New Pearsall's Silk Substitute

[Roadkill]

The Kimono silk will work fine as my sub for Pearsall's when I am out of it.

Carl,
I solved the bobbin problem with some old India flared bobbins with longer arms that bent just fine to work with the Kimono spools.

IMGP9437 by William Lovelace, on Flickr

[hankaye]

Roadkill, Howdy;

Where did ya find the Bobbins? Ebay?

hank

[Roadkill]

Hank,

Cabela's catalog 20 years ago.

In my home town an Elementary Principal asked me to get involved in an after school homework program with flytying as one of the rewards. Then the next year another asked me to do Outdoor School classes in fly tying and casting, and next the Junior High Principal had me setup a Flytying club. These were some of my leftover tools from those days. I bought some things, got price reductions from Orvis & Scientific Anglers, and some freebies from Cabela's, Whiting, Umpqua Feather Merchants, and my chapter of Trout Unlimited.

[Old Hat]

Well...There you go!

[letumgo]

You’re an inspiration Bill...always.

I find myself copying your creations, again and again. A vertical bobbin holder looks to be my next project ...

Thanks Buddy.

[fly_fischa]

Looks fantastic Bill!
Now imagine one with 12 either side

[NedZeppelin]

I ordered a set from Morus to try out and compare to my thin supply of Pearsall’s gossamer. Just heard this am after ordering about 3 weeks ago:

Hi Kevin,

I am pleased to inform you that your Morus order 1861 is despatching today.

Hope you enjoy your silk.

Kind regards
Paula

So figure another couple of weeks always slow from England. I’ll post a review and pics.

[FlyFisherMann1955]

Kevin,

I appreciate the update and anticipate many here are looking forward to your review, comments, and side-by-side pictures of these spools of silk and whatever colors of Pearsall's Gossamer you have acquired.

Tight Lines- Ken

[NedZeppelin]

Finally had a chance to take some pictures today of the Morus silks as compared to the few Pearsall’s I own (being a newbie latecomer to soft hackles and flymphs), so what you see is dark claret, primrose, hot orange and brown. Theses photos were taken in bright sunlight with Rob Smith’s color chart of his great book. I think they compare very favorably, save brown, but I notice my Pearsall’s browns seem a bit old, dusty and maybe faded a bit. The thread feels the same diameter. I’ll tie something up this weekend and maybe post it if it looks right!

[NedZeppelin]

In the primrose lineup the Morus is the center, I should have kept better track of which was which on the hot orange and dark claret (pretty indistinguishable I think in any event) and you can see the Morus brown is a bit shinier than the Pearsall’s.