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I guess the real question would be, why did you buy it? :blink: The "soft hackle fly" uses pearsall's silk and is a very effective pattern. There are a couple of types of Pearsall's, Pearsall's Marabou which ia a 2 ply strand and the gossamer 1 ply. The Marabou is more like floss and makes great bodies

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When we tie with the japanese silks we use gloves to prevent snagging and to keep the oils from our skin away from the silk. what type of thread did you buy?

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It"s the 3/0 Gossamer silk thread.

 

 

That thread is too heavy for most soft hackles. The 3/0...4/0 is Pearsall´s "Naples" thread. For soft hackles etc you need Pearsall´s "gossamer" which is about 6/0.

 

You don´t need to wear gloves, just make sure your hands are clean, as the silk will take up dirt and oils from your fingers. many soft hackle flies use waxed thread.

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Although silk is traditionally wound by hand, my hands are generally too rough to handle silk (or nylon, for that matter.) So I use a mini-bobbin to hold and apply silk threads. The bobbin can also be spun to twist or un twist the silk. Pearsall's Gossamer (and Pearsall's Marabou floss) comes on a small spool which fits beautifully and turns smoothly in the bobbin.

 

 

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