Fine tying thread

[bill1]

What would members recommend?

I'm just setting out tying small dries using cdc and clearly need some finer thread than I usually use.

[chris68]

12/0 Benicchi, try Pat Stevens at Flytek, brilliant thread

You can also get the 14/0 stuff

Chris

[bill1]

Thanks, Chris

Long time - hope you're keeping well.

I'm hoping to get to the casting club tonight but am also acting as taxi for no.2 son so will have to see.

[spidersplus]

Bill,

You will find the 14/0 thread here:

Flytying Boutique - for unusual and interesting materials

Surprisingly strong for the size - very little build up for your small dry patterns - and a great range of colours...

I use this for tying down to size 24.

Kind regards

[shuck raider]

Semperfli Nano Silk in 12/0, unbreakable

[horses50]

Only thing that the semperfli stuff will break is the wallet lol

[Angus McLeod]

Bill,
I've used 14/0 quite a lot in the past (Gordon Griffiths used to do me unwaxed Sheer to special order) but these days I can't see past Synton threads for the small stuff. This is an extremely fine twin-strand material which, incidentally, is perfect for small scale split-thread dubbing techniques, and it is amazingly strong for its thickness (or, rather, thinness). Phil Holding used to sell it, but as he is now recommending 14/0 perhaps he is no longer carrying it. You could always ask him.
Angus

[mancfly]

I really like the Griffiths Sheer, and would love to use it a lot more. The trouble is though, each of the 3 spools i have of it, soon started sprouting random loops of thread from several parts of the windings! I could go on to explain the processes i use just to get a few flies out of it, but it would take a lot of typing!
I love the stuff, and I would buy a lot more of it if not for the problem above.

[bill1]

Once again, thanks guys. So much experience to draw on

[dabhoy]

For small flies I mainly use sheer thread I have in the past had a few issues with the spooling of it but in the main a very good thread.