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My crochet basics
Well I figure I need to explain some about how I get the body to look the way I do. The crochet is easy enough once you get it down but the wide body is harder.
The main idea is to use whatever you can to make an almost flat body before you start the crochet/weave. Tie in some 20-50# fishing line on the sides, lead core leader line, anything that will stay stiff and give the hook shank some body. One smaller jigs and flies I use lead core leader line tying it in, wrapping the shank with it and then using pliers to smash it to a oval cylindrical shape. This give the body of the jig the right look when I crochet them. I have used all of the above to do it on any size jigs and flies. On larger ones I use lead free solder to give them bulk. I have even used decoy weight cord for it.
That is the key to what I do. It is the only way I have found to do it and get a body that looks like it has a true top and a rounded bottom. The crochet/weave leaves one color on top and the other color wraps around the rest to give it a true body shape.
Give me a day or two and I will hopefully be able to get a series of pictures showing the steps, that is if anyone is interested.
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I would be interested to...
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Would Love to see it, i like trying new things.
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I have the time to do it,not sure if I have the patience and would love to see how it's done.I'm from Missouri,show me.Is there a video on this?
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The enlarged instruction for Fly Crocheting
The Fly Bench Woven Flies
Phil Rowley: Fly Craft Angling - fly fishing and fly tying techniques with Philip Rowley
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XyHNZfb3Vk this one has a basic weave and is a video. Not the same as the crochet but looks close.
I will try to get pictures of the process I use to make the body wider. None of the sites I find do anything on a large scale but all show the crochet/weave technique.
Smaller ones are a lot easier because all you do is build a body out of thread or floss or whatever. Might give them a try until I can get the basics on camera of what I do.
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fish 4 all, Thanks for the links, checked out the first one at the top of your list, and found the link for Woven Flies by Seith Green, and was checking them out, and well, i dont know if i have the patience to tie them, but will give it a shot. THANKS
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I only did a couple of body weave jig and that was a couple years back, but would like to learn more techniques for sure.
I keep getting lost in my own weave, LOL, but I have not done enough to be profecient at that yet, but I guess I will.
Skip
Here is one of my weave jigs....
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b4...7-2-300000.jpg
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YW/ Skip, that is the difference in the weave and the crochet. Just takes time to learn. If you don't want to learn it then you can always send me materials and I will tie them for half the materials. ;)
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That's an awsome color skip!
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FISH FOR ALL, I really like your jigs.You use leadfree jigs when weaving your jigs.Is this a preference or is it illegal to use lead in your state? I'd be willing to work a swap for a few of your baits.I'll trade some of my flash ducks,some materials or even some jig heads.I dyed some tips on some marabou yesterday giving the feathers a two color scheme and they turned out really well. Anything you need let me know and we can work out a swap..I'd like to get a few 1/32 and I'll supply the jig heads.I f interested send me a pm.
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fish4all,
This is the best weave demo I have seen. Where do you get the weave stuff. I fish for redear and that flat weave you do looks great. Good idea on making the wide bodies.
Welcome to the Online Fly Tyer
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I use lead free because I like the shine and it looks like they will be making it illegal to use leaded under 1/4 ounce here this year or maybe next. That and I have children and they like to play with my hooks so the less lead I have around the better.
I use anything that works. Larva lace, embroidery floss, vernille, chenille, body stuff, flash and whatever else will work in the crochet. Larva lace is by far my favorite to use but is the most expensive for sure. On big jigs it can take 2 stands to finish 2 jigs and that is $1.69 each strand. I need to get my business license again so I can buy wholesale.
As for the method they use on that site, it is really close but I make my bodies wider. I had a series of pictures on what I do but my camera memory card disappeared so I have to do it again or find the card. Wouldn't be so bad but I had 120 pictures so I could get 20 in sequence that were clear enough to show what I do. Gonna get them soon but I am burned out from tying my jig swap sickle butts. I finally finished them!
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Fish4all,
Are you using larva lace nymph rib, midge or standard.Bob Marriott's Fly Fishing Store - Product Catalog - Larva Lace
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Skip those colors are good looking...
