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"Mike Connor" Mike-Connor wrote in message
It occurred to me, after reading your post again, and noticing that you
wrote "as I move down the loop", that you will find it a lot easier if
you
keep the loop horizontal, when adding dubbing.

Although I didn't actually mean "down" in my post, you are right about
that
horizontal thing. That's one tip I figured out myself the hard way. BTW,
thanks for the links, though I'd already found 4 out of the 5.

My present troubles seem to result from the dubbed fur being too long.
After I get it spun in the loop & begin wrapping, I'm getting too much of
the material wrapping itself around the hook shank when I want it sticking
out for the body. I'm cutting very soft rabbit fur directly off the skin
&
it's about 1.5 cm long. Should I be using shorter material? If so,
how/when is the best way to trim it?

Joe F.
(& don't get me started on the static electricity thing.)



Very soft fur is difficult to dub in this way, also, the stuff you are using
is really too long for this particular loop method. Use a beard trimmer,
or similar, to cut hair about 0.5 cm long. This will stand out better.

You can also cut the 1.5 cm long hair, twice, and achieve the same thing.
You get a lot more "blunt" ends sticking out, but that does not matter.

It is in any case much easier to use a dubbing block for such soft hair.
This is just a piece of wood with a groove in it, and a pin at one end (
headless finishing nail or similar).

Place the thread in the groove, lay your dubbing over it, spaced as you
require it, loop the thread over the nail, and back over the dubbing, ( you
can also use copper wire etc), and then simply twist the thread by letting
your hackle pliers ( with both ends of the thread), spin below the block.

When applying very long dubbing in a loop, then you must stroke the hair
back at every turn around the hook shank, ( just like you would for tying in
long hackles). This prevents too much of it folding under. You can brush it
up to stand out again when you are finished, using a piece of velcro on a
lolly stick.

TL
MC