Send that photo my way also please.... I'm ROTFL !! Deb ----- Original Message ----- From: "DonO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 5:43 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] package received
> Joyce, > Iain informed me that this was not mink, but mole hair! I just got through > working with it and was able to rope-dub it by itself, which was 'quite' the > challenge. I've blended mink with chinchilla before to make it more > workable, and various other things, but the deal with Iain was to rope the > most difficult dubbings he could find, and he found some good'uns. (This > mole hair was not even a quarter of an inch long.) But I got them all > roped, including the seal, and am sending him a photo in just a second. > > I got lots of mink if you need some, since you use a lot. Can you use some > chinchilla? I also got a nice Cock d'Leon saddle that would make great > streamers, if you could use it. > > Waiting to get your flies, haven't seen them yet. > > Thanks, > DonO > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joyce Westphal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 3:00 PM > Subject: Re: [VFB] package received > > > > Don, mink does dub very well on its own..but, if you need to make it a bit > > more "ropeable", blend several inches of very neutral wool yarn (I like > Wool > > Ease chunky which is 70% wool, 30 acrylic), makes the mink dub very > nicely> > > I use lots of mink. The guard hairs make great tails and it makes great > > GRHEs (or is that mink ears?). Joyce > > > >
