Twa for the auld year
Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 4:37 am
Here are a couple of Spiders to see out the old year.
The first was a bit of themed Rusty Dun, I found the Hebert hen skin when looking through my collection, also the Dark dun Hebert hen.
The second is a modern take on an old Border Spider.
The problem with the Grip hooks, which I like, is that the blackness rather overwhelms the subtlties of the silk.
Rusty Dun Spider
Hook:- # 12 Grip 14723BL
Silk:- Orange fluorescent Pearsall.
Rib:- Hot Yellow UltraWire.
Body:- Argentine Hare, red oxide (rust?).
Hackle:- Rusty dun hen, Hebert.
Blae and Yellow Spider.
Hook:- # 10 Grip 14723BL.
Silk:- Yellow.
Body:- Well waxed Yellow silk, touch dubbed with natural mole.
Thorax:- Mole.
Hackle:- Dark Grey Dun hen, Hebert.
And a guid new year tae ane an' a'.
The first was a bit of themed Rusty Dun, I found the Hebert hen skin when looking through my collection, also the Dark dun Hebert hen.
The second is a modern take on an old Border Spider.
The problem with the Grip hooks, which I like, is that the blackness rather overwhelms the subtlties of the silk.
Rusty Dun Spider
Hook:- # 12 Grip 14723BL
Silk:- Orange fluorescent Pearsall.
Rib:- Hot Yellow UltraWire.
Body:- Argentine Hare, red oxide (rust?).
Hackle:- Rusty dun hen, Hebert.
Blae and Yellow Spider.
Hook:- # 10 Grip 14723BL.
Silk:- Yellow.
Body:- Well waxed Yellow silk, touch dubbed with natural mole.
Thorax:- Mole.
Hackle:- Dark Grey Dun hen, Hebert.
And a guid new year tae ane an' a'.
