Hi tjulian,
I'm with Bob9 and was in the Beginners Fly Swap last year. Great way to learn to tie several different kinds of flies, and get flies from the other participants. Here is a link to Parnelli's latest post and they are still looking for participants for this year. http://www.flyanglersonline.com/bb/showthread.php?50998-2013-2014-Beginner-s-Only-Fly-Swaps
OBTW: Parnelli is one great Swapmeister and will give you lots of reference materials and any help you need along the way. Can't think of a better way to learn to tie.