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UKGood morning everyone, i was wondering if anyone knew where i can find some 40mm Sparse Wavy Mohair.. My Lisa Pay Pattern for her yorkie arrived today and i was so excited to get started and get everything ordered that i need, but i'm having a job actually finding suitable mohair ;(
I've tried :
Beary Cheap
Endinburgh Imports
Christie Bears
Bear Country
V & N Bear Supplies
Oakleys
Ebay
and none of those places have anything close to what the pattern says you need, I've had a look at Intercal but I'm having trouble trying to find any 40mm mohair there due to all the options :(
Anyways i need Sparse Wavy mohair - 40mm in Gold and some in Black, if anyone knows for sure who sells some i'd be so pleased if you could share the website url
WienPipa, have a look here:
http://www.probear.com/com/index.htm
I hope it helps...and DON´T FORGET THE PIX WHEN HE´S DONE 
Have a smashing dogmaking time
Gaby 
UKThanks so much Gaby, I've bookmarked that url, Karen sent me Gerry's url who have some mohair which looks just right. however i'm not sure if they will accept my debit card as a method of payment so i will just have to wait and see, and if they don't.. well i am just going to cry into my pillow and chuck the pattern out the window LOL!!!!
I will most defintley share piccies when he's finished (providing he comes out looking like a dog LOL)
Wienoh sure, cucking the pattern out of the window will deffinitely help 
well, I called probear ( just iun case you found something you like on their site) they accept payments per paypal or bank transfer...
I ordered from them already, went quick and without any problem...
Gaby
Hi Pipa, Gerry's accepts my visa debit card so if you've got one of the well known cards, you shouldn't have a problem. Goodluck!
Yes ProBear should have, and they have sent to me too and it all went well.
Lynette
Baird'sBears
Pipa,
Have you tried www.sierrameadowsbears.com?
UKTHANKYOU all soo much for your support & help with this Yorkie Dog!! Denise Yep i have a Visa Debit so fingers crossed they will take that one if not i will jut have to go on the hunt someplace else !! i was SO chuffed when i saw Beary Cheap accept Paypal now (i ordered some eyes and dog nose from there) ! is use paypal for almost everything lol !!!
Eileen thanks for the link to Sierra Meadow, i will bookmark that url too for future use if i need any more supplies :hug:
UKthanks Gaby ! you're a star!! i've bookmarked the url in my favourite folder so iwon't lose it! it always come sin handy to know all of the links for bear supplies :hug: :hug:
oh sure, cucking the pattern out of the window will deffinitely help
well, I called probear ( just iun case you found something you like on their site) they accept payments per paypal or bank transfer...
I ordered from them already, went quick and without any problem...Gaby :rose:
Donna's Duin BruinsPipa,
I made Lisa Pay's yorkie before I designed my own. I used AA30 from Edinburgh. It is 3 inches long and worked fine. They can use your debit card.
Donna
PottersHouse BearsI'll just add this. I've made yorkies before and I found the mohair from Intercal. Unfortunately, I do not remember the number, but I know they have it.
UKI'm pretty excited about making this yorkie now I hope it comes out good. it's for a cristmas present for my aunt and if it's not good enough.. well.. i dont know what i'm going to get her instead !!!!!!! 
talk about pressure heehee
it's going to be awhile before i can start work on it though since i need to wait for my bits and pieces to arrive boohoo, 
Back Road BearsA VISA Debit card works just like a regular VISA card.... as long as you have the funds to cover the purchase in your bank account all is fine. "You can use your VISA debit card where ever VISA is accepted." That sentance is all of the Visa Debit or Check Card commercials around here!!
I've also used Edinburgh's AA30... it's perfect!!
Sierra Meadows is often out of mohair so always check for stock availability before placing your order if it's something you really NEED! They are offering 65% off EVERYTHING in stock right now.... 4 of the things I ordered they were out of! 
But great deals on the rest and quicker email and shipping response than in the past so I'm happy.
UKThanks Daphne. over here in the UK sometimes they will accept a VISA Credit card but not a Visa debit. so you never know if they will or won't i saw the 65% off at sierra Meadows, ooo how tempting to stock up on supplies, 
This is some mohair that I have available, its a colour they call Oyster- not sure if it would be suitable.
This is showing both sides. The 2nd picture is more of the true colour.
Lynette
UKThanks for your help Lynette! i got some from Gerry's "Gold" and "black" i'm not sure if the gold is going to be too goldy as my Aunt's yorkies were more the silvery/grey colour you get on yorkies but i will have to wait and see how gold gold this mohair form gerry's is, if it's too gingery gold i'll have to look for something else
Good luck with your Yorkie, Pipa - we look forward to seeing him finished.
How lucky your Aunt will be.
Hugs
Carolyn
UKThanks so much Carolyn, i can't wait to get started, i wish my supplies were here already 
I will defintley show piccies when he/she is done (if i'm not too ashamed of it haha) I ordered a dog nose from beary cheap which will save me stitching the nose (i've got wrist problems that need surgery so the least sewing i have to do the better) and Lisa's pattern only has 1 joint!! woopie! ilove that!! jointing puts alot of pressure on the wrist turning the pliers to curl down the cotter pins is hard
i'm hoping it will come out looking like a yorkie LOL!!!
Pipa, you should get the wrist braces I sell ( hahaha you must think I am trying to bankcrupt you !!!!)
they help prevent carpal tunnel syndrome , anyone using a repititive movement is in danger of this work injury.
I have sent a pair to Judy who testing them for me.
Lynette
WienPipa, now, I was checking the internet for the excercises against carpal tunnel syndrome, since I know that waiting for a surgery in UK can let you look old.
I have that funny thing too and I take vitamin B6 pills for the nerves- because actually they cause the pain.
And I was given a booklet with training but ... :redface: ...dunno where I put it.
There is a book that sounds interesting: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/187806 … 63?ie=UTF8
sorry, that has nothing to do with mohair, but I thought I´d let you know
Gaby
UKLOL Lynette. ooh i seriously seriously appreciate everyones help i really do you girls here everyone is just superb !! you couldn't wish to meet a friendlier helpful bunch 
I've got some wrist supports that i wear (sport wrist supports, is that like the ones you sell ??) but the specialist told me not to wear them all the time because my joints will come to rely on the support instead of the muscles (i don't have Carple tunnel syndrome, i have something wrong with the tissue around the wrist joint and some other babble that he told me would need surgery which i won't be hving anytime yet, i had a extremley painful Steroid injection into the cavatiy of the joint and since then it's been worse than it was before the injection and after 7 months has still left a peculiar looking mark like a bruisearound the injection site GRRR! (hence the reason i am starting my gift making early so i can do a little bit at a time)
i think next year..i am going to ban xmas LOL
Pipa, you should get the wrist braces I sell ( hahaha you must think I am trying to bankcrupt you !!!!)
they help prevent carpal tunnel syndrome , anyone using a repititive movement is in danger of this work injury.
I have sent a pair to Judy who testing them for me.
Lynette
UKThanks for the link Gaby, i will take a look at that, i dont have Carpal Tunnel but i have been looking for some wrist excercises to do and my mother has bad carpal tunnel syndrome in both hands (and being a carer she can't have surgery so this book might help us both) :hug: i'm going to order this and see if it helps, we're Willing to try anything non surgical! :)
Pipa, now, I was checking the internet for the excercises against carpal tunnel syndrome, since I know that waiting for a surgery in UK can let you look old.
I have that funny thing too and I take vitamin B6 pills for the nerves- because actually they cause the pain.
And I was given a booklet with training but ... :redface: ...dunno where I put it.
There is a book that sounds interesting: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/187806 … 63?ie=UTF8
sorry, that has nothing to do with mohair, but I thought I´d let you knowGaby :rose:
Pipa,
my son is the ergonomist, and he designed the braces, now we totally of the subject of 40mm mohair !!!!
in SA, govermnet has legislated it , if you pick up an upper limb work related injury i.e. carpal tunnel syndrome and your workplace has not done anything to proteck you, the worker can seek compensation against the company.
When he say me working on the bears, the first thing he said to me was, if you do that over and over forget about bear making in a few years time as your wrists will be "buggered" and even if you have an op, dont think that will help.
I have heard that the British Health Care are also looking into the same thing with giving people braces.
I called Dale now, and he said that often people get sore wrists thou and THINk they have carpal tunnel, but he said you can get lots of other things besides this, and that Drs normally do tests which can tell if it is carpal.
he also said if you do a search their is lots on the web about carpal.
his site is http://www.ergomax.co.za/
Lynette
UKHi Lynette, It sounds like our wrists are complex joints huh ?? i've been thinking about going back to see the Dr about mine see what they can suggest (if anything) thankyou for the link and all your (and your sons) help, the Dr's haven't done any specific tests to check for Carpal Tunnel (even though i told them all of my mothers side of the family have Carpal Tunnel. she has 6 sisters and 1 brother) i figured if they all had it (as did my grandfather) they would test for that first but apparently not LOL!!!
