Scouts fly tying classes - Chosing the pattern

Oh, and it is five materials! Thread, ribbing wire, marabou tail,
chenille body, hackle.

A simple hackle pattern only has two.

Second lesson, hackle pattern with a rib

Third lesson, hackled with tail and rib

Fourth lesson, tail, rib, and palmered hackle.

Things like using wire, tensioning materials and thread also have to
be learned before one can tie an even half way presentable Woolly
Bugger. Whip finishing and other things too.

The main problem for newbies is working on such a small scale, and
coordinating hand and eye. This is best learned in small cumulative
steps. Trying to do it all at once is doomed to failure, and causes
disappointment and frustration.

TL
MC