Yarn material for string silencers

[Homey88]

What is the best material for making string silencers from yarn? Will acrylic yarn work? Thanks

[slivrslingr]

Yup

Acrylic will work just fine.

I use 100% wool. It is called Fisherman's Wool and the brand is Lion. I get it at Michael's or Hobby Lobby. A skein of the stuff is around $10 and you have enough yarn to make silencers for a looooong time. I like the Fisherman's Wool because of the way the silencer looks after it is finished.

Bisch

[monkeyball]

Acrylic  will work and wool works well also.


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[timbermoose]

i raid my wifes yarn stock for whatever colors i may want. no idea what any of it is though. she has a couple hundred pounds i think. literally. only time she noticed was when i used a nice looking brown that was far more expensive than any yarn should be.


note; i just asked my wife what it was, it was a soft alpaca wool yarn, and now i'm in the doghouse, again.

[JRY309]

I have used acrylic,merino wool and my last bunch was alpaca wool yarn.I like the alpaca the best! But they al will work fine.

[PaulDeadringer29]

I know it's gotta be simple to make them, but I don't know how. Would someone tell/show me how?

[Bladepeek]

Here's a handy "How to". Super easy and works great. Right here on Trad Gang.

 http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=2;t=000132

[2nocks]

I use wool (taken from wife's supply) and wrapped it around a credit card, I think that is mentioned in the thread posted above. Best string silencers I've used and pretty much free if you know a knitter.

[Zradix]

I like using Hush puppies.
It's a bit more expensive, but it works.
I like helping out the tradgang family too..

  http://www.bowhush.com/

[Stumpkiller]

I use wool.  Likely any yarn will work.

But I have wool on hand.

 

[reddogge]

One more little trick I do on the woolies is I made two cardboard templates by tracing around a beer can and after shooting my woolies to fluff them out I squeeze them between the templates and trim off the straggler ends. I keep fluffing and trimming around them until they are uniform round balls. Very neat looking.

[SELFBOW19953]

I bought all shades, thicknesses, and materials of yarn at the local discount store to tie flies.  The same stuff works great for string silencers.

[jrbows]

Not that it's much of an issue but Wal-Mart sells camo yarn. I really wouldn't have gone that route but an 8 year old girl complemented me on my "rainbow" colored silencers at Denton Hill on a course 3 years ago.

[Fritz]

Lion's brand Fisherman's wool yarn.

[mahantango]

I also use raw wool, right off the sheep.

I use the whole sheep.  I give up a few fps, but it's really quiet.

My daughter has a small alpaca herd.  In felted wool it makes about as good a hunting jacket or vest that one can get.  For sweaters, nothing comes close to it.  A little bit goes a long way to dampen bow vibrations and quiet things down.  I should check to see how much she has on hand at the moment, she sells out of it at times.  Maybe I should start making sweater vests in the tans and dark browns she has.

[double eagle]

We had 15 youth girls shooting at the range and they commented on my "pom-poms" on the string.  I thought it was funny, and said they can call them that if they wish.  Mine are acrylic colors in black/tan/brown and black/grey/white.

[longstiks]

Two-Tracks makes some great wool scallop silencers!!
Denny