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Tup's info Update
Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2010 11:34 am
by DNicolson
I have added some forgotten (by me) data and put on the menu of my site.
Re: Tup's info Update
Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2010 1:20 pm
by Soft-hackle
Hi Donald,
I will add my interpretation of the Leisenring recipe. I tie it according to the mix he gives, but adding some tan colored Hare's Ear to the seal. This softens and lightens the coloration to, what I feel, is a good mixed pink coloration. I tie it more like regular wingless wet, not a nymph as listed even though it is listed as such.
Also, Looking at the fly I feel it should be mixed loosely, almost like a Seurat painting, letting the fish's & fisherman's eye blend the colors.
Mark
Re: Tup's info Update
Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2010 5:49 pm
by DNicolson
I like that fly Mark
Re: Tup's info Update
Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2010 8:32 am
by tie2fish
Me too!
Re: Tup's info Update
Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2010 11:54 am
by Ruard
Hi Mark,
Beautiful Fly, what is a buttunhole twist?
Greeting
Re: Tup's info Update
Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2010 12:31 pm
by DNicolson
Buttonhole Twist was a heavier guage silk thread used in the past for edging buttonholes and was very commonly available in country stores.
The yellow was a very common colour as it was for the finer sewing thread.
Leisenring used it for the body on his Tup's Nymph. It was cheap and available.
The use goes right back to the 18th and 19th centuries.
It was used a lot on the early Tweed flies.
Have a look on Seata Reale and Gutermann references.
http://donaldnicolson.webplus.net/page250.html
http://donaldnicolson.webplus.net/page253.html
A simple answer is to use Primrose or Yellow Pearsall Gossamer,
same result but more thread.
Re: Tup's info Update
Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2010 2:28 pm
by Ruard
Thank you Donald, very clear!!
Greeting
Re: Tup's info Update
Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2010 3:55 pm
by Soft-hackle
Hi all,
It is somewhat difficult finding Buttonhole twist, nowadays. Regular Silk sewing thread works, if you can purchase this. It's heavier than Gossamer, and if you make two layers-one down and one back with no tying thread under it--it works well, as you can see from my photo. I've tried buttonhole twist, but I feel it's really too heavy unless you untwist it and use one or two strands. It frays easily, so gloves might be in order.
Mark
Re: Tup's info Update
Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2010 10:53 pm
by DOUGSDEN
Mark,
Superb....is the only word suitable for your pattern. Well done! I'm going back to your web-site now, and dream!
Taken by it's simplistic beauty,
Dougsden
Re: Tup's info Update
Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2010 9:50 am
by Jerry G
Soft-hackle wrote:Hi Donald,
I will add my interpretation of the Leisenring recipe. I tie it according to the mix he gives, but adding some tan colored Hare's Ear to the seal. This softens and lightens the coloration to, what I feel, is a good mixed pink coloration. I tie it more like regular wingless wet, not a nymph as listed even though it is listed as such.
Also, Looking at the fly I feel it should be mixed loosely, almost like a Seurat painting, letting the fish's & fisherman's eye blend the colors.
Mark
Mark I have read the highlighted reference before. In saying this are you talking about hackle length or is there something else in the design of the fly which dictates it to be a wingless wet as opposed to a nymph?
Regards, Jerry