Hi Ian, Does this mean we're not supposed to have it?
Ashley On 10 September 2010 21:45, Ian Mitchell <ff_mi...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Hi guys, > > just a quick word. Australain possum from Australia is illegal. Possums are > a protected species in AUstralia,# > > > HOWEVER: Possums from australia where shipped to New Zealand, many years > ago for foood and fur (back inthe days when we sidnt know any better .. > impacts offoregn species and all that). WHat this means is that you get an > get really good possum fr etc from New Zealand. YOu can also get nice > woolen articles that are relly warm where they have mixed possum fur with > merino wool .. no need to feel guilty as Possums are uining the NZ ecology > and you are doing NZ a favour .. :-) > > Ian > > (Austrialin in exile in UK) > > Homepage:- http://www.angelfire.com/on/theriverbank SwapPage > http://www.angelfire.com/on/theriverbank/ftswaps.html > > > > > From: f...@tribcsp.com > > To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > > Subject: Re: [VFB] opossum fur for dubbing source > > Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 20:16:28 -0600 > > > > > Joyce, > > I use Australian 'possum all the time- just love it. Have a bad of all > > kinds of pieces. > > With the rope-dub, I can get as many 'looks' as I want, plus I can take > the > > dub off of different places on the animal to get more different looks. > See > > the rope-dubbed flies on my website. > > > > Reuven is sending me a possum pelt, should be here soon. I'll send you > > some. > > If you just want to play and share right away, I'll bet you can pick up a > > > grade 3 pelt at Moscow Hide and Fur for a reasonable price. Look for > > chinchilla while you're at it. > > > > Note to all ropers: If you have fur on the hide, like possum, muskrat, > > etc., rope dub clippings of fur without blending. The guard-hairs will > > become hackle-tips. > > > > Once you do blend a fur, try ice-dub as a hilight, and gold dubbing too. > > > > DonO > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Peggy Brenner" <peggy.bren...@comcast.net> > > To: "Virtual Fly Box" <vfb-mail@googlegroups.com> > > Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 8:01 PM > > Subject: [VFB] opossum fur for dubbing source > > > > > > > http://www.paradisefibers.net/Possum-Spinning-Fiber-p/47151.htm > > > > > > Check this out, ever since the rope dub swap I've been searching for a > > > source of the dubbing I used. It was a old box from Al Neimic of > > > Chicopee, MA, but I noticed a little lable about possum blend. > > > > > > This fiber place has all sorts of wools, and fibers from different > animal, > > > I think it could be a dubbing source. > > > > > > Has anyone tried blending and dying? > > > > > > Peggy > > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > > > group. > > > > > > To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > > > > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > > > To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com
