I learned of Feather Craft from some folks on the board a while ago and recently placed a $200 order with them. I'm just starting out and had practically no materials, so this order set me up rather nicely. All of the materials I received are great quality and the prices were reasonable enough that I didn't feel the need to shop around to save a few extra dollars with this order.

As for what materials to get, I'll say the same as everyone else more or less. Make a list of a few flies you can fish successfully where you are and buy those materials. A couple dries, a couple nymphs and a couple of streamers is the route I went. I also selected flies that would let me practice different techniques and had a good overlap of materials, so I didn't need to buy a lot of specific materials that would only be really useful for one fly.