After brushing the billowy, thick white fur of her Angora rabbit Mollie, Karen Lamb feeds strands of fur into a spinning wheel, pinching every few seconds to create an even mound of yarn on a cylinder ...
Rabbits' soft fur makes them excellent for cuddling, but it is also an increasingly popular way to obtain some of the most luxurious yarn for knitting. According to the New York Post, more and more ...
T Squared Rabbitry's Tarah Nyberg gave a one-hour class Thursday morning on the how-to's of harvesting and spinning of Angora rabbit wool. The Angora rabbit is one of the oldest domestic rabbits. They ...
Donna Panner was heartbroken when her last, and longest-living, rabbit, Hef, died two years ago. She still hasn’t replaced him. But the 48-year-old Pomona, NY, resident, did figure out a way to keep ...
Spinning a yarn, literally, has become a favorite pastime of a growing number of Americans. In 1970, there were perhaps 1,500 to 2,000 people in the United States who spun their own yarn, using a hand ...
Pet owners love cuddling their fluffy friends, but that's usually as far as it goes. But resourceful Sally May has an extra interest in her angora rabbits' long silky hair - she uses their fleeces to ...
Spinning a yarn, literally, has become a favorite pastime of growing number of Americans. In 1970, there were fewer than 2,000 people in the United States who spun their own yarn, using a hand-held ...
Katherine Martinko is an expert in sustainable living. She holds a degree in English Literature and History from the University of Toronto. Angora refers to the long hair harvested from an Angora ...
PM’s Special Assistant on Food Security Jamshed Iqbal Cheema has launched a project in Gilgit-Baltistan, whereby the wool from Angora rabbits will be used to make high-quality products like shawls and ...