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2 posted on 01/01/2020 7:43:05 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'hobbies.' I'm developing a robust post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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Anyone who doubts should look at Tapestries of 1000 years ago...


13 posted on 01/01/2020 12:46:20 PM PST by elbook
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Definitely “Fiber Art”, but of a different sort ....

Here’s How to Keep Your Cat Forever [for dogs, too]
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/13/style/self-care/etsy-death-pet.html?action=click&module=Features&pgtype=Homepage

A clue about the the article content:

But on Etsy there is a much more affordable alternative: a community of artists offering a form of hand-spun healing called chiengora. The word is a portmanteau of “chien,” the French word for dog, as well as “angora,” the name given to yarn spun from the soft belly fur of the angora rabbit. “Catgora” is yarn from cats.


33 posted on 01/13/2020 6:22:15 PM PST by Qiviut (I love the smell of covfefe in the morning - coffee or napalm, depending on the day.)
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51 posted on 01/29/2020 8:04:04 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'hobbies.' I'm developing a robust post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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