shed by this animal. It was
called something like Quiana, and was claimed to be "the softest" fibre
there was. It was very expensive, and had the disadvantage that the base
colour was very dark, so that nice colours were not available. Anyone
more up to date on this "wool", I would be interested. Not interested
enough to spend a lot of time searching, but maybe some rctner is au faite
with what is going on. TIA.

--
Jim Cripwell.

--

I'm too lazy to search also but I thought there was a close relative to the
alpaca that is raised in South America which has the softest hair of them
all. Last I heard was that fur was over $300 an ounce.

I will check with a supplier and re-post later. We are still making mittens
out of Malamute fur/hair. Takes about 3 - 4 brushings for one pair.

Fred
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Ruthie ) writes:
(snip)
The very softest "critter" fibers are those that are shed, rather than
sheared. Your best shot at finding some of those would be your local
alpaca breeders, or fiber goat farm.

Much easier to stick to the Chinchilla!

Ruthie


Many years ago, Jill and I saw some wool made from the fleece of the
muskox, harvested from fibres which are shed by this animal. It was
called something like Quiana, and was claimed to be "the softest" fibre
there was. It was very expensive, and had the disadvantage that the base
colour was very dark, so that nice colours were not available. Anyone
more up to date on this "wool", I would be interested. Not interested
enough to spend a lot of time searching, but maybe some rctner is au faite
with what is going on. TIA.

--
Jim Cripwell.
The gods do not subtract from the allotted span of one's life, any
time that is spent in stitching.
Adapted from a sign on The Cobb, Lyme Regis, England.

Fred wrote:

We are still making mittens out of Malamute fur/hair. Takes about
3 - 4 brushings for one pair.
Have you tried them out in our winter, Fred? Are they nice and warm?
I'm constantly on the lookout for something that will keep my hands warm
(That thinsulate stuff sure doesn't!). I could even knit them myself!
I'd love to find a pair of mittens/gloves with something like real
rabbit fur inside. My dream coat is a real sheepskin coat!

--
Joan

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"Stitch when you are young and poor, frame when you are old and rich."
- Elizabeth's (rctn'r) sister's MIL (Barbara Marr)

When I was a small girl, in England during WW2, we ALWAYS had rabbit fur
lined mittens! The bunnies were raised for food, and, so as not to be
wasteful, the skins were cured etc, and made into nice warm mittens!

Gillian, the ancient crone!
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Fred wrote:

We are still making mittens out of Malamute fur/hair. Takes about
3 - 4 brushings for one pair.
Have you tried them out in our winter, Fred? Are they nice and warm?
I'm constantly on the lookout for something that will keep my hands warm
(That thinsulate stuff sure doesn't!). I could even knit them myself!
I'd love to find a pair of mittens/gloves with something like real
rabbit fur inside. My dream coat is a real sheepskin coat!

--
Joan

On 10/23/03 4:19 PM, in article ,
"Joan Erickson" wrote:

Fred wrote:

We are still making mittens out of Malamute fur/hair. Takes about
3 - 4 brushings for one pair.
Have you tried them out in our winter, Fred? Are they nice and warm?
I'm constantly on the lookout for something that will keep my hands warm
(That thinsulate stuff sure doesn't!). I could even knit them myself!
I'd love to find a pair of mittens/gloves with something like real
rabbit fur inside. My dream coat is a real sheepskin coat!

Joan, you reminded me of my best impulse buy ever! I was a craft fair and
bought a pair of lamb fleece gloves. I had them for years until I wore the
finger tips out and still I kept them.

Every so often, I see mink lined gloves advertised locally - always in these
tiny sizes. (I have a huge hand!)

Cheryl

From: "Fred"

I'm too lazy to search also but I thought there was a close relative to the
alpaca that is raised in South America which has the softest hair of them
all. Last I heard was that fur was over $300 an ounce.

Most likely this is the Llama. Lovely, wonderfully soft fur!! CiaoMeow ^;;^
..
PAX, Tia Mary ^;;^
Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about their
WHISKERS!!
Nothing is complete without a few cat hairs!

nope. wrong.. sorry about it.... 3 mammals in da llama family. LLama, alpaca
and vicuna.. llama is the biggest with the coarsest (is that a word???) of the
3 coats and the biggest of the 3 animals.. Alpaca is in the middle in size
and weight. and Vicuna (with the tilde over the n) is the smallest with the
ultimate in softness coat. my ex is Peruvian and any Peruvian, he was an
expert at (as well as everything else under the sun!) and somewhere in the
lost unknown is my real vicuna fur/skin purse which I never used and was worth
a bundle... oh well.. Linda