I made it home and checked - I was wrong on that reference. It is in the Spring 2007 issue of Flyfishing and Tying Journal, page 46.

As for uses - any streamers, or other patterns where you want some flash with great movement. I've also heard tell of people cutting it up and putting it in a dubbing loop for bodies, but haven't tackled that one yet. It sounds like a whole lot of mess and work.