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Aug 25, 2016 19:04:36 GMT
Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2016 19:04:36 GMT
:-) Ragdoll is a cat breed. Studs are "working male cats", ie a male cat that can produce kittens. Queens are "working female cats", ie that can produce kittens. I bred Ragdolls for just over ten years but had to retire my cattery when osteo arthritis depleted my bones. We sterilised all of our breeding cats and they still live with us. I have a beautiful website at www.ragdoll.co.zaPhotographing the kittens I had for sale is how my photography started. It just grew from there and I became a professional pet photographer and am published internationally in calendars, cards, books, etc. Regards Linn
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Aug 25, 2016 22:17:20 GMT
Post by MTRuth on Aug 25, 2016 22:17:20 GMT
Thanks, I didn't realize that was a cat breed. Great photographs!
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Aug 26, 2016 5:46:49 GMT
Post by Pandagirl on Aug 26, 2016 5:46:49 GMT
Lovely photos!
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Aug 26, 2016 21:14:42 GMT
Post by elizabeth on Aug 26, 2016 21:14:42 GMT
Cats and Kitten and kitties galore!! I'd be in heaven!!! I'd love a Ragdoll and a Maine Coon and a Bengal and another Aby. But I'll have to be content with my two rescues for the time being. It's hard keeping at only 2 cats, but my two girls HATE each other (9 years together), so adding another to the mix is not an option.
Beautiful kitties!!!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2016 4:07:46 GMT
Thank you Elizabeth. We are surrounded by ten Ragdolls ... such bliss :-)
I saw a seller on Etsy offering to spin cat and dog hair! When Robert and I groomed one of our cats the other night he said that I should keep the hair for my Nuno felting <LOL>
What we do is hang the tufts in the trees in our garden and the wild birds pick it off to layer their nests - so cute to watch. Within a matter of hours all the tufts have been removed!
Regards Linn
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Aug 27, 2016 6:37:06 GMT
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Post by lyn on Aug 27, 2016 6:37:06 GMT
That's a good thing for the birds Linn - I feel so sorry for the birds here as so much of their habitat is being destroyed by new building and by people wanting minimal gardens (no trees etc).
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2016 6:45:33 GMT
Hello Lyn
SO stupid to clear land of existing trees :-( Birds are leaving the suburbs in droves! We are so lucky that the suburb where we live (I think about 103 years old) is very proud of being serene and nature friendly. We are very jealous of our natural habitat and birdlife and encourage all the birds feeding at our bird feeding station. Over the past eight years we have had almost 100 bird species visiting our feeding station. Yes, it costs a lot of money keeping this up as they eat a lot of fresh fruit and seeds but Robert insists on doing it every morning. He was prepared to cut down on treats so that he could continue doing it.
I have taken stunning photographs of very wild African birds that popped in, shy birds that are hardly seen in suburban gardens! We have a couple of African hornbills that actually wait at the feeding station early in the mornings, calling Robert! <LOL> He has learned a lot of the bird calls and they come flying in when he walks around the house when he is ready to go put out the fruits, frozen bone meal balls and seeds :-)
The nicest part is when the birds lay their eggs in our trees and the babies are born. Then the parents teach them to come feed at the station ... hilarious to watch!
Regards Linn
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Aug 27, 2016 12:38:28 GMT
Post by zed on Aug 27, 2016 12:38:28 GMT
I agree about making a sample because of all the variables. To be accurate, make the sample with the exact wool/thickness and fabric as your intended project. As for what scrim and cheesecloth are, you'll probably get a different answer from every different person.
The scrim I use (which is the same as Judith's and Lyn's) is between cotton gauze (like the medical swabs) and cheesecloth in thread count. The way that scrumbles up on washing actually reminds me of 70's cheesecloth shirts.
Cheesecloth (to me) is actually food grade cheesecloth for making cheese (though just to be awkward, I use muslin for that sort of thing!). It is very 'square' and I think I might have mentioned it has plied twists one way in the weave.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2016 12:46:31 GMT
Thanks Zed.
Robert (hubby) said he will go buy my scrim tomorrow morning. It will be quicker for him to go because that is the only item I want. Any how, he has better eyesight and he will be doing the thread counting in the store <LOL> prior to buying.
I was totally shocked at the price as I can get it so much cheaper on Etsy!
This morning I bought some local cold water powder dyes because I want to try ice dyeing tomorrow ... wish me luck! <LOL>
Regards Linn
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Aug 28, 2016 22:53:21 GMT
Post by chookie2 on Aug 28, 2016 22:53:21 GMT
Here in Australia scrim is also known as cheesecloth and comes in varios weights/ counts. Ruth ragdoll is a cat breed as per Linns pic and stud is male,queen is breeding female.
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Post by chookie2 on Aug 28, 2016 22:54:42 GMT
Ah sorry, the previous posts didn't show on my ipad,answered already i see after i posted.
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Post by jwugg on Aug 29, 2016 5:48:45 GMT
You Can felt your cat hair if you want! At a workshop I held earlier this year, 1 lady wanted to incorporate her dog's hair, it was a curly haired terrier that didn't shed & she had 'locks' they'd cut. I managed to persuade her to use 90% merino wool then add some dog hair on the top layer, it worked, but was still shedding when she'd fulled it hard. She was happy & it was meant as a memory keeper, as the dog is very old.
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Aug 29, 2016 5:56:40 GMT
Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2016 5:56:40 GMT
How sweet Jill ... would definitely work if you put the "memory keeper' behind glass to keep the dog's curl in place. Our cats' hair won't work as it is straight medium-hair length and would have to be mixed in with the Merino wool.
Regards Linn
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Aug 31, 2016 19:28:08 GMT
Post by elizabeth on Aug 31, 2016 19:28:08 GMT
Linn, I HAVE used cat fur for nuno felting. I just used a bit to see how it would work and it migrated competely thru 3.5 mm silk. I even felted a very ugly flower completely with cat fur - no wool at all. I think I posted it here somewhere.... I'm saving up the fur to see if I can nuno with it completely. My sis is sensitive to wool, but has a house full of cats, so she should be able to wear it.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2016 19:29:41 GMT
WOW! Oh please do find that image so that I can see! :-)
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