At Southern Council, I saw a whole bunch of folks using "Lite-Brite"
dubbing from Spirit River. I've seen this shredded holographic film
with a few other names and as a component of other dubbing. Why not,
its has great flash and is easy to work with. When mixed with other
dubbing materials (angora or silk) it adds just that little bit
extra. You can buy a quarter of an ounce of Lite Brite for $1.75 US
or a dubbing dispenser with 12 of the 24 colors for 9 bucks. Or, if
you're cheap like me, you can look for Angelina Fiber and its
associated knockoffs http://www.embellishmentvillage.com/store.php?cat=3
for MUCH cheaper. By the way, I see on that page that the fiber
artists have us nailed. "It has also been successfully used in its
unbonded form for flytying. We hear it makes great nymphs!" Try the
hot melt type. Mix it 75/25 with some hare's mask and press with an
iron (place material between some butcher paper or a brown paper
bag). It makes a great wing/shell back material.
By the way, I have 8 oz of Angelina knockoff that I spent 4 bucks on
that looks EXACTLY like the stuff in the Spirit River bag.
Other places to get it is at fibre arts fairs, scrap booking stores,
and wool spinning stores.
Frank Reid