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Update Log
Black and white plates added the the Ephemera patterns page – more…
New Tutorial: Jay PT – Kelson Topping Wing – more…
New Tutorial: Herl Head in Detail – more…
Fly patterns from Sir Humphry Davy’s Expedition Interpreted – more…
New Step by Step tutorial: Tying the Nelly Bly in two parts – more…
New Tutorial: Pre-Tying a Full Feather Wing – more…
Land and Water plates added to Traherne patterns – more…
New Tutorial: Full Feather Wing – more…
Antique Shannon Untied – more…
New Article: Washing and Preening – more…
New article: Storage and Quarantine – more…
New Materials Description: Barbary Ostrich – more…
New Step by Step tutorial: Kelson Built Wing – more…
New Quick Guide: Starting Flat Tinsel – more…
New Step by Step tutorial: Wool Butt – more…
New Step by Step tutorial: Setting a Tail and Veil – more…
New Article: Balance and Proportions Explained – more…
New Step by Step tutorial: Tip and Tag – more…
New Step by Step tutorial: Perfect Herl Head – more…
New Step by Step tutorial: Perfect Head – more…
New Step by Step tutorial: Mixed Wing per Tolfrey – more…
New Step by Step tutorial: Perfect Butt – more…
Kelson’s original materials are back in the galleries – more…
Michael Rogan Tying Technique – more…
New tutorial: Spey, Dee and Strip Wings – more…
Added information from the Land & Water publication of Bluebell – more…
Micheal Rogan patterns added – more…
New material described: Tiger Heron, including notes from George Kelson and an unknown pattern variation, called the Carimang – more…
Rewritten article on the Kelson Cabinet. More facts around various contents, date of origion and ownership – more…
New SBS tutorial: Winging Blacker Flies – more…
Final Francis Francis patterns added. The list now consists of ALL patterns that were published over the course of all edition of the book – more…
New tutorial: Tempering hooks in tallow – more…
Again more patterns added to Francis Francis – more…
New material described: Golden Bird of Paradise (Kelson) – more…
Even more Francis Francis patterns added – more…
More Francis Francis patterns added – more…
Francis Francis: first 30 patterns out – more…
Colonel Step by Step: Final steps and fly added – more…
Colonel Step by Step: First wing steps added – more…
Colonel Step by Step: body work done! – more…
New article: Tolfrey and the Story of Jones’s Guide to Norway – more…
Colonel Step by Step, first steps available, join in! – more…
Colonel Step by Step, introduction published – more…
Patterns from A.E. Knox – Autumns on the Spey now available for review – more…
Added photographs of a Hardy Brothers fly collection – more…
Added photographs of a travel kit, possibly Kelson. A true “must see” – more…
Flies and equipment from 1824, added to the Antiques Gallery – more…
Ghost Fly Step by Step completed – more…
Added some fantastic antiques to the gallery (thanks to Jarkko Reinola) – more…
Added some superb pictures of the Ghost Flies to their pattern descriptions, at the bottom of the page – more…
Steps added: Ghost Fly #1 SBS – more…
Tutorial by Marvin Nolte: Making a Crow Crimper – more…
New steps added: Ghost Fly #1 SBS – more…
New steps added: Ghost Fly #1 SBS – more…
Added a new substitute to Resplendent Quetzal – more…
New Step-by-Step tutorial: Winging spey flies – more…
New steps added: Ghost Fly #1 SBS – more…
New Step-by-Step tutorial in the making: Ghost Fly #1.
One section will be added every week. Join in, and tie yours together with me, one step per week – more…
New article: Understanding Basic Proportions – more…
Major J.H. Hale added to the Masters – more…
Added hackles to Kelson’s Hackle Book – more…
Added a new footnote to Himalaya Pheasant – more…
Added 3 new galleries to the Kelson Collection – more…
Added Ballyna flies to William Blacker’s patterns – more…
Pictures of the competition flies are up – more…
CFT Open Competition 2017 results are up! – more…
An insight to William Blacker’s tying techniques – more…
Marvin Nolte’s reviews By Hook and by Crook – more…
Updated thoughts on Wheatley No.8 – more…
Major J.P. Traherne added to the Masters – more…
Added a gorgeous Red Sandy to the Antiques Gallery – more…
Updated Jones’s Guide to Norway with high res plates – more…
Authentic William Blacker Flies on display – more…
CFT Open Competition 2017 announced – more…
More William Blacker patterns added – more…
The first 4 Spring Flies added to the Blacker patterns – more…
Badminton Library patterns completed – more…
Added the “Beadles” patterns to the pattern database – more…
Added The Lion to Badminton Library – more…
Added high resolution plates to Ephemera patterns – more…
Added an immaculate Fairy to the Antiques gallery – more…
Dirty Orange added to Badminton Library – more…
George Cole Bainbridge added to The Masters – more…
Francis Francis added to The Masters – more…
The Black Jay is added to the Badminton Library – more…
The Claret Jay is added to the Badminton Library – more…
Added antique Barleets to the webshop – more…
Michael Rogan added to the Masters – more…
First biography out: Geo. M. Kelson – more…
New category under Articles: “the Masters”…
New tutorial: Making a Hackle Book – more…
Blacker Project articles move to Articles dropdown menu…
Red Kite added to the materials gallery – more…
Antique flies added to Blue Boyne set – more…
Added some wonderful antiques to the gallery – more…
Silver Grey added to Badminton Library – more…
Original Forrest & Sons flies added to galleries – more…
Flies added to Antiques Gallery – more…
The webshop is back online, with many relevant products to be added shortly.
New pictorial: Reworking Hooks – more…
T&L added to Badminton Library – more…
Popham added to Badminton Library – more…
The Butcher added to Badminton Library – more…
New article: Back to the Shannon – more…
New article: Blacker Step by Step? – more…
Durham Ranger added to Badminton Library – more…
New article: dyeing materials, by Dave Carne – more…
New patterns and plates: Badminton Library – more…
New article: Blacker’s tying instructions – more…
New Western Tragopan natural sub identified – more…
New article: Philips Hook Sizes – more…
New Blacker Article added: Tweed Nr.13 – more…