Try a dark turkey feather glued up and cut to width.
If you want a gloss, look for a heavy duty black bag. The toner kits plastic wrap for copiers and laser printers is tough and durable.
There are also numerous other synthetics sold for shell back material.
Jerry WY
At 08:02 PM 6/15/04 -0700, you wrote:
What could I use instead of Swiss straw for a Black Stone (nymph) I am tying?
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