Tom, That should word- "If your having problems with conventional dubbing you are trying to put too much on the thread."
If you are rope-dubbing, you can put as much or as little as you want. And you can dub materials never thought of before as dubbing materials, such as holographic tinsels, awesome hair, peacock, etc. And there are some dubings that will not stick to thread, such as seal, mink, chinchilla, and any dubbing that loads up static. Dang, I wish I didn't have to bug out of the Sowbug. DonO ----- Original Message ----- From: Tom Davenport To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 9:32 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Sowbug If your having problems with dubbing you are trying to put too much on the thread. Try starting with the smallest amount of dubbing you can see... a wisp of dubbing so small that it will float if you drop it. You will be amazed at how easily it goes on the thread. I haven't found ANY dubbing material that can't be dubbed on ordinary thread if you start with a small enough amount. The only time I use wax (other than the wax that is already in the thread) is when I am tying with the Lafontaine "touch dub" technique, which only works if you use an ultra tacky wax. Tom Davenport On Mar 13, 2007, at 9:21 PM, jim phillips wrote: Dubbing is my worst nightmare. Wax-no wax-spit, you name it and the dubbing still falls off the thread. I started using cactus chennille, mohair etc to make fake dubbing but it is not the same Home Page: http://homepage.mac.com/tsmd Webshots Albums: http://community.webshots.com/user/tsmdav ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.10/720 - Release Date: 3/12/2007 7:19 PM
