video - softhackle wet - with split thread dubbing

[Hans Weilenmann]

As an increasing number of my flies use the split thread technique, I shot a quick & dirty video to show how it works for me.

Comments and suggestions for improvements to the video most welcome - as I said, a quick & dirty project at this stage

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tm0EezHt ... e=youtu.be

Cheers,
Hans W

[tie2fish]

Hans ~ This is a useful video topic and a valuable tying technique to learn. It might be helpful if you were to identify the thread you are using and explain why you are twisting it in a specific direction before you split it.

Bill

[Soft-hackle]

You make it look so easy. Well done, and this time you used scissors to cut the thread .

Mark

[Hans Weilenmann]

Bill,

Thanks for the comments.

I opted, for better or worse, to pass on describing the thread as most tying threads on the market are suitable for the split thread technique. The one exception is Uni-thread, which has an adhesive added to keep the filaments together. It can be split also, but takes more effort.

The thread used in the video is Benecchi 12/0, my staple thread for the majority of my tying.

Cheers,
Hans W

[gingerdun]

Hans, if this is an example of your quick and dirty video work, I'd like to see what your slow and clean videos look like.
Really impressive, and instructive, proving that less is more.
A great contribution to one of the hotter topics on the forum.

[Izaak]

Thanks for sharing that Hans. Is there any reason you spun the bobbin while, at the same time, holding the dubbed split thread section and not allowing it to spin? Is that a better method than spinning the the entire thread after dubbing?

[Hans Weilenmann]

Thanks for sharing that Hans. Is there any reason you spun the bobbin while, at the same time, holding the dubbed split thread section and not allowing it to spin? Is that a better method than spinning the the entire thread after dubbing?

Exactly, Izaak. Here is how I spell "flytying" - C-O-N-T-R-O-L.

Pinching the section of thread which has trapped the dubbing, and spinning the bobbin holder, which invariably will wobble some (and in my case, clanged against the camera contraption), below my fingers allows better control of the process.

Once the desired amount of twist has been put into the thread it is allowed to travel upwards in one operation. This results in the 'dubbing brush'. I then slide my pinched thumb and finger up the thread to push the twists even tighter.

Cheers,
Hans W

[daringduffer]

Hans,

Could you please post a close-up of this "simple" fly.

dd

[Izaak]

Makes a lot of sense... thanks again! I'll give it a try.

[Hans Weilenmann]

Hans,

Could you please post a close-up of this "simple" fly.

dd

Of course. Here goes:



Cheers,
Hans W