Boa/Eyelash Yarn

[phishtales]

After rereading some of Rick Ziegler's panfish articles this winter, I decided to tie up some boa leeches. Couldn't find any boa yarn in the flyshops, so I headed to the craft store. I now have a lifetime supply of yarn and no good place to store it. I thought some other fly tyers might want to try to tie boa leeches, but don't want to buy the material in bulk or don't have easy access to a craft shop.

I'm selling 15 packages of eyelash yarn. Each package contains one 4 yard sample of each of the 7 eyelash yarns listed below (total of 28 yards of material).

I'd like $7 cash per package. I'll pay shipping and handling (CONUS).

Here's what I've got.
4 colors of Yarn Barn Elvish Eyelash yarn - lash is 1/2 inch long
Black (licorice), yellow (marigold), white (sugar), and mottled purple (raisin)

3 colors of Yarn Barn Gilt Eyelash - lash is 1 inch long
Black with black flash (deepnight), white with gold flash (sunspark), and
black with gold flash (nightfire)
The gilt eyelash yarn looks more like the funfur rather than the eyelash or boa yarn. The lash is a combination of thread and tinsel/flash.

I've cut each of the 7 eyelash yarns into 4 yard strips. I've placed each 4 yard strip in a small ziplock bag and labeled the contents. I've wrapped the elvish yarn around notecards to keep the lash flat. For $7, you get 7 bags of eyelash yarn delivered to your door.

PM me if you are interested or have questions. I check this BB usually once or twice a day during the week.

Phishtales

[ronhenry123]

P)hish, can you give us a link to the fly you are tying? Might be interested but want to see the fly first. Thanks!

[phishtales]

Ron,

I used the patterns for a boa leech in the FOTW.

http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flyt...062507fotw.php

http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flyt...061206fotw.php

Also, Jeffnles (on this board) has been blogging this winter about flies he's tying. Next week he says he's talking about the boa leech.

Here's the link. http://kyflyfishguy.blogspot.com/201...pers.html#more

Phishtales

[ronhenry123]

Thanks, Phish! PM sent.

[Mark k]

I've sent a PM also.

[bgreer]

Looks great!!

PM sent, also.

Brian

[bbrothe1]

phishtales, I want in as well. PM sent.

Bill

[phishtales]

Based on a couple of pms...

As far as I can tell, eyelash yarn and boa yarn are the same thing. Bernat makes a product called "boa yarn." Yarn Bee (not Yarn Barn from my first post) makes a similar product called "eyelash yarn." Both products have a lash that is supposed to extend in one direction above a row of thread, sort of like one side of a feather, or like an eyelash. The tops of the lash are free, not connected to each other (like a feather or an eyelash).

The gilt eyelash yarn from Yarn Bee is different from Bernat's boa yarn. It is longer, the lash is not as thick, it includes flash/tinsel, and the lash does not uniformly extend in one direction.

Inquiries are always welcome.

Phishtales

[jeffnles1]

I'm going to post it on my blog next week but I'm going to give links to the articles on FAOL to be sure folks know it's not my pattern. My photography or skill are not the equal of folks like Rick so it's going to be just the basic idea for folks to follow.

Jeff

[phishtales]

I still have a couple of packages of the yarn left. Asking $7 for 7 packages (4 yards each) of eyelash or boa yarn. I'll pay shipping and handling.

In the warm water forum, Jeffnles1 has a link to his blog. This week he tied some boa leeches (leaches?). You can check out his pictures of the fly.

Phishtales