making baggy wrinkles

[DomCee]

Does anyone have a good method for making baggywrinkles for small scale threads? I have tried a few techniques with fuzzy yarns and threads etc, but they just don't look right. They feature on the lift lines of the Bluenose and it would be nice to include them and also useful to know for future builds. Thanks.

 

[Jimsky]

Depending on the scale, you might use soft pipe cleaners. They look exactly as buggywrinkles.

 

[pebbleworm]

Just a first thought, but scuff up some cloth insulated wire?

 

[Uwek]

We had some time ago a topic with the same subject.... please check this out, you might find some interesting information

Creating Baggy Wrinkles

Having a tough time finding anything online about how to create baggy wrinkles. I want to add this to my model and it seems to be one of those things that is overlooked. From the one tutorial I did find and giving it a go I can see why because it is extremely frustrating and overly time...

shipsofscale.com

 

[DomCee]

Thanks all. I think the problem is the scale. I found this stuff which is used for tying fishing flies and comes in different sizes down to 1mm. It looked very good on thicker thread and I will keep it in mind for a future build at larger scale. But, for fine thread, I just couldn't attach it nicely and it just looked like a caterpillar climbing up the rope! I'll have a few more goes, but I think I will be defeated.

 

[danielsje]

Check out the yarns available in yarn sections at fabric, sewing, and craft stores such as JoAnns or Hobby Lobby. Yarns come in multiple thicknesses and “fuzziness.”