It's been said that the quality is in the details. This has never been more true then in a handcrafted porcupine roach by Camille Michaels.

It all starts with using only the best guard hair available and then hand sorting each hair to length, that's right each hair is hand sorted. This ensures that the roach tapers properly from the front to the back. And unlike some other roach makers, Camille doesn't keep the longest hair for her own use but seeks out the longest hair possible for her customers.

Next comes tying. Hobbyist and "assembly line" roach makers know that the larger the hair bundle, the faster you get done. Quality goes out the window. Camille uses smaller bundles, double knotted, NEVER glued. Not only does this help maintain uniformity, but it is also the traditional method.

Another sign of quality is the amount of guard hair used. Every roach gets 1 full row of porky hair with a 2nd partial row around the crown, on 22" roaches a 3rd crown row is added.

Because every roach is as individual as the person wearing it, Camille allows you to choose the color deer tail used. Mutiple colors, Veteran stripes, just about anything you can imagine. If you don't believe it, just check out the photo gallery! Every roach receives 2 rows of deer tail, 1 inside and 1 outside row. This is another shortcut many makers take. Since the inner row is often not seen, it is left off. Camille includes this row for 2 reasons, #1 it is the traditional method and #2 it protects the porky hair from damage. Storage and the use of spreaders will over time damage the inside row, whether it's guard hair or deer tail. Deer tail is much less expensive to replace.

And lastly, each roach is hand sewn on white cord bases custom made for Camille. The roach is finished only after Camille adds her mark to the base, a mark which guarantees the quality found only in a Roach By Camille.

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