Uh Oh

[Icemanxxxv]

I'm going to Jo-Ann's with the wife. I swear I'm just on a scouting trip?

[Eight Thumbs]

Hi Steve,

Your tying inventory, mentioned in a previous post, may be growing considerably. Leech yarn, mohair yarn, thread, mylar tubing, beads are all available at very reasonable prices compared to fly shops. But it's just a scouting trip so .......... 8T

[raiderhunter]

Can u use sewing thread for fly tying???

[Bass_Bug]

If popper boddies can be made from th flip flops, it's safe to say one can use anything for fly tying. As for thread, you're not saving any money, unless you already have the thread and then you have to know what it's made of. Most sewing threads are cotton, polyester, or a blend of the two. Very different then nylon thread made for fly tying. Sewing thread generally does not have the size range as tying thread either. You definitely do NOT want to use cotton thread.

[Cold]

My local Jo-ann's has packs of more goose biots than you'll use in a year for $1.50, guinea feathers, pheasant "church window" feathers (on the skin!), and lots of other good stuff for cheap.

[Fatman]

Ice,

If you think for a minute that we believe that all I can say is "OK Pinnocio", don't let that old nose grow TOO long

Fatman