RE: [VFB] Carrie Stevens (was: Jim Warner, Streamers)

[mark romero]

Chuck, pick up a copy of Lee Wulff's "I Was Born to Fish" video. It's a 
classic. He tyes a few flies in his hands in that video. mark    .....if you 
can't find it, i can get it for you..... try Wulff Products with your info 
operator.....in Livingston Manor, N.Y.

From: "Deborah Duran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: <vfb@troutnet.com>
To: <vfb@troutnet.com>
Subject: RE: [VFB] Carrie Stevens (was: Jim Warner, Streamers)
Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2005 10:55:35 -0400
If you really want to try tying flies by hand, one of the less expensive 
old
books to collect is called Fly Tying For Salmon by Eric Taverner.  I picked
one up off Ebay for very little.  While vises were available at the time he
wrote his book he still preferred tying flies by hand so the illustrations
in his book show you how to hold the hook and wind the materials on.  He
explains it pretty well.  There are other books but they're a little more
pricey.
Deb

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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
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Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2005 10:09 AM
To: vfb@troutnet.com
Subject: [VFB] Carrie Stevens (was: Jim Warner, Streamers)

On 7/2/05, Chuck Alexander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> How in the world could She tie those with NO vise????? Chuck

Carrie's background was in the millinery trade, making feather
adornments for hatbands of the day.  She translated many of the same
techniques to her tying - such as pre-constructing the wing
assemblies.  I imagine this helped to make production more efficient
for her as well, working on wing assemblies only at one session and
storing them up.

I have done it myself, as you can see from the article.  While it is
not easy, it is easier than one might initially think, give that much
of the aesthetics of the fly is in the wing assemby - which is
traditionally done off the vise anyway.  I've found my hands cramp
while doing the body.  I would guess this would become much easier
over time, should one choose to make a habit of it.  I bet Dave Brandt
could probably kick my a** at it, since doing a small Wulff has to be
harder, in my mind.

I bet ol' Carrie had a helluva handshake.

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CD