Great to see a thread dedicated to beginner's I think it's a great idea and I'm sure that there will be alot of others that will pick up a tip or two in here and not just the beginner's.
Reason for posting is that I just picked up the latest issue of Flyfisherman and there is a big insert in it for beginning fly tying, featuring 21 different patterns that are all fish getter's.
If you haven't picked it up yet and you are looking for great tips, start up information and 21 step by steps this is the issue to get!!!!
So what are you waiting for....

Have fun guys and don't be afraid to make mistakes and redo and redo steps until you get em.
Best,
Damian