Re: [VFB] Antron was yarn question: antron & aunt lydia

[Deb Duran]

This is a fly tied out of the same stuff.
http://www.danica.com/flytier/dduran/just_for_fun.htm
You can also find it in the core of some body braids you find in the fly 
shops.  Our local shop sells the body tubing dyed and most people pull out 
the core and throw it away.  The core is also dyed.
I've got some pretty nice colors for flies that way.  Try experimenting by 
dying the nylon rope before you remove the core.
Deb

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From: "Marcus Harton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 8:48 PM
Subject: RE: [VFB] Antron was yarn question: antron & aunt lydia

I bought some nylon rope at a hardware store while I was visiting family in
Nashville last winter. I had lost a strap to my cartop carrier. After I
drove 11 hours, I untied the carrier and noticed some lovely, sparkly stuff
that came from the rope end flapping and unraveling in the breeze.
It had a cottony-looking core with the nice sparkly stuff on the outside. I
looked at it under my kid's microscope, and it appeared to be trilobal,
shaped like a 3-bladed prop or a 3-legged starfish.
It might not satisfy the antron purists (and I'm certainly no fiber
analyst), but it works really well in flies.
Marcus

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Behalf Of Bill
Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 8:04 PM
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Subject: RE: [VFB] Antron was yarn question: antron & aunt lydia
Yup, and given that it is trilobal it traps air under water much better then
other fibers and is excellent for sparkle pupa patterns. Dupont originally
came up with antron as a carpet fiber or yarn with superior water shedding
qualities.
Bill P.
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On Behalf Of Martin Westbeek
Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 7:32 PM
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Subject: Re: [VFB] yarn question: antron & aunt lydia
Yup, antron is trilobal, too.
Martin
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From: "Bob Haering" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004 1:26 AM
Subject: RE: [VFB] yarn question: antron & aunt lydia

Aunt Lydia's is a trilobal I am not sure that antron is
BobH
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On Behalf Of Tony Spezio
Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 7:24 PM
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Subject: Re: [VFB] yarn question: antron & aunt lydia
Poly Yarn is not the same. I find it stiffer and not as bright as
Antron. If Aunt Lidias is not Antron, it is real close.
That is just my opinion.
Tony
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hey Everybody,
Hopefully a simple question about yarn. Ive never worked with antron
yarn. Is it the same stuff as Aunt Lydias? From what Ive seen in
stores it looks like it might be AL thats been separated.
The reason I ask is I just got Lee Clarks fly tying with poly yarn
book and I was curious anyways!
Thanks,
Ken
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