What a fun idea! Cats can get fur mats, so I'm sure it would felt, but how? No idea!

I know people have made yarn and then knitted items from dog hair--usually the triple-coated dogs--but I don't know about the domestic cat. If you don't have room/money for a traditional spinning wheel, perhaps a drop spindle. They are very inexpensive, but take some work getting an even ply--especially with something like cat fur, which is probably not very...um, fibrous? Try Googling something like "cat fur yarn" or "cat fur spinning" or even for dog fur, and see if there's any blogs, etc out there to help.

Personally, I would not change the color, but perhaps add a deeper tone of angora or something to strengthen the "weave" so to speak and then a lighter tone, something like a deep teal and then light grey to complement the medium grey of your cat's fur. Or perhaps a brick red and lighter grey...?

And remember...it's going to take a long while to collect enough fur to make even a nice scarf.

Of course, of course. This is going to be a loooong project.

Someone on another forum had informed me about drop spindles--they look really simple to use, and I think I might invest in one.
The only reason I would want to lighten the color is so that I can dye it whichever other color I please, depending on the project. I'm going to try some test swatches and do my own experiments on the different effects of reactors and the fur. I want to try some hydrogen peroxide from when I used to bleach my hair, and maybe the ol' lemon-in-sun trick. I'm open to suggestions.

Also, as a side note, I won't--AT ALL--be making wearable items with this yarn. I'll use it for my own little amigurumi animals and nothing more.

yes, you CAN spin this fiber! I have spun our cat, Woolly (how's that for a name!). Her hair is much like what you have in the picture (and she is a black cat!). It comes out beautiful. Be prepared that when you first start to spin, it comes out a little lumpy (kind of like rope), but it doesn't take long to get it nice and even. You can also dye this (although I personally haven't tried it). I have dyed dark sheep's wool with easter egg dye, and it comes out very well.

By all means, go for it! It actually won't take long to get quite a bit--cats seem to shed a lot! Besides, look at it this way--you're keeping Kitty from creating mats in her/his fur, which will definitely make them feel better, and keeping them from getting hair balls in their tummy by trying to groom themselves!

Have fun with your new hobby! But be warned--it's very addicting (just ask my husband!)

Hey, I was looking around on the net & found this site:

www.spinningstrawintogold.com

They had something about pet hair & I thought you may enjoy reading it. I hope this helps!!

Hachiko