Woven bodies...

[BountyHunter]

For those of you that tie woven body flies I am curious what is yout favorite matl. to weave? This is a technique I am going to push myself to become proficiant at and am looking for some pointers. Thanks in advance.

 

[gfen]

I've done a few, use embroidery floss. Seperate the strands if its too thick.

 

[SBecker]

gfen wrote:
I've done a few, use embroidery floss. Seperate the strands if its too thick.

Do you even want me to touch this, or do you know your in the wrong now?

 

[wsender]

Weave whatever you please! Floss is good, wire, chenille, dubbing brushes, ostrich herl/plumes, etc.

 

[Twofly]

I second the embroidery floss. Your local fabric store should have it
I think the brand is UMC?? But its cheap and is sold in small bundles like shoelaces and it comes it every color under the sun.

I usually tie beadheads in sizes 8-12 on straight and curved hooks. 3 strands should work but you will have to experiment if you go bigger or smaller. I have had good success with brown/orange, Olive and orange, Brown and Yellow/Amberish color ribbed with copper wire and spiky hairs ear fur head.

 

[sandfly]

send loum a pm, he's a master at it.

 

[rudeone]

Embroidery Floss. Weaving a body is not that difficult once you get the hand of it.

 

[osprey]

Embroidery floss is good but anything that won't break will work , try a combo of embroidery floss and thin swannundaze. Chenille and floss and herl etc.

 

[Tiogadog]

Uni-floss ribbed with small ultra wire. The Uni floss is spooled so you can use it in a bobbin which makes weaving much easier.

 

[LouM]

woven extended body

 

[afishinado]

Wow Lou..............that fly is a thing of beauty!

I guess that proves Sandy IS a great teacher....lol.

 

[LouM]

Yeah ; He taught me everything I don't know.

 

[franklin]

LouM wrote:
Yeah ; He taught me everything I don't know.

Bring that to fly tying night. I'll take some pictures and put it on my WEB site.

I have some pictures of some Czech nymphs with woven bodies. I want you to show me how to tie em. I'll bring material to tying night.

 

[beadhead2]

Yea Lou bring that fly to tying night ,so I can copy it uh I mean look at it :lol: :lol:

 

[LouM]

I donated that to our banquet under a glass dome and I think it went for around $60.00 or so. I may have another that I will bring if I can find it.

 

[LouM]

Damsel and stonefly

 

[sandfly]

Lou had some problems in the beginning, but I straightened him out. He was using two left hands at first and trying to weave from the side..

 

[jayL]

That woven dry fly is a piece of work. Well done.

Does something like that float? I wouldn't fish it, but I am wondering if it'd even be fishable.

 

[LouM]

If you dress it with enough floatant it will float in the film like a paradun. Those fan wings will make it spin like crazy and really screw up your tippet. It's really more for show.

 

[GRP]

Where do you get the empty spools to wrap the embroidery floss on? Are they just left-overs from when you finish a spool of thread?