Jimi, here's the original post: ----- Original Message ----- From: "DonO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, September 05, 2005 3:01 PM Subject: [VFB] New Swap?? A challenge...
> VFB'ers, > > I'm thinking of hosting a new swap-contest, for the adventursome and those > looking for some practical fun. > > Theme: Any fly, dry or wet, using only ONE MATERIAL to tie the entire fly. > That's it. > > Just thread and ONE material. If you use a feather, you can get a lot of > looks- the stem, root, down, barbs, tips. But you can't use two feathers- > it has to be just one feather. But if someone gets more 'looks' with a > single material, they will get more creativity points. > > If you use foam, it has to be one type and color- basically one piece as the > source.. > > If you use dubbing, that's it- just that dubbing. > > If you use a patch of deer hide, the hair and the down can be used, but not > the leather- that's a 2nd material to the hair. Same with rabbit or other > hides. Some furs have guard hairs, short hairs, and down. That's a good > choice. > > You can use cement to help shape parts- wings, legs, tails, but the cement > cannot BE a part, like a vinyl cement wing-case, as that would be a 2nd > tying material. > > You cannot use markers- the natural colors must make any patterns. > > After I get some responses and queries, I may be posting some more rules to > make it more even. Creativity is the key, imagination a must. > > I will also be posting some samples to give those newer ones some ideas. > > The winner will get a Monster Muddler desk set, or an equivalent fly of > choice. All flies will be posted on the VFB site as an article on the > theme. You will get 14 creative flies back at the very least. > > Any takers? Opening it for 20 tiers- 1st come, 1st in. Maybe Nov. due > date. > > DonO >
