Bimini15 0 Report post Posted November 11, 2016 I have this material in four different colors. It was given to me years ago in bags without any sort of info. I was into saltwater at the time, so into the drawer it went. It is a weave of three strands that makes a thick, very buggy cord. Does anyone recognize it as a commercially available material? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ephemerella 0 Report post Posted November 11, 2016 Possibly Estaz in the Grande size? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rocco 0 Report post Posted November 11, 2016 Looks very much like a knitting yarn with bling added. I have a few bags of the stuff in different sizes, colors, and degrees of reflectiveness that I got to experiment with when following my wife to the craft store. Sometimes, the same product travels under different brand names. Most of it is in very large sizes and needs to be trimmed down in volume. It does make some interesting Shannon streamer bodies. Rocco Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted November 11, 2016 It's either "eyelash knitting yarn" or "plush knitting yarn". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt Bob LeMay 0 Report post Posted November 11, 2016 I was sent a sample of that material a few years back - can't remember what they called it but it's probably in Wapsi's catalog... I didn't have a use for it then so like so many samples sent me it was put into storage - somewhere. If I get a chance today I'll browse through Wapsi's stuff and see if I can find it listed.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JSzymczyk 0 Report post Posted November 11, 2016 It might be Tiffany yarn. I will have to dig into the depths of my material to find some. I used to tie a fly with it furled into a long tail- it worked very well on LMB down in the southland. If not, then it's one of many similar yarns available for cheap in a craft/sewing/knitting store such as JoAnn's. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bimini15 0 Report post Posted November 11, 2016 These were samples too. I got them because of my relation to Hook&Hackle at the time. It is a lot looser than the chenille yarn I have seen in Shannon minnow videos, and, Rocco is right, it is almost too bulky, unless you undo the strands and use one at a time. Then it could be a buggy dubbing substitute. The closest thing I can find in pictures is rayon chenille. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SILKHDH 0 Report post Posted November 11, 2016 I think Mike nailed it. Not a fly tying material, but a craft / knitting material. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted November 11, 2016 https://ii.herrschners.com/fcgi-bin/iipsrv.fcgi?FIF=/images/herrschners/source/products/710831P.tif&wid=1000=&cvt=jpeg http://archive.berroco.com/images/1y_nz/zap_colors/zap_colors_hank_500.jpg http://www.the-knitting-wool-store.com/images/mamalove12W.jpg http://www.redbarnfarm.net/fizzchart1.jpg Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bimini15 0 Report post Posted November 11, 2016 Here is another picture, closer up. The bottom one is a single strand, all fluffed up, and you can see the twisted core. The top one is the material as originally received. We will probably never find out exactly what it is. I guess it never broke through to the fly tying market. So, the question now is... what would you do with it? And no, I don't have enough for a Christmas sweater. I am too much in the Grande size... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted November 11, 2016 Some of my flies tied with eyelash yarn. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bimini15 0 Report post Posted November 11, 2016 Nice. Can't do that with this, but I just might go buy some eyelash yarn! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cheech 0 Report post Posted November 11, 2016 This is MIke Mercer's EZEE bug yarn that is put out by Umpqua. It's used to tie his Rag Sculpin. https://umpqua.com/products/fly-tying/chenille/ezee%E2%84%A2-bug-0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted November 11, 2016 Bob Marriot's site says it's from Estaz ... http://www.bobmarriottsflyfishingstore.com/fly-tying-materials/chenilleyarnfloss/yarn/umpqua-ezee-bug-yarn But I believe you're correct. It's not an eyelash yarn. It's thicker than eyelash yarn .... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted November 11, 2016 Faux fur yarns ... pretty cool looking stuff. Chinchilla https://img0.etsystatic.com/059/0/10222095/il_570xN.681691324_7fua.jpg https://img1.etsystatic.com/060/0/10222095/il_fullxfull.681804095_lmov.jpg mink https://img1.etsystatic.com/000/0/5836904/il_570xN.275672401.jpg Rabbit https://img1.etsystatic.com/015/0/8137961/il_570xN.466972317_pqam.jpg Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites