Asked SWMBO to get me some wool from Hobby Craft. Was wanting a couple of small raps of wool, which apperntly it is tapestry woo I was meaningl. Anyway turns out that Hobby Craft are stopping supplying this so it is currently on offer 8 for £1 and they are priced at £1 each.
I ended up with is:
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Not the colours I was looking for but a good deal to be had if you have a Hobby Craft near by.
The best dry fly dubbing ever.
The tapestry wool I got given is quite stiff which I find a tad irritating when using as tail material but its great for a body material if your not looking to scrub out with Velcro.
This stuff is pure new wool, not stiff at all.
I work with a merry band of crafters; over a cup of tea I mentioned I might be interested in any cast off thread or yarn for fly tying. Within a week they had generously provided me with probably a lifetimes requirements of non-reel threads including a huge range of cross-stich cotton in every useful shade imaginable, the aforementioned tapestry wool/yarn and just the other day a carrier bag full of crochet yarn (mostly synthetic wool in huge range colours including near fluorescent greens, reds and neutral colours).
Yep Robbie, what you got looks more like what I generally prefer to use, just wanted to point out the limitations of the tapestry wool I got since you mentioned tapestry wook
I was in Hobbycraft the other day, after some soft brown wool for my missus to make pompoms with (don't ask!). I didn't really know exactly what she was after so got a few balls, one of which was a lovely dun-brown traditional looking blend....name escapes me now and I can't check as I'm at work, but I'm pretty sure it was 'Women's Institute' branded. Anyhow, I chopped some up and teased it into dubbing and bugger me if it doesn't make a beautiful March Brown mix. As it happened I had some MB spiders to tie for an auction lot so I used the wool instead of my normal hare's ear, and was very pleased with it. Bravo Hobbycraft!
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Matt
For emerges I can see past this material when teased out. It dubs well and you can get an extremely slim profile.
Lovely spiders
What hooks r these.
They are old Mustad sneck bend hooks from the 1950s, given to me a friend who had a ton of them. I'd daresay they might be hard to find these days.
Matt
I did wonder, the only hooks I have that look anything similar are old sprite hooks I had when I started tying about 25 years ago. No idea whatsoever what they are, just the make.
Update for you: went into my local Hobbycraft and the tapestry wools are now 10 for £1.