Granny's Fly

[Roadkill]

My grandmother was born in Bordeaux while her father was working there for the Austrian Government. While recently visiting the Cite du Vin, I decided to create a fly in her honor with some of the wide range of colors in Bordeaux wines.

RIMG6303 by William Lovelace, on Flickr

Hook-Mustad 36890 #2
Thread- Kimono Geisha Silk
Tail- Whiting Red Hen Saddle
Body-Blended Merino Wool
Rib- Medium Oval UTC French Tinsel
Hackle- Whiting American Hen Saddle BLW/Purple

[Partsman]

Wonderful tribute, grandmothers were and are the best.

[DarrellP]

Lovely fly