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Post by kimmie on Jan 26, 2007 14:08:56 GMT 12
I have just been clipping my little maltese and as I picked up the bag of hair and went to put it into the rubbish bin had this thought. Is it possible to use for hair on our clay creatures. Anyone know?  |
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Post by storkart on Jan 26, 2007 19:18:58 GMT 12
Hi Kimmie,
I clipped a bichon frise recently with beautiful soft long silk hair and thought I keep it for doll hair. I dyed it at the same time as a small batch of mohair. The mohair kept its lustre and bounce, and the bichon went very matted losing its gloss. After brushing it out it improved a bit but I would not put it on a doll as I suspect it would look terrible if the new owner decided to wash it.
I have used Golden retriever undercoat as newborn baby hair but you have to keep it short. Slightly coarse but nice, and Golden retriever guardhairs (the fat ones thicking out) on a little boy baby, very nice but very tedious too, as you have to collect the hairs one at the time. Good thing my dog really likes me...
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Post by storkart on Jan 26, 2007 19:20:06 GMT 12
I have also used guard hairs of a Huntaway but they are quite fat and unless you really ultra microroot (ie ONE hair at the time only) it will look plugged.
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Post by kimmie on Jan 26, 2007 21:05:51 GMT 12
ahhhhh thanks for that storkart. To be honest I had no idea but figured someone on here might. And I was right. LOL
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Post by sapphyre on Jan 27, 2007 7:41:02 GMT 12
Wow thats news to me lol...dog hair can actually be handy instead of just a pain in the a**e  |
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Post by storkart on Feb 3, 2007 21:31:59 GMT 12
I still have a whole lot of Golden retriever hair waiting for 'something'. Friends use it for nesting materials for their canaries who line the nests with it. Maybe make some felt bears with it one day.
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