the future "fur", and animals dont have to die

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American wool needs you. Acrylic yarns for all you crafters, are made from petroleum products. wools are not and there are some super soft fibers out there, and an underground movement of artists, creating unique works of art with all natural fibers . there are new fibers too , all natural newbies to add shine a silkieness, a softness, etc. and the standbys are easier for you to get from hand spinners too , cashmere? mohair? angora? and then you have some VERY eclectic naturally colored wools and fibers that dont ever have acid touch them for them to have natural verigated colors. an angora garment handspun? unlike any sweater, it can halo until it looks like it is ALL fur... and no bunnies died to make it. most handspinners can be commissioned ... you choose a fleece or fiber, and get a spinner to make you the yarn... and make yourself a garment if you can knit or crochet.. if you cant, many yarn shops especially hand spinners shops will carry unique items for sale.. alot will be found at the maryland sheep and wool festival , in May, there is abnother large spinner expo in rhinebeck , and another in Asheville NC ... look for them, look for hand spinners on the web, researchy wools ... and learn, they dont have to itch.. handspinners do it with softness!!! we do not remove the lanolin all the way and we dont treat our fibers harshly.
heres a link or two to start at :)
http://abcwoolcrafts.mralter.com/
http://www.tail-spinner.com/
http://www.laurieslambs.com/
look for nice yarns , patterns, etc ... but do use woolens of ALL kinds...
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Reply #1 from JoeUser Forums Top
An interesting point. My question to you is this:

We as humans, in a natural perspective, are secondary preditors. We kill to serve ourselves. If the bunnies weren't bred en masse in the first place for coats and meat, then what are they for? To eat grass?

Just a thought,

NewspeakWordsmith
Reply #2 from JoeUser Forums Top
I never wore fur but fake fur is chic hah! (here under the tropics we dont need fur anyway )

and rabbit is a very nice dish indeed NewspeakWordsmith.
Siege of Centauri
Reply #3 from JoeUser Forums Top
I raise them myself as a small farm hand spinner, this being my point, my bunnies are PETS all 19 of them.. I love the wool they provide and love to spin . so YES they are here and not raised en masse persay , I have a set number of bunnies I can afford to care for and feed and it costs alot more than GRASS ... I take very good care of my rabbits and my sheep, which I also use to spin from. Small farm flock owners cannot afford to mis treat or abuse or stockpile , mishandle thier animals because on a small farm thier numbers are very limited. every single one counts. ever bunnie has a name , lets see, theres mopsy pretty baby, butterscotch, kisses, elvis, velvet, elizabeth,dusty mop, charmin, mr whipple, angel soft, cadburry, marshmallow peep, amaretto,brillo,hazel,alice,jelly bean, and nutmeg... my sheep have names, mostly after disney charachters, and this is what I mean when I say small hand spinners, farm owners, need supported, our fiber critters are very well cared for, which is also why this is where you can obtain your best product. besides lol mis treated angora rabbits, do not produce good usable fiber.