HalfDunn 0 Report post Posted March 1, 2014 Found this stuff in Hobby Craft today. Makes good dubbing. Tied this to try it out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rockworm 0 Report post Posted March 1, 2014 Thats basically wool before its been spun into yarn. Its a very good dubbing for wet flies (as is) and for dry flies (treated with a good floatant.) It also dyes well and easily! BTW- I think your fly is a killer! Did you use hare's feet for the wing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
utyer 0 Report post Posted March 1, 2014 ALL yarn starts out as roving. Natural fiber yarns of course start out as animal fur. The roving is then spun into yarn. Now that you know this, simply reverse the process. Comb out yarn and you can turn it back into roving which can then be used for dubbing. I have been making dubbing from yarns for well over 30 years. I have found yarns both natural and synthetic that will make any kind of dubbing I want including extra fine dry fly dubbing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gene L 0 Report post Posted March 1, 2014 I've got some great-colored wool carpet yarn that's all matted up. I tried combing it out and used a pet brush as a hackle but it won't come clean. Any suggestions for straightening this out would be appreciated. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HalfDunn 0 Report post Posted March 2, 2014 Thats basically wool before its been spun into yarn. Its a very good dubbing for wet flies (as is) and for dry flies (treated with a good floatant.) It also dyes well and easily! BTW- I think your fly is a killer! Did you use hare's feet for the wing? Thanks. Yes I have used snowshoe for the wing. I also treated the fly with watershed and it floats just fine. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joseph russell 0 Report post Posted March 4, 2014 Sweet looking fly . Did they have other colors in that wool. That stuff looks great Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shoebop 0 Report post Posted March 4, 2014 I bought 3 packages of the stuff in different colors a couple of years ago. I love to use it. You can leave it long for streamers or cut it up to make dubbing mixes. I mix it with other materials both natural and synthetic to good effect. I am thinking of dying some of it for more color variations. Try makinjg some wool sculpin patterns with it It's a very versitile material and one everyone should have in their stockpile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HalfDunn 0 Report post Posted March 4, 2014 Good idea on streamers and sculpins shoebop. Does need treating for dries though. Like you say comes in other colours I got another pack in apple green. See here for other colours. http://www.hobbycraft.co.uk/trimits-crafting-natural-wool-roving-dark-green/580314-1017 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jamestheblue 0 Report post Posted March 4, 2014 If you have a Hobby Lobby nearby, they have small packs of roving, 2 colors per pack. Some great natural colors, too. Around $2/pack. http://shop.hobbylobby.com/search/?keyword=wool%20roving Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites