Hi Joyce, without sitting beside you it sounds like you failed to work the soft loop properly to pull straight down on the wings. If you have a copy of my thread booklet you'll see an illustration of this technique (if not let me know and I'll send you a pdf). Typically there is only a small section of each feather which is useful for marrying, particularly a specific length. The key is to practice with cheap feathers like turkey or goose.
Paul On Saturday, September 28, 2013 8:13:05 PM UTC-3, Joyce wrote: > > Just spent the whole day at a workshop learning how to tie married wing > salmon flies. As I went to tie on the married wings, they promptly fell > apart..think they were divorced or something, and the whole thing went > shief ( kaput, south). So, any hints on tying feather wings to keep them > upright and not falling apart..I'd welcome them. Joyce > -- -- 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 Google Groups "VFB Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
