Well that's a picture we all needed to have in our heads. VBG Maybe if we post enough of those we can start a new fad that replaces the hair extension thingy. Deb On Jul 2, 2011, at 5:29 PM, Niclas Runarsson wrote:
> “We can all blame Chris Reeves and Joe Cordiero for wearing hackles in their > hair at the flyshows. LOL.... It's their fault not Dr. Toms.” > > But Charles Jardine (left) is doing what he can to promote “extensions” from > birds they can hunt themselves… ;o) > /Nick > > <image001.jpg> > > > > -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- > Från: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] För > [email protected] > Skickat: den 2 juli 2011 04:30 > Till: [email protected] > Ämne: [VFB] Re: Whiting hackle rumour > > Ashley > Whiting Farms is in the business for creating feathers for fly tyers but this > is also very good revenue for the farm. I'm so happy to see them keeping > busy because I saw a couple of my favorite fly shops go out of business. I > think Tom is right when he said the fly shops are also selling their feathers > on Ebay. I've seen a lot of them list their feathers for extensions and > tying so you know who they are trying to market to. Even if they weren't > though the hair stylists are pretty savy. I've had several of them contact > me through email trying to get me to sell them my feathers. They have to be > getting my name and email off the Whiting website. Some of them are pretty > aggressive. I guess they're getting even with me for my raids on Sally > Beauty supplies. They have some pretty great things to use in fly tying > also. I read the post about the hackles and as I see it Whiting is always > going to have a market with the fashion industry and higher end crafters. > I've seen a significant improvement in their Euro Hackles and the colors they > are making available so I think it has also been a benefit to me. I've been > asked to put together a few hair extensions for my neighbors daughter and a > friend of hers because even they can't really afford the prices they're being > charged. The major market is young girls. So I just tied up four of them > tonight for the girls and swore them to secrecy because I'm not interested in > making them for anyone else. I also got the chance to introduce them to the > real thing tied into flies. They were amazed so hopefully it left an > impression on them. I told them when they were ready they could come back > for a fly tying lesson. LOL. They looked at my Maine Streamers and decided > they would make beautiful earrings. Of course the most savy of us fly tyers > have already figured that one out. I see them sold at fly shows more often > than not. > I'm sure the fad will pass. Anyone wishing to sell their hackles will make a > bundle but a good reason not to do that is that the supply and demand is very > high and you may get rich but you will have a lot of competition when you try > to replace them. I think the fad will pass and the demand will ease up a > little and we will most likely see a good supply in the future. Whiting is > making adjustments for it, it just takes time. We can all blame Chris > Reeves and Joe Cordiero for wearing hackles in their hair at the flyshows. > LOL.... It's their fault not Dr. Toms. Heee Heee. I'm just having fun > with this. I think it's a great way to store my hackles for stream side fly > fixes. I am kidding.... I'm not wearing feathers in my hair. Just don't > let your wives see you crimping hackles in your hair. > Deb > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at > http://www.linesend.com<tampere2009.jpg> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com
