Hi Robert; How long were the fibers you used? How did you mix the blend? Homemade dubbing sometimes involves a lot of experimentation to get the desired results. A couple of things I learned were the length of the fibers you use have a great influence on how your dubbing blend will behave also, start with one portion of your blend, get it to length and spun/blended depending on your method. Then do the same with each individual material then, blend them together. For dubbing you plan to spin around a thread, 3/8" to 1/2" fiber length is a good start. Longer threads are harder to spin around your tying thread but lend themselves to "rope dubbing" type methods. Wayneb
From: Robert Morger <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>; flyfishingandflytyingforpanfish <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 11:15 AM Subject: [VFB] Home made dubbing question, Proportions I made up a bunch of dubbing recently using about 50% poly yarn and 40% rabbit fur or mink fur (Guard hairs intact) and 10% shiny stuff, the colors came out nice but the mix is a bear to get to cling to the thread. So my question is how much underfur to coarse or synthetic mix should be blended to make a mix that wraps well on the thread? - " Americans can always be counted on to do the right thing - After they have exhausted all other possibilities. " --Winston Churchill Robert Morger Central Texas -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" 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/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" 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/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com
