This blog is being designed for a Fine Arts credit at school. It is a challenging project that requires lots of research on flies and fly tying. I will show technological skills by taking photos with my digital camera, uploading them to my computer and posting them to this blog. Because I enjoy fly tying, this should be a fun way to express myself. All of these things are academic exectations listed in my school's Mission Statement.
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Replicate Three (Griffith's Gnats)
A Griffith's Gnat was one of the flies I was required to tie for this project. I tied three of them for the "Replicate Three" challenge, and I had never tied Griffith's Gnats before. This also serves as my "Criticizing My Own Pattern" entry. On my first try, the hackle was not uniform and it looked sloopy. I also didn't use the proper feather off the saddle for the hackle and I was not leaving the same distance between the gaps each time I wrapped. The second one came out better because the wraps were more unform. On the third try, I used the correct part of the feather and my wraps were uniform. I was very careful to make sure the gaps between each wrap were the same distance apart. It takes a lot of practice to tie a fly that looks good and works well.
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