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You sure can tie along with a video tutorial. I taught myself to tie flies using 3 aids: Skip Morris' Fly Tying Made Clear and Simple videos, the Orvis Fly Tying Guide, and Al Campbell's beginner's articles here on FAOL.

There is always a delicate balance to strike between making it easy for people to learn/helping folks and coddling them to the extent that we actually make them dependent instead of independent. And frankly, it requires good judgment born of real wisdom to know where that balance is...because it is in a constant state of flux.