What do you know?? I just thought of the same stuff you emailed about!! On top of that, the stuff I bought was actually the Shimazaki Fly Wing (Air Through). I know what you are talking about and will definitely hunt for it tomorrow.
Thanks again, Reuven -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Wes Wada Sent: Saturday, 10 September 2005 12:37 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [VFB] Non-Feather Wing Material Reuven Segal wrote: > I would be glad to try them as well, but what I bought(ashamedly) was more > like a stiff nylonish kind of tissue paperish kinda material. Do you know > what I'm referring to?? Reuven, A couple years ago I was looking for the winging material similar to a Carty's GT which you probably are familiar with. This is a cicada pattern by Pete Carty of New Zealand. Here's the post to VFB that describes the material: A discontinued product Shimazaki Fly Wing was a randomly veined, very porous, somewhat stiff material that made realistic wings. The porous feature helps keep the wing from spinning the fly and twisting the leader during the cast. When available, it came in about ten different dyed colors. The one I was looking for was a light grey. As luck would have it, I found the product at Wal-Mart! (Also found it later at Joanne's Fabric Shop) It was in the fabric section and is marketed under the brand name of Stitch Witchery. As with a lot of things marketed for fly fishing, this material is made for another purpose entirely. It is what is called fusible web material, and it is used to 'glue' two pieces of fabric together by ironing. The technical formulation of the material is called polyamide, which Google describes as a high-strength, high-rigidity, low moisture absorption, crystalline thermoplastic. In other words, a good wing material for flyfishing. Stitch Witchery fusible web material comes only in white, but I suspect it is not that difficult to dye or color with art markers. There are several different types of fusible web...you are looking for the one that is the most porous, randomly veined. And, the price is right. It comes in rolls about 20 inches wide, and costs 94 cents a running YARD. --- Reuven, if you cannot locate some of this at your local fabric store in Australia let me know, and I will mail you some. Wes
