Valerie Mann on fri 9 jan 04
I have a Papillon so do I just cut some tail fur and try it for making fur ?
Steve.....
Many thanks for your purchase of my brushes
and I am pleased you like using them.
The portion of the elk I like to use
is the mane...it seems to be the part
with the longest hair....sometimes as long
as 6 inches...that becomes a bit wobbly....
I prefer 4-5 inches for the length of brush hair....
I also like using squirrel tail or goat
beard for brush making.
deer is not as desirable....the hair is
hollow....some folks like it...not me.
I tried a variety of animal fur...
wildebeast was tough...no hair as they
live in warm climes...
moose tho. cold climes was tough to work
with...
fox hair had no spring....
mink too short....
lamb/sheep too curley...
test a variety and see what you like...
if you have a dog wandering the neighborhood
clip it's tail hair...good stuff...
any spare skunk tails...drop the tail in a
bucket of laundry detergent/dry...and let cure
till it doesn't smell...
trial and error....
Again...thanks to all for the brush support...
and happy painting...decorating...
bamboo karen
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Karen Sullivan on fri 9 jan 04
Steve.....
Many thanks for your purchase of my brushes
and I am pleased you like using them.
The portion of the elk I like to use
is the mane...it seems to be the part
with the longest hair....sometimes as long
as 6 inches...that becomes a bit wobbly....
I prefer 4-5 inches for the length of brush hair....
I also like using squirrel tail or goat
beard for brush making.
deer is not as desirable....the hair is
hollow....some folks like it...not me.
I tried a variety of animal fur...
wildebeast was tough...no hair as they
live in warm climes...
moose tho. cold climes was tough to work
with...
fox hair had no spring....
mink too short....
lamb/sheep too curley...
test a variety and see what you like...
if you have a dog wandering the neighborhood
clip it's tail hair...good stuff...
any spare skunk tails...drop the tail in a
bucket of laundry detergent/dry...and let cure
till it doesn't smell...
trial and error....
Again...thanks to all for the brush support...
and happy painting...decorating...
bamboo karen
Lee Love on sun 11 jan 04
Valerie Mann wrote:
>I have a Papillon so do I just cut some tail fur and try it for making fur ?
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Papillon fur wouldn't be the best choice, the hair is too fine and
soft. Best hair comes off of the Northern, more wolvish breeds.
These are very stiff and standoffish. Hamada liked the fur of the
Akita dog. In his drawings for Leach (in the Hamada book by Leach)
Hamada points out the fur from the ruff, or collar as being the best and
the fur from the tail as being good for a thick brush. These types
of brushes are better for holding thick glaze or slip than the softer
sumi-e calligraphy brushes are.
I've made a few small brushes from my Akita Taiko's hair. She
is in winter coat, so now might be a good time to "harvest" a few
samples for brushes. Also, winter is the best time to harvest
bamboo: the growth has stopped and the sap is in the ground, so the
bamboo is strongest.
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