Tying techniques

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Article Wayne's Tying Tips Jan 24. 2019 Section Tying tips and techniques in small,concentrated, quick-to-watch, easy-to-catch videos. Read more here	Article The Flying Flash Carpet Jan 23. 2019 Monstrous Look! It’s a bird... It’s a plane... It’s the Flying Flash Carpet! A pike fly out of this world. See how to construct it here	Article Tying better flies Jan 16. 2019 Swiss/Norwegian Fabien Moulin aims to tie some really good looking flies, and ponders a bit about how to improve as a fly tyer. Read Fabien's thoughts here.
Article Articulated Flies Sep 15. 2017 Jointed One of the big things in fly tying these days is articulated flies. Utilizing two hooks, shanks or some other technique, flies get two or more parts linked together resulting in movement and size. Read about these flies here	Article Heads Feb 28. 2016 Better looking flies Yes, this is an article solely about heads on flies. Why they matter and how to get them to look good. Learn it here.	Article Preventing Wing Roll in Traditional Featherwing Streamers - Stanley Wilfred Williams Jan 20. 2015 Streamers365 The traditional method of "stacking the stems" did not work for me right from the start. The wing would have a tendency to roll and make me very...
Article Whipfinish video Jan 23. 2009 In motion This short video shows you how to whip finish with your fingers rather than using a tool. It's quite easy, looks cool and saves you trying to localize that whipfinisher on your messy tying table - that is if you are like the rest of us... Watch the 40 second video here	Article Tie a muddler Jul 14. 2007 Pictures One evening when I was tying flies with a couple of friends, one of them, Nils, asked me to tie a muddler, just as a demo. I did. Luckily the other friend, Henning, was quick and caught these great pictures of the process. These step-by-step pictures show you how to tie a nice muddler.