beadhead2 - how do you ?

[Bruno]

Beadhead2

I was looking at the fly you tied for the swap last night. How the heck do you weave the body? Can your share the technique ?

 

[tomgamber]

I have a friend who does this and I never bothered to have him show me but THIS looks like a simple :roll: method. Not sure if its the same as we received though.

 

[sandfly]

Loum is the master at weaves in my book...Beadhead2 is right behind him now...of course hank copied all lous patterns lou says...

 

[beadhead2]

Sandy
You are right I have copied his patterns ,how do you think I got so rich ???????????
In all honesty Lou is a great teacher

 

[beadhead2]

tomgamber
Yes that is the way it is done ,only I used embroidery thread instead.
You can use a lot of different materials

 

[tomgamber]

I always really like the look and tried it once but i'm way to lazy to do that for very long..nice stuff...

 

[mute]

thats really cool, i tried test tying that pattern while my larva lace arrives. close but i think somethings off, just doesnt look the same.

 

[tabasco_joe]

Looking at some of the closeup shots that Ted Faucegli has in his book mayflies you would think a woven body would do a great job mimicking the abdomen of many duns. Of course the materials often used for nymphs would tend to be either heavy of hold too much water for a dry fly. But with the right material? Might be an interesting project.

 

[tabasco_joe]

beadhead2 wrote:
Sandy
You are right I have copied his patterns ,how do you think I got so rich ???????????
In all honesty Lou is a great teacher

Don't get his head swelled up until after he teaches me how to tie mayfly wings. I owe both you guys a beer tonight.

 

[djmyers]

How long does it take you to tie this woven fly? I love the looks of it but am not sure if I have the time to tie something so detailed. The swap flies are awesome, cannot wait to fish them if I can ever get out to the stream anytime soon.

 

[shipnfish2006]

It doesn't take very long at all once you get the weaving technique down, which isn't that hard either. I was really suprised when I first tried it as to how relatively simple it was, but they look for cool. Just look at some examples online or if you have a book that shows weaving techniques and just follow the steps.

 

[sandfly]

I think beadhead2 just pays lou to tie, or plumbob....heheheh

 

[Fredrick]

It reminds me of those lace key chain things I yous to weave in camp

 

[sandfly]

there are like 6 differewnt weaves you can do..George grant was a master at weaving..Horse mane is good to weave

 

[plumbob]

Lou is really good with weaving. You should see some of the early pot holders he's done while at the home. I think tonight is his happy night, they serve ice cream. :-D :-D

 

[sandfly]

yeah, with chocolate sprinkles.. :-D

 

[beadhead2]

I have never timed myself tying woven patterns ,once you get the technic down it doesn't take that long to tie a woven pattern ,of course thats on a good day when my hands and fingers are working good !!!!!! oh thank god for the golden years ,I see the outcome everyday when I visit the bathroom !!!!!!!!

 

[sandfly]

henry, what no depends yet??

 

[beadhead2]

Sandy
I can't afford them and insurance doesn't cover them !!!!!

 

[mute]

Picked up this crazy woven fly today, wish i was just that good.