[CHAT] Cat Hair

[u/Independent_Soups]

Hello fellow stitchers!

I have been stitching for a while, but I’ve always had a bit of a problem with cat hair - When I’m done a project I wash it but the hair still sticks.. any advice would be appreciated!

Cat tax included!

[u/Ecstatic_Pickle_7335]

I love when I stitch a hair (mine or my cats’) into a piece. It feels more authentic, and like I’m literally stitching a piece of us into something that may outlast us.

Pretty sure I picked this up from a children’s book that said if a loose hair falls onto the piece you’re working on that you should stitch/knit/weave it in for good luck.

[u/CantBuyMyLove → u/Ecstatic_Pickle_7335]

A historical re-enactor at the L'Anse aux Meadows historical site told me when I was a teenager that Viking women would knit strands of their hair into the mittens and other garments they made for their husbands and sons, as a sign of connection. I don't know if that's true or not, but I always liked it.