At least that’s what Orvis is calling it. 3 yards of the hackle is 8.99. It looks like and feels like, and ties like, Lion Brands Fun Fur yarn! 67 yards for 4.99!! What a hoot to use! Michaels and Hobby Lobby both have it…our local yarn store has it with FLASH in it too!! But that’s 9.00 for 70 yards!! Way too kewl!
I’ve been using eyelash yarn for tying for several years and I also find it amusing when the rename a product and mark it up about 2000%. Check for eyelash yarn on ebay and you’ll find lots of good stuff to play around with, usually for about $7-8 per skein of 87 yards.
I ran across one possible use for the eyelash “hackle” yarn on another website. It is used for tying the “belly” of a flounder fly then a dark feather is laid over the top. This yarn might also be useful for tying some of the very small patterns needed in saltwater. Just my $.02
Spent the last week using some of the flies I tied with the fur/eyelash yarns. The longer fur works as great streamer/leech materials. The shorter makes great collars for wet flies/spiders. The flash makes great “extended body” attractors. Didn’t have any saltwater close by (it’s Missouri, you know) but it would make super small saltwater flies too.