Friday, February 10, 2012

Fiber Arts Friday: Bear Down

Several weeks ago I told you about the Bear Hair my cousin's son who henceforth shall be known as my personal rare fiber dealer, found in their back yard.  Thank you all for your suggestions about how to incorporate it into some fiber-y goodness.  I have much to think about.  :-)

Today I want to show you what my personal rare fiber dealer found near the river...


1/8 ounce (~4g) of Black Bear Down.  :-)

So now I have a small amount of Bear Hair and a small amount of Bear Down.  :-D

This down is incredibly soft.  It's very dirty and much of it is matted, so I'm not sure how much of it will become usable, but it is definitely spin-able.  I will get to it as soon as I finish up the Rocky Mountain Goat.  :-D

I'm feeling very blessed in the fiber department right now.  :-)

Have a terrific weekend and Fiber Arts Friday!
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13 comments:

  1. Voie de VieFebruary 10, 2012 at 10:15 AM

    Yeah for personal rare fiber dealers!

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  2. Melissa PlankFebruary 10, 2012 at 10:53 AM

    Love it! I know you will come up with something wonderful! Looking forward to it!
    Best wishes,
    TwirlyCurly (aka the chipmunk whisperer)

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  3. VivianFebruary 10, 2012 at 11:06 AM

    If it's already matted, you can make it into some sort of felt, I'm sure Heather has good ideas for that.

    I'm jealous of all your rare fibers. I don't think I've even touched bear hair or bear down.

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  4. Heather WoolloveFebruary 10, 2012 at 11:34 AM

    How cool.
    I've always wanted to make felt with possum fur.
    I wonder whether the occasional grey hair of mine doesn't get felted into a project from time to time?
    (That is fiber from a wild animal, indeed!!) :)

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  5. CarlinFebruary 10, 2012 at 11:38 AM

    I'm excited to see what you end up creating with it!

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  6. Spinster BethFebruary 10, 2012 at 4:21 PM

    Sometimes, in my urban neighborhood, I see hanks of hair laying around .... but it always turns out to be someone's lost hair extension :-/

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  7. WonderWhyGalFebruary 10, 2012 at 4:51 PM

    I think it's totally awesome that you have two types of bear to try. I can't wait to see how it spins up.

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  8. Kathryn RayFebruary 10, 2012 at 5:47 PM

    @Vivian - I can't say I've ever touched bear either.

    @Heather - wild animal, indeed. ;-)

    @Spinster Beth - you made me spit out my water. LOL!

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  9. JessFebruary 11, 2012 at 7:57 AM

    Um, that is awesome. Yay!!

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  10. UnknownFebruary 11, 2012 at 8:50 AM

    Hmmm. Can't say I've ever seen bear hair or down. Sounds super interesting.

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  11. Tamara MillerFebruary 11, 2012 at 5:09 PM

    How exciting! I never thought of finding bear hair anywhere. Oops..Dr. Seuss.

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  12. AllyBFebruary 12, 2012 at 4:46 PM

    Such a curious thing, finding fiber just laying around. Since I live in the city I'm afraid the only hair/fur/fiber I have a chance of finding would be possum, raccoon or skunk. Oh, but I have an endless supply of dog hair around here...it makes awesome tumble weeds around the house, LOL Can't wait to see what you do with the bear fiber. Have a great week!

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  13. ChrisFebruary 24, 2012 at 5:48 AM

    Wow! Bear fiber? A most exciting find. Would love to see what you create with it. :)

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