In this review I would like to bring to people’s attention the Cruelty aspect of using Tibetan Mohair.

I have found that Tibetan Mohair is primarily used in the production of one of a kind fairy (and other fantasy creature) sculptures as the hair.

Yes it looks pretty, feels nice and soft, gives that finishing touch to the sculpture to make it that bit more real.  BUT, Tibetan Mohair comes from the skin of a baby Tibetan Lamb.  Yes a cute little lamb that is killed and Skinned to get this hair.

I think most people would agree that this is quite cruel!  Now yes, I am aware that the animals are bred for this reason BUT the use of the Mohair is to make a sculpture pretty.  A tiny piece of plastic (yes polymer clay is made of plastic, and they are 5 inches high – so tiny), that will sit on someone’s shelf being admired.  The artists are very skilled and worthy of being admired, but NOT for their use of Tibetan Mohair.

Skinning a living, breathing animal simply to cut it’s hair into strands and stick it on some baked polymer clay in the shape of a tiny person, to be looked at and not have any other practical use is, in my opinion, Barbaric.

With that in mind, I have come up with some Excellent solutions to the problem!  For a start there is Cruelty Free Tibetan Mohair – it’s the SAME as normal Mohair (it comes from a Tibetan Lamb), apart from the animal is not skinned to obtain it.  The animal is not harmed, much the same as sheep aren't harmed to get wool for clothes.

It is a little more expensive than normal Mohair but it is WORTH IT ten times, one hundred times, one million times over for the cruelty free aspect.  I have found an eBay shop that sells it: The Pixie Wings Shop, and please do search for cruelty free mohair.

There is also Viscose Doll’s Hair, which is partly man-made and comes originally from wood pulp, which is then treated with chemicals.  It is just as soft and comes in a beautiful range of colours.  Here is a shop that sells it: Fairytasia, and do a search for viscose doll hair. 

Ignorance is the worst quality of the world.  I think some people don’t even know how Tibetan Mohair is obtained.  All I am trying to do is point out to people there is a better way.  It’s not as if you have to give anything up, there are ways around using Tibetan Mohair.

I am just asking that you try them!