Methinks I need to try some! Noreen
ever trying exotic things....
Methinks I need to try some! Noreen
ever trying exotic things....
Well then, I guess I shall have to find some! Thanks, Mirjam! Noreen
Donna In S. Indiana
Hello I have nothing to do with this company but
:D Thanks, Louise! Noreen
Bisson wool ???? how does that feel???????? mirjam
It's very soft and fluffy. I don't know how they did it, but it doesn't smell like a buffalo, either!
=Tamar
They are using the soft undercoat that the buffalo uses for insulation in the winter - like my Samoyed dog who grew this downy undercoat in the winter (and shed it in the spring) It is wonderful stuff. Think quivit - though it may not be quite as great as that. It is expensive, though. These animals were outside without much shelter in some pretty cold weather.
Gonna spin your own do you mean? Seen it spun and watched it being spun, but not tried it myself.
hugz cher
Thanks, I didn't know it was just the undercoat. It's lucky they shed it naturally; I'd hate to have to pin down and shear a bison!
It's not as soft as quivit but cashmere isn't as soft as quivit.
Bison are wild animals, and it is healthy for them to live outdoors. Penning them in a barn would not be healthy for them.
=Tamar
After checking out above site, got better things to spend that kind of money on (don't think I could even talk Dh into buying it for me, like a few new books ! that is if I ever have time to read anything besides the newsgroup again, this latest modelstitching taking lots of time to finish! Time for me to get back to work!
Donna in S. Indiana
'Bison are wild animals, and it is healthy for them to live outdoors. Penning them in a barn would not be healthy for them." Right, my comment was more in the way of an explanation of why they had the undercoat than a complaint - I am sure the bison are much happier outdoors. They, like the Samoyed, evolved in response to harsh conditions. Samoyed's were Siberian bed dogs- bred for warmth and good temperment so that one could sleep next to them on cold arctic nights. Mine was always sure he was supposed to be next to my son as he slept - we tended to think they should each sleep in his own house. Samoyed undercoat is also wonderful stuff.
TAMAR ????? Sorry i just had an image of You standing under the Bison plucking it`s soft underwool ,,,,, Sorry ,,, your words somehow raised this image !!! mirjam
LOL
Higs, Kather> TAMAR ?????
Uh huh... and if I had it I would pay big money to see someone *trying* to pin down a Bison... those animals are HUGE! ;o)
Gemini
LOL! I've often wondered how they get quiviut (spelled right? don't know). Isn't that from a musk ox or a yak or something? Those are pretty massive too.
hehehehe Here nice animal... let me just pluck a couple of bit of your underwool from your coat. I won't hurt you honest... just don't you hurt me either, okay? *pluck* *pluck* There we go, now that didn't hurt did it? Uh... nice fella... {backing away}... it's okay, I don't need anymore. {running like hell and jumping a fence} LOL
Gemini
Erm... would you believe "a couple of bitS of your underwool" ? LOL I missed the s! ;o)
Gem
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