Your idea sparked an idea.(No pun intended.) Take a piece of paper and roll it up. Take the end of it and start rubbing it on a flat section of rock.(I have a couple of rocks sitting on my desk. I dont know what kind they are, but it's working for this.) I've been playing with this idea for a about an hour now. What I'm getting is "shavings". Fine little bits of paper that look quite fuzzy. Now if I were outside doing this probably the slightest breeze would blow it all away.

I haven't tried lighting it yet, just that I thought I'd share what I'm getting.