Jim, Try using angora goat hair instead of mohair yarn. It comes in more colors and is far easier to get the desired effect since you can control the amount of fibers you use and it's not nearly as thick as the yar.
Just use a 2 or 3 inch dubbing loop to build up a body, tie off and whip finish, then use your bodkin to pick out selected fibers which can be swept backwards to created the appropriate 'shaggy' look. Kent Lufkin >I'm hoping someone can tell me how to properly use mohair yarn... >specifically, I'm trying to tie mini-leeches. The mohair fibers >never stick out right - they get flattened. I've tried plucking it >out afterwards, plucking it out as I go along, even pulling all the >mohair off of the yarn and adding to a dubbing loop, but it never >looks right. > >I have a mini-leech that I bought at Kaufmann's and it looks way >better than anything I've managed to tie. The ends of the fibers >stick out uniformly and it tapers from front to back. What's the >trick? > >Thanks in advance and -tight lines-. >Jim Speaker
