new wallmart wing material

[bugman]

was lookin around the sewing department a few week ago in wallmart & got to eyeballing some things what might work in making realistic cadis fly wings or terestial wings... picked up several things, put them down, pickedem back up & looked atem again... this went on fer about 30 minutes and then i spotted something... its called (wrights simply creative) and is nothing more than some see through petal shapes sewn onto a length of ribbon... anyhow i bought it fer bout 2$ and took it home then cut a petal off the ribon & found that the material is doubled so i get 2 wings from the same cut... it is similar to a real fine net mesh but a slight bit stiffer... the wings when tied on a fly are see through & can be coloured to suit the fly... anyhow 1 small roll of the stuff is enough to make hundreds of wings for flies up to size 6... the material is durable yet flexable as well like a wing on the real insect...

picture of the material:

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/f...9/SNV30428.jpg

picture of a parachute fly using the material as wings:

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/f...9/SNV30436.jpg

[lastchance]

Don't you just love it. I get a kick out of looking around in craft stores, etc. for fly tying materials.

[ducksterman]

Thanks, Ivan.

[Buddy Sanders]

Bugman,

Will that stuff unravel, or is it fused?

I really like the look.

Thanks,

Buddy

[Eight Thumbs]

Hi Ivan,

Thanks for sharing your find with the group. It never ceases to amaze me what can be found in craft stores. The price is certainly right too. 8T

[CoachBob]

How does it cast?

[bugman]

Bugman,

Will that stuff unravel, or is it fused?

I really like the look.

Thanks,

Buddy

will not unravel as it is fused togather... as far as casting, it cast great... the material is very light weight and the fly lands on the surface like it sipposed to... take the same fly, 1 tied with a feather wing and 1 tied with the wrights simply creative... the fly tied using the wrights simply creative for wings is a tad lighter and floats just as good... they carry different colours of this material but i like the white pictured... if ya look at the picture of the fly ya can see that the wing is transparent... the body was tied with a brown chaneile... all my dries when i tie them gets brushed with water shed before being put into the fly box...

[Fly Goddess]

It is great looking, but does it absorb water? Also I have a problem of fish sliming flies up, how easy can you dry this off? I would think Frog Fanny would work.

[vonMunchausen]

Bugman:

I'm very impressed by your find at Walmart. I just returned from our local facility, and could not find the material. Could you be more specific with stock numbers or other hints. The trout that I release and I will be most appreciative.

Thanks,
vonMunchausen

[EdD]

Also look for this material in Christmas colors in the cheap-,post-Christmas, decorations sales.

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