Comments on: steps in making a roach

By: Eddie Joe

Eddie Joe — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 02:13:56 +0000

d. not sure of problem. i will take a picture of a finished roach and send it to you email. and kansas should take it all.

By: Eddie Joe

Eddie Joe — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 02:10:13 +0000

d. i sort out more piles than just the blond hair. i also sort out all black. then hair with too much white on the bottom that wont be covered by the deertail trim. then i sort out the ones with the orange tips that are too long. i want even rows of all black and then the orange tips. and i am not sure of your problem with an irregular edge. i think i may. i sew the first row of inner deer trim lined up with the edge of the mat. then i line up the porky hair row off that. then the outer trim in line with that. dont know if i answered your question. if not send me a picture to my email.

By: dmoccasin

dmoccasin — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 16:15:03 +0000

Eddie Joe if you got any pictures of how to sew the final strings on the roach base send them to me via email. And I was thinking of collecting the blonde hair and making a roach for my clown dancer friends. So if you got a pile you don’t wamt let me know.

Have a good one and go Kansas

By: dmoccasin

dmoccasin — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 16:08:25 +0000

Thanks for the great advice. I am getting better now with making roaches. I am trying to perfect the mammer of separating and sorting the hair. I am collecting a pile of blonde porky hair and odd lots of hair.

My question is how to efffectively tie the string of porky hair and outer layer on the base. My strings seem to start out even and end up jagged irregular around the edges of the base. So do you have any techniques to help solve this problem?

By: Eddie Joe

Eddie Joe — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 13:15:35 +0000

clyde, no i dont count it. after doing it so many times, i just go by sight.

By: clyde

clyde — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 04:13:20 +0000

Do you count out the porcupine hair when you tie it? If so how many? or what is your method?

By: Eddie Joe

Eddie Joe — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 13:53:38 +0000

you would be better off buying several ounces of porky hair then sorting it yourself. you will get a better roach. for the money the hair in kits aint that good. you can buy roach bases from any of the supply houses for 5 bucks. or make them yourself. practice tying with the hair you reject. after you master the technique then make your roach.

By: walter

walter — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 23:07:45 +0000

I am getting ready to make my first roach i am buying a cheap kit to lea
rn do you have any pointers for me to start out with

Thanks walter

By: Eddie Joe

Eddie Joe — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:50:07 +0000

audi i applaud your resolve to make a roach yourself. i encourage you to try. having said that i will tell you that it took me years and years to get my roachmaking to an artform. if it was easy you wouldnt see so many lame roaches on the pow wow circuit. there are some real good ones out there. probably made by artists that perfected their art. other roaches are simply made to sell commercially and they look like it. there are books and videos on making roaches. i can give you pointers but at this time i am not willing to teach my craft to others. it is tough to keep my business going.

By: Audi

Audi — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:01:24 +0000

hello

can someone help me make or understand how to make a head roach for my mans grass outfit please.

thanks audi