Pink Heron
by Kuba Chruszczewski
This time it will be carnivalesque and glittery - because the time is also such. But no worries, the bow tie I present is as usable as possible. It belongs to my favorite type of soft hackle. The use of shiny materials makes it attractive in moments of poor visibility and in turbid water. A bead supports the soft hackle adding to its mobility. The reflections on the torso can well imitate the gas bubbles with which larvae are covered as they make their way toward the surface to transform into the perfect insect.
On the hook I thread a bead (it can be plastic or ceramic, this time it is not about adding weight), with pink thread I build a base for the torso with a spindly profile.
I tie a flat, transparent pearl-colored lamé.
I wrap the underlay with lamé, so made torso rewind with leading thread.
I wind a thorax of pink glossy dubbing, finish with a finisher, seal the knot. I press the bead against the dubbing to make space for the blackberry.
With a thin leading thread, I tie a soft, pile feather to the blackberry - I most readily use heron feathers of natural gray coloration.
I wind 2-3 coils of blackberry. The bow tie is ready. You can see how the bead sets the rays nicely. They will work well without sticking together with the torso.
Pink Heron en face.
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