"Stan Gula" wrote in message
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Larry L wrote:
But I bet someone out there has a great way to tie "one wing up, one
spent" patterns and will soon share it with all of us G

To get the effect you're looking for, just rotate the hook 45 degrees
(assuming you have a rotary vise) and simply tie the wing (material of
your
choice) upright and divided. They will sit on the water with one wing in
the film, and one up. Frank's suggestion to wrap a parachute hackle on
the
'up' wing sounds like a good idea which I will have to try.

The key with that is to use the wing burner. I've found that if you don't
stabilize the edges, the cross threads (warp or weft, one of the two) come
out and the wing fibers flop over.

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Frank Reid
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