Fibers would be 3/8" to about 3/4" all were blended well before combining together. Used a coffee grinder to mix them.
On 2/28/12, Wayne Blake-Hedges <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 -- " 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
