Flat Tinsel trouble

[bloodybutcher]

I am fairly new to fly tying and having trouble tying flies like the Butcher which require flat tinsel to wound around the hook shank.  I have problems getting the wraps started and making the beginning and ending tidy, literally just have loose ends that I press down which I assume isn't correct.

Any tips/hints would be appreciated.

[bloodybutcher]

Thanks for the replies gents, I think I will give a combination of varnishing the thread and cutting a taper in to the end of the tinsel a go, hopefully that will sort things out.

[scotfly]

Have a look here BB.

http://www.wildfisher.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=8187.0

[Wildfisher]

Well reminded Dennis. I'd forgotten about that one.

[bloodybutcher]

Thanks for that scotfly, really useful guide you have put together there.