Variegated Partridge and Olive

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Variegated Partridge and Olive

Post by scotfly » Sun Mar 08, 2009 7:07 pm

I bought a few spools of Gutermann's silk yesterday, one of which is a sort of variegated olive colour. It is labelled as Gutermann Sulky 100% cotton, CA02776, COL4020. It's a little thicker than Pearsal's, so getting a nice head was difficult, but I like the results.

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HOOK - Kamasan B175 #14
THREAD - See Above (unwaxed)
HACKLE - Brown Partridge
BODY - Single layer of thread wrapped from shoulder to bend
RIB - Thread wrapped back up to the shoulder in an open spiral.

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Exactly the same pattern, but this time I waxed the thread.
Liam

Re: Variegated Partridge and Olive

Post by Liam » Sun Mar 08, 2009 8:32 pm

Looks like cool stuff, great flies! The silk seems to give a fuzzy look to them, which I really like. How do you like working with it- does it tie materials down securely?
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Re: Variegated Partridge and Olive

Post by scotfly » Mon Mar 09, 2009 5:50 pm

Liam wrote: How do you like working with it- does it tie materials down securely?
It was fine to work with and everything seems secure. Though more so when it was waxed.
Liam

Re: Variegated Partridge and Olive

Post by Liam » Mon Mar 09, 2009 6:07 pm

It appears the waxing reduced the fuzziness. I like using materials that I can alter the properties of so simply. Where did you get this silk?
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Re: Variegated Partridge and Olive

Post by Soft-hackle » Mon Mar 09, 2009 8:46 pm

Nicely done! I like them both a lot. I'm attracted to Olives because we get some good hatches where I am.

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Re: Variegated Partridge and Olive

Post by letumgo » Mon Mar 09, 2009 9:46 pm

That looks like great material to work with. I'll have to look for it the next time I go into Joanne's.
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Re: Variegated Partridge and Olive

Post by scotfly » Tue Mar 10, 2009 5:11 pm

Liam wrote:It appears the waxing reduced the fuzziness. I like using materials that I can alter the properties of so simply. Where did you get this silk?
Liam I got it from a local Hobbycraft store.
Scroll down this page to 9271-4020 to see what it looks like on the reel... http://www.cottonpatch.co.uk/acatalog/S ... hread.html
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Re: Variegated Partridge and Olive

Post by RnF » Tue Mar 10, 2009 11:03 pm

I like the fuzzyness on them. The extra movement will look great in water. Nice ties.
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