Nick, ask Veronica about rope dub technic. You will be able to dub the cat's hair (and maybe the cat as well <G>); Rene
-----Original Message----- Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 17:27:36 +0200 Subject: SV: [VFB] Home made dubbing... From: "Niclas Runarsson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> We got a cat... and I've tried tying from that one. My girlfriend gave me a chunk of hair once after brushing it. It looked like she had shaved a porcupine so it wasn't much to tie with and I terminated the project rather quickly... obviously too quickly to realize that belly hair is a totally different thing... which, in that chunk, didn't have a high concentration. Thanks for the tip/reminder. I will tell her the NEXT time she brushes it... do the belly part separately and dont mix the chunks. /Nick -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- Fr�n: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] F�r Jimmy D. Moore Skickat: den 21 juli 2004 16:15 Till: [EMAIL PROTECTED] �mne: Re: [VFB] Home made dubbing... I know you're talking about synthetics, but here's another idea for you. I frequently use brushed belly hair from my two cats. Good like it is. Beeswax your tying thread and apply - instant dubbing. No need to do anything else with it. My two cat's belly hair is white. You don't like white - use brushings from other areas on the cat. One of mine is a calico and the other is gray and black. Both have white bellys and both love to be brushed. Just ask Ian Mitchell about cat dubbing. He's tied some mighty neat flies with hair from his kitties. Don't have a cat . . . .? :-D
