Olives

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Re: Olives

Post by Liam » Mon Mar 02, 2009 4:53 pm

Thank you. The heads are a bit irregular as I probably tied them quickly without presentation purposes in mind! ;)
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Re: Olives

Post by steelertrout1949 » Tue Mar 03, 2009 11:47 am

Thanks to all for their responses.
Liam,

I really like your Wee olive. Are those dyed olive quills available commercially or will they be a do it yourself project for me.
Liam

Re: Olives

Post by Liam » Tue Mar 03, 2009 12:20 pm

They come from Natures Spirit I got them at Great Feathers here in Maryland. If you aren't near by here's the site sitehttp://greatfeathers.com/

Thanks for the compliment. I think you'll find them easy and fun to tie.
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Re: Olives

Post by tie2fish » Wed Mar 04, 2009 8:52 am

I was unaware that Nature's Spirit packaged dyed peacock quills, so I've been stripping herls taken from their dyed eye sticks (which I got at Great Feathers). The No. 20 Caddis Green color makes nice olive bodies. I also discovered that leaving a little fuzz on the quills when I strip them (using a rubber eraser) gives a cool halo effect not unlike the touch dubbing of fine fur on patterns like bloas.
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Re: Olives

Post by idryfly » Wed Mar 04, 2009 9:03 am

tie2fish wrote:I was unaware that Nature's Spirit packaged dyed peacock quills, so I've been stripping herls taken from their dyed eye sticks (which I got at Great Feathers). The No. 20 Caddis Green color makes nice olive bodies. I also discovered that leaving a little fuzz on the quills when I strip them (using a rubber eraser) gives a cool halo effect not unlike the touch dubbing of fine fur on patterns like bloas.
They don't Bill. Liam mentions stripping the quill in his recipe.
Cheers,
Mike
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Mike
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