Over 30 years ago I made brushes from the hair of my dogs that have wonderful character.
I used one of my dog's hair to add body so it would hold paint and added hair from my other dog out the outside to give it a curl. As I recall the tricky part was holding all of this in place at the end of a chopstick while I wound dental floss around it to secure it. Lastly, I covered it all with clear nail polish. Over the years I probably used them thousands of times. They have iron oxide stains on them from years of use with decorating work in clay.
I used one of my dog's hair to add body so it would hold paint and added hair from my other dog out the outside to give it a curl. As I recall the tricky part was holding all of this in place at the end of a chopstick while I wound dental floss around it to secure it. Lastly, I covered it all with clear nail polish. Over the years I probably used them thousands of times. They have iron oxide stains on them from years of use with decorating work in clay.
One of the brushes made from the hair of two dogs
The top brush with a curl was used in the demos
Detail showing dental floss to secure hair around chopstick
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