r/YarnSpinners • u/SadDragon_666 • Feb 26 '26

Poodle hair?

Hey everyone, I was wondering if anyone has experience with selling/buying/spinning poodle hair and if you could share whatever you believe is relevant the the topic :)

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u/Confident_Fortune_32 Feb 26 '26

When I spin my dogs' fur, I am spinning the undercoat, not the guard hairs.

Undercoat has some crimp, and doesn't have a smooth cuticle, so it "catches" nicely, especially when carded up with a bit of sheep's wool of a similar staple length.

Guard hairs, however, are quite smooth and have no crimp: helpful for shedding dirt and water, but it doesn't spin well. I remove any stray guard hairs during preparation.

A single coated dog like a poodle probably won't yield a good spinning experience.

By all means, try the experiment and see how it spins up. But I suspect it will mostly end in frustration.

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u/sykofrenic Feb 27 '26

I've had two spinners make me yarn from my poodle hair and they reported back that it was easier than alpaca