Nitpick about Demiguises (and their pelts)

[Amy Z]

No: HPFGUIDX 22750

Parker wrote:

>In Fantastic Beasts, under the entry for Demiguises it states
> that 'Demiguise pelts are highly valuable as the hair may be spun
> into Invisibility Cloaks.'

> Here's my nitpick: you don't spin pelts into anything.  You *weave*
> them into things like Invisibility Cloaks.  (And to further nitpick,
> you don't spin *pelts* without first processing them--like wool.)

> This has bothered me since I read the book. I can't help it--I'm a
> spinner/weaver & I know the process.

Parker, you are truly a L.O.O.N.  There is a small membership fee in 
your case:  you have to let other members borrow Remus's heart, 
Sirius's body, and Severus's soul now and then.  'Kay?

Would it be correct if it said that the pelts are spun into wool that 
is then woven into Invisibility Cloaks?  I.e., Newt skipped a 
step (let's face it, he's not likely to be up on the fabric arts)?

Amy Z

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