This month will be more about a technique rather than a particular tie. In the US it seems to be known as ‘hackle stacker’ whereas in UK it is known as ‘paraloop’. We’ll explore the effect together. You can choose to follow one of the patterns offered here, or make something up yourself.
Here are some examples where the central idea is implemented slightly differently:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wh-mTEXRkNs
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqaTU3p42lk
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmQuSND5A5s
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRpQ4YA-kxI this last one has the advantage of having a sighting post
none of the above use a gallows tool, but I might get lazy and use my dodgy/handmade one a bit like this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzZY9v-JzoQ&t=25s
nothing like this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmVCRdyDP0g
This fly seems overly complex with the wing and tail, but it shows really clearly the way to hold the loop in the absence of a gallows. https://youtu.be/E9HTjiQBEy8?feature=shared
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