If you mean the product sold under the same name (Mayfly Spinner Wing
Material), it is awesome - some gent out there sells ultra- thin foam
(the stuff they line the USA air-mail letter- envelopes with) as
"Mayfly Spinner Wing Material".

Personally, for < sz.18 flies (size 18 or smaller for fishing, to
reduce the chances of leader twist, or any size fly if only for
display), I etch into transparancy with a [bastard- file sharpened
nail], then run a permanent marker over the ENTIRE wing (not the
entire sheet, obviously), then promptly run a paper towel over the
ENTIRE thing.  With any luck, you have dark veins where the etching
is/was, and a very- pale, almost clear wing between them of the same
color.  There are some brands or transparency that are thicker than
others, and I use the thinnest I can find.

For > Sz. 18 flies, I usually use a foam of some sort, though I like
Stallcup's Medallion Sheeting.  Unfortunately, it's too costly for my
tastes... the way I lose hooks to the "Killer Rockfish" under the
surface... (to those not familiar with the "Killer Rockfish" legend,
it is a fancy fisherman's lie to cover up losing hooks in the bottom
of a streambed, hence the ROCK- fish).  If I want to go fancy or "more
natural/ less synthetic", I'll always use Hen Hackle tips per Byard's
suggestion.  I'm almost out of one that I *think* I bought from him at
a NJ show, along with a dun neck I *know* I bought from him... so next
pay (if any are left!) I'll have to pick up one or two winger capes
with a medium dun neck.  They ROCK!
Tight wraps,
Pete

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