Published Mar 31. 2022 - 2 years ago

Organzackle

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A nymph featuring two different hackles made from organza

Originator:

Nick Thomas

Pattern type:

Nymph

Skill level/difficulty:

Easy

Instruction:

Run on the thread behind the bead, take down the shank in touching turns and remove the tag end.
Cut off a 10cm/4-inch length of 3mm/1/8-inch brown organza ribbon and trim off one woven edge. Strip out the long fibres, using a dubbing needle to help if required, and set aside the stripped fibres.
Cut off a 10cm/4-inch piece of yarn and separate the two twisted strands.
Tie in the stripped ribbon and one yarn strand at the bend. Tie down up the shank.
Twist the materials together and wind up the shank in touching turns, tie in and trim off the waste ends.
Gather the organza fibres and chop up into 2.5cm/1-inch lengths.
Spin the thread anti-clockwise to flatten it, split with the point of a needle and insert the organza fibres and spread them out along the split thread.
Spin the bobbin clockwise to tighten the thread and trap the fibres.
Wind on the fibres holding them back as you wind. Hold the fibres back and make thread turns to lock the fibres and the bead in place. Apply a little varnish or superglue to the thread wraps.
Dub the collar, smear the thread with varnish, whip finish and cut the thread.

Species:

Materials:

Hook	Hends BL550 #14
Bead	Get Slotted 3mm coffee tungsten counter hole
Thread	Sheer 14/0 brown
Body	Semperfli pale olive Dirty Bug Yarn and stripped brown organza ribbon
Hackle	Brown organza fibres
Collar	Troutline black pepper squirrel dubbing

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