Piece of Aussie heritage

**fletty** · 14th December 2008, 04:01 PM

Lili, I presume you're talking about making a model of one of these old warhorses?
If so, calico soaked for a while in black tea gives a good scale representation of full sized hessian. Soak different pieces for different times and it gives a variation from bale to bale.
Fletty

**LiliB** · 14th December 2008, 04:11 PM

Thanks Fletty

You must be a mind-reader. I was actually thinking of trying the 'soak in tea' process for calico, which seems too creamy for authenticity. Sounds like you know it works.

Lili

**fletty** · 15th December 2008, 09:44 PM

Originally Posted by LiliB

Thanks Fletty

You must be a mind-reader. I was actually thinking of trying the 'soak in tea' process for calico, which seems too creamy for authenticity. Sounds like you know it works.

Lili

It's an old trick used by model ship makers for sails and also gives scale stiffness that looks realistic for model tents. I hope it works for you .. and we see the pics.
Fletty

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