I am posting a link to an article about Tummel Style winged wet flies. This is an example of the style flies that share a close history with the wingless wetflies we have grown to love on the Flymph Forum.
Tummel Style Fly Tying (article written by David Westwood and hosted on Ruard's website)
http://www.aflyinholland.nl/content/spiders/david_w_2/artikel%203.htm