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Video	Title	Body
	Basics of Thread Twist	Wayne Luallen explains the basics of tying thread twist
	Direction of Thread Twist	Wayne Luallen explains what understanding thread twist - clockwise vs. counterclockwise - can do for your tying.
	Fly tying thread types	Wayne Luallen covers various types of fly tying thread, materials, thicknesses and applications. The chart referred to is found here
	Standard Dubbing	Wayne Luallen shows how to do plain dubbing on a single thread.
	Split Thread Dubbing	Wayne Luallen shows how to use the split thread dubbing technique in fly tying.
	Loop Dubbing	Wayne Luallen demonstrates how to make and use a dubbing loop.
	Touch Dubbing	Wayne Luallen shows how to apply dubbing by simply touching the dubbing to a lightly waxed thread.
	Feed Dubbing	Wayne Luallen demonstrates a dubbing technique where you feed dubbing from your fingers onto the thread as you are winding it on.
	Loosening matted dubbing	Wayne Luallen shows an easy way of loosening a matted clump of dubbing.
	Direction to Dub	Wayne Luallen describes which direction it's best to apply dubbing to your tying thread in order to get a tight dubbing.
	Damp or dry fingers when Dubbing	Wayne Luallen covers various ways of keeping your fingers suitably damp for applying dubbing.
	Scales on hair and fur	Wayne Luallen explains why natural fur dubs better than synthetics and how a blend might be a solution to getting some sparkle into your dubbing.
	Stacking Calf Tail	Wayne Luallen gives a few tips on selecting and stacking calf tail.
	Hand Stacking Bucktail	Wayne Luallen demonstrates how to tame the sometimes difficult bucktail and get the tips even, just using you hands
	Stacking Deer, Elk & Moose	A few tips to properly stack elk and deer hair by Wayne Luallen.
	Stacking Bucktail Using a Hair Stacker	Wayne Luallen demonstrates how to even the tips of bucktain using a hair stacker and explains a bit about the nature of the hair.
	Removing hair from a stacker	Wayne Luallen considerw what direction you want to remove stacked hair from a hair stacker when it's ready to be tied in.
	Elk Hair Caddis Wing	Wayne Luallen shows how to tie an elk hair wing, useful for many caddis patterns like the Elk Hair Caddis or the CdC&Elk.
	Deer hair wing with butts covered	Wayne Luallen demonstrates how to tie on a deer hair wing on a wet fly in such a way that the butts are covered by the head.
	Dry Fly Hackle Foundation	Wayne Luallen explains why the thread foundation under a dry fly hackle is decisive for the final appearance of the finished hackle.
	Tying off material	Wayne Luallen shows how to tie off material in such a way that it's secured properly.
	Separating Antron and Zelon	Antron and Zelon yarn can often be curled and almost knotted and difficult to separate into thinner bunches. Wayne Luallen shows an easy way to get the strand parallel for easier separation.
	Trailing Shuck	Wayne Luallen shows a simple way of making and controlling a trailing shuck for midges and caddis flies.
	Antron shuck on Sparkle Dun	Wayne Luallen shows how to add a more realistic shuck to a dun.
	Controlling Yarn for Shucks	Wayne Luallen shows a neat little trick to control material for trailing shucks on flies.
	Twisted Body	Wayne Luallen demonstrates how to make a twisted body, useful for soft hackle flies and nymphs.
	Thread Rib	Wayne Luallen shows how to make a thread rib over a dubbed body, getting it to behave as you want.
	Thread Trap	Wayne Luallen demonstrates an easy way to catch materials and secure them without having them roll on the hook shank when wrapping thread over them.
	Forking two tails	Wayne Luallen demonstrates how to tie in and fork two dry fly tail filaments.
	Forking three tails	Wayne Luallen demonstrates how to tie in and fork three dry fly tail filaments.
	Conserving Thread Wraps	Wayne Luallen shows how to save many wraps of thread when tying off multiple materials in the same spot.
	Folding Feathers	Wayne Luallen shows a method to fold a soft hackle before tying it in, dramatically easing the barb control while wrapping a classic wet fly or palmer hackle.
	Winding a folded feather	Wayne Luallen demonstrates how to wrap a folded feather to get a swept back hackle.
	Feather selection from a rooster cape	Wayne Luallen shows the various hackle types and qualities that can be picked from a rooster cape.
	Peacock herl basic anatomy	Wayne Luallen introduces the basic anatomy of peacock herl.
	Peacock herl tied in by barb tips	Wayne Luallen demonstrates how peacock herl can be tied in tip first to create a slightly tapered herl body.
	Peacock herl right barbs wound toward the eye	Wayne Luallen demonstrates winding on peacock barbs from the bird's right side towards the eye of the hook.
	Peacock herl left barbs wound toward the bend	Wayne Luallen shows how to tie a peacock herl body where there will be a slight cupping of the material toward the rear of the fly.
	Compara Dun/Sparkle Dun Wing	Wayne Luallen demonstrates how to get a deer hair wing to sit right on a Compara Dun or a Sparkle Dun dry fly.
	Tapering dubbing on a Compara Dun	Wayne Luallen shows how to get the proper body taper on a Compara Dun dry fly.
	Whip Finish with dubbing	Wayne Luallen demonstrates how to finish a fly with a furry head by whip finishing with dubbing on the thread.
	Whip Finish By Hand	Wayne Luallen explains how to whip finish using only your hands and no tool - and adds some tips on how to get these final wraps to lay absolutely flat.
	V-wing	Wayne Luallen shows how to tie Eric Otzinger's V-wing, splitting a hackle, and shows various flies utilizing the technique.
	Tool Tip: Bobbin Holder Threader	A fly tying tool tip from Wayne Luallen. Using the Wasatch Rotating Bobbin Threader. Find the Wasatch tool here.
	Tool Tip: Sharpening Scissor Tips	Wayne Luallen shows how to sharpen the tips of your scissors to enable you to reach in a cut very close and precisely.
	Tool Tip: Hair Stackers	Wayne Luallens shows a couple of types of hair stackers for fly tying, including the closed end hair stacker.
	Tool tip: Polishing the Bobbin Holder Tube	Wayne Luallen shows how to get the inside of the bobbin holder tube smooth and free of burrs to avoid breaking or fraying the thread.
	Tool Tip: Lead Shear	Wayne Luallen shows a neat tool for cutting deer and elk hair off the hide
	Tool Tip: Bodkin Cleaning	Wayne Luallen shows an easy way to clean varnish and other things off your dubbing needle.
	Tool Tip: Dubbing Teasers	Wayne Luallen introduces a type of dubbing teaser shaped more like a brush.
	Tool Tip: Dubbing Twisters	Wayne Luallen shows a couple of models of simple dubbing twisters.
	Dry and wet material color	Wayne Luallen demonstrates the difference in color between a material dry and wet.
	Synthetic wing Sparkle Dun & Comparadun	Wayne Luallen shows how to better control the wing on Sparkle Duns and Comparaduns by using an alternative wing material and a technique that helps the wing stay upright.
	Feather Anatomy Part 2	Wayne Luallen looks at the way feathers marry.
	Feather Anatomy Part 1	Wayne Luallen looks at the basic structure of a feather.
	Reverse Jam Hitch	Wayne Luallen demonstrates a reverse jam hitch, a hitch that will add less thread and bulk to you flies.
	Where to tie on a dry fly hackle	Wayne Luallen provides a little tip on tying in dry fly hackle to get the barbs to behave.

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