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JohnR
October 24th, 2004, 04:42 AM
No, not Angelina Jolie but rather a Lite Brite-type metallic dubbing.

I was at the SE Animal Fiber Fair today (thanks to Frank Reid for his
report a few months ago on these Wool Fairs) and came across this
stuff called Angelina. It looked just like Lite Brite but seems a
little softer. It is designed for spinners and weavers to put in
sparkle in their yarns.

The price at the fair was good -- $2.15 for a 4x4" bag stuffed full. I
bought 5 bags in various colors.

I searched on both the Internet and eBay and it's available there.

Has anybody else used this stuff (or ever heard of it)? I can't wait
to give it a try.

John
Frank Reid
October 24th, 2004, 11:28 PM
Yeah, Angelina is great. I found the same stuff and love it.
About 10-20% mixed in with your favorite dubbing and WHAM! Instant fish
catching fly. Oh, by the way, use some butcher paper, mix 50-50 with an
appropriate color of dubbing and then iron between pieces of butcher paper.
Now you have some awesome shell/thorax/wing material.

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Frank Reid
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JohnR
October 25th, 2004, 04:12 AM
"Frank Reid" <moc.deepselbac@diersicnarf> wrote in message >...
> Yeah, Angelina is great. I found the same stuff and love it.
> About 10-20% mixed in with your favorite dubbing and WHAM! Instant fish
> catching fly. Oh, by the way, use some butcher paper, mix 50-50 with an
> appropriate color of dubbing and then iron between pieces of butcher paper.
> Now you have some awesome shell/thorax/wing material.

When you say butcher paper, do you mean the heavy white uncoated stuff
or something more akin to wax paper?

What causes it to fuse together? The plastic in the Angelina?

Sorry to be dense about this but...

-John
Frank Reid
October 25th, 2004, 11:59 AM
> When you say butcher paper, do you mean the heavy white uncoated stuff
> or something more akin to wax paper?

Unwaxed. You can also use grocery bags (PAPER!).

> What causes it to fuse together? The plastic in the Angelina?

Yes. http://www.icenet.com.au/~threads/hints/helpful5.htm Note the colors
that are bondable and non-bondable. You should have some bondable in your
pack.

> Sorry to be dense about this but...

No sweaty - da GI.


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Frank Reid
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Frank Reid
October 25th, 2004, 11:59 AM
> When you say butcher paper, do you mean the heavy white uncoated stuff
> or something more akin to wax paper?

Unwaxed. You can also use grocery bags (PAPER!).

> What causes it to fuse together? The plastic in the Angelina?

Yes. http://www.icenet.com.au/~threads/hints/helpful5.htm Note the colors
that are bondable and non-bondable. You should have some bondable in your
pack.

> Sorry to be dense about this but...

No sweaty - da GI.


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Frank Reid
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DaveMohnsen
October 25th, 2004, 01:27 PM
"Frank Reid" <moc.deepselbac@diersicnarf> wrote in message
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> Yeah, Angelina is great. I found the same stuff and love it.
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> Frank Reid
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Thanks Frank for the info and the link. This stuff sounds like it will be
fun to play with.
BestWishes,
DaveMohnsen
Denver
Frank Reid
October 25th, 2004, 08:51 PM
> Thanks Frank for the info and the link. This stuff sounds like it will be
> fun to play with.

Stuff is really nice. It adds a real nice sparkle to any dubbing, mimicking
the air bubbles around the body of many nymphs.

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Frank Reid
October 25th, 2004, 08:51 PM
> Thanks Frank for the info and the link. This stuff sounds like it will be
> fun to play with.

Stuff is really nice. It adds a real nice sparkle to any dubbing, mimicking
the air bubbles around the body of many nymphs.

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Frank Reid
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