Chiengora, also called "dog wool," is yarn or wool spun from dog hair. The word is a portmanteau of chien (the French word for dog) and angora and was coined by an American spinner, Annette Klick.[1] Dog hair is up to 80% warmer than wool[2] and is not elastic.
- ^ Keese, Susan (September 29, 1983). "'Chiengora': Spinning Mittens from Fido's Hair". Rutland Herald.
- ^ Choron & Choron (2005), p. 326.