Don't throw away your trimmings

[furever keepsake]

Hi,
When you brush your sheltie you have a lot of fur coming out!! Take advantage of that and keep it to have a keepsake made out of it. Trimmings could work to if they are long enough.

 

[Piper's mom]

I've also read that if you save the fur and then put it into a metal bird feeder that the birds will take the fur to make nests. It's a win win...you don't throw out all that fur and you help the birds!

 

[ghggp]

Yep, that is what I have done and they love it! Keeps those little baby birds warm and toasty!

 

[furever keepsake]

Hi Piper's mom! I do too put some outside in the spring for the birds also. Wath this little bird steeling some fur from a sleeping dog!

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10155972587459266

 

[Pam]

My sister had a Samoyed and kept all his fur, she had it spun into yarn and knit into the most wonderful blanket. She has a unique blanket, and when he passed at 15, she had some of him with her forever.

 

[furever keepsake]

Wow how sweet is that!! I knew that samoyed were a good breed for that. What a wonderful keepsake....! I do create keepsakes too but with felting techniques. Here is an example:

 

[JacqueZ]

I recently got a ton of really soft fur from Mango when I brushed her right after a bath, and looked up felting. I found these pretty necklaces that use balls of the felted fur as beads. I kept the fur with the intention of doing something like that...eventually.

I really need to save some of Honey's hair for the same.

 

[furever keepsake]

I recently got a ton of really soft fur from Mango when I brushed her right after a bath, and looked up felting. I found these pretty necklaces that use balls of the felted fur as beads. I kept the fur with the intention of doing something like that...eventually.

I really need to save some of Honey's hair for the same.

Yes! it is a really good idea. It could be spun and knit too!