Mohair

Lifelike manes and tails can be added to any model with our Hand-Dyed Mohair colors. Also available is commercially dyed black and other select fibers. We use special dye formulations in order to bring you a wide variety of equine colors and shades. Colors can be mixed and blended for just the right look as well.

All mohair is sold by the 1-foot hank.

(Colors shown here are representative and may not exactly match the actual products.)

White Ramie (MH3-wr) is Back in Stock!!
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Important News about our Mohair:

Due to a variety of circumstances, we are not be able to keep a continual supply of all of the hand-dyed colors in stock. We will, however, continue to offer mohair in Black, White, Honey and Mixed Light Grey colors, as well as Black and White Alpaca, White Ramie and the Icelandic Grey Wool.

We are sorry for the inconvenience.

Please note, that colors marked as "OUT" in the price column are not currently available.

		ROSE GOLD FLAXEN	MH1-rg	$3.50
		LIGHT FLAXEN	MH1-lfx	OUT
		GOLDEN FLAXEN	MH1-gfx	OUT
		PEACH FLAXEN	MH1-pfx	$3.50
		LIGHT RED CHESTNUT	MH1-lrc	$3.50
		MEDIUM RED CHESTNUT	MH1-mrc	OUT
		DARK RED CHESTNUT	MH1-drc	OUT
		LIGHT SIERRA CHESTNUT	MH1-ls	OUT
		MEDIUM SIERRA CHESTNUT	MH1-ms	OUT
		DARK SIERRA CHESTNUT	MH1-ds	OUT
		GOLDEN CHESTNUT	MH1-gc	OUT
		DARK GOLDEN CHESTNUT	MH1-dgc	OUT
		RED BROWN	MH1-rb	OUT
		DARK BROWN	MH1-db	OUT
		SILVER GREY	MH1-sg	OUT
		LIGHT GREY	MH1-lg	OUT
		MEDIUM GREY	MH1-mg	OUT
		DARK GREY	MH1-dg	OUT
		MEDIUM TONED GREY	MH1-mtg	OUT
		DARK TONED GREY	MH1-dtg	OUT
		BLACK MOHAIR	MH2-k	$2.25
		CREAMY WHITE MOHAIR	MH2-cw	$2.25
		MIXED HONEY MOHAIR	MH2-h	$2.25
		WHITE RAMIE	MH3-wr	$2.25
		ICELANDIC GREY WOOL	MH4-igr	$2.25
		BLACK ALPACA	MH5-ak	$2.00
		WHITE ALPACA	MH5-aw	$2.00
		BROWN CAMEL	MH6-bc	50¢

Mohair is a silky natural fiber obtained from the Angora Goat. It is sheared from the goat, cleaned, carded and made into "top" which is no more than a long, loose rope of hair. Once cleaned and topped, the mohair can be dyed to suit.

The silky, fine texture and slightly wavy curl of mohair make it an excellent choice for model horses. While natural horsehair would seem to be the obvious choice here, in reality horsehair is far too coarse to be used acceptably to add haired manes and tails to scale models.

Icelandic Grey Wool is a very soft, fine wool fiber from (you guessed it) Iceland. Unlike coarser wools that are thick and scratchy, this grey wool is extremely soft and refined. The mixed grey coloring contains shades from black to white. This wool has a lovely texture, and the color is idea for many grey horses. Don't let the term 'wool' fool you!

Alpaca comes from South America and is a finer fiber than mohair, although it is rather similar. Alpaca is softer, but not quite as silky as mohair. Like wool it does have a bit of a 'crimp' to it, but very slight. Alpaca is well suited to smaller scale models as well as feathering on lower legs.

Camel hair by comparison to all of the above is somewhat coarse, though not nearly as coarse as horsehair. It does have a slight crimp to the fibers, but is very sturdy and durable.

Ramie is a vegetable-based fiber that is finer than mohair. Its color is bright white (whiter than mohair). Ramie is a good choice where ultra white hair on a model is desirable. It should be noted though, that ramie fibers are somewhat weaker in structure than mohair, and may be prone to 'flyaway' hair as well as breakage of the fibers if not handled and cared for carefully.

Synthetic fibers are also available on the market. These can be acceptable as well, depending on your project. One of the liabilities of synthetics such as 'craft fur' is that often the fibers are not long enough (they must be cut from the backing to be used) and many have the wrong sheen, if not color. For our own uses and products here at Rio Rondo, we prefer the mohair and other natural fibers for most of our projects since they lend the most lifelike and realistic finished appearance.

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