I have been thinking for some time about an adhesive cotton sticker, kind of that filter used to avoid your furniture scratching the floor. It would be nice to get a thin film of adhesive paper with some cotton attached to it, and wrap the string. I do not think there is anything like this available, and maybe it would not work... just another weird idea.
On the other hand I have been making some dogs lately with a 2D approach, using a 2x10mm strip, cutting the profile, and then sticking one piece to each side to make the foot. It works! and you can get a dog made in about 20 minutes (the tail fits perfectly in the 2mm notch!). Carving a 10x10 piece took me longer, although aesthetically it looks much better. I got the idea from some photos of a Seidler hg which seemed to be made from a flat strip in this way. I'll try to upload some photos. Regards. On 20 feb, 07:28, "Cali and Alden Hackmann" <[email protected]> wrote: > > cali silk and cotton? how do you mix it? where would one get silk fiber? > > Alden - > > We get silk at weaving supplies, specifically at the Weaving Works in Seattle, > though we've gotten it at other weaving supply places. The silk that works > best is bombyx mori silk, which comes in long hanks. Look for material that > doesn't have little slubs (rounded nubs or loose knots). > > Silk fibers are very long, too long to be used for wrapping hurdy-gurdy > strings. The solution is to cut short lengths off of the hank, perhaps 2-3 cm > (about 1 inch). > > Silk can be used by itself, but the sound can be harsher than cotton. It also > gets very tightly wound onto the string, so it's hard to remove. The solution > is to blend it with cotton. We use a short staple cotton, Fox Fiber. > > We've experimented with various mixes, but we typically use about 2/3 cotton > to 1/3 silk. (If I'm making it, I weigh it out, but it's OK to just eyeball > it.) > > To mix them together, the fibers need to be carded. Hand carders are fairly > expensive, but there's a cheaper alternative: a pair of dog brushes, the > "slicker" kind with short wire bristles. Use them to comb the fibers together > until they're fully blended. > > The blend still winds tighter and is still harder to remove than 100% cotton, > but also wears longer. > > Cali and Alden Hackmann > Olympic Musical Instruments - hurdy-gurdies > A & C Embroidery - boutique embroidery > Bois de Mallorne - audio production > stained glass, laser art > > "I am an optimist. It does not seem too much use being anything else." > > - Winston Churchill --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
