Gretchen & Al Beatty

The Art of the Weave Gretchen & Al Beatty

If you have ever wondered how to weave a fly body, this book has the answers for you. From the simplest to the most complex, the reader will read what all of the fly tying world has to offer regarding woven fly bodies. In addition, no other book has offered information on braiding as part of a fly body until now. When Al was a young working cowboy in the '60s he learned to braid rawhide horse equipment from an old-time Nevada cowboy. Those braiding skills soon found their way to our fish hooks providing a unique appearance to the patterns using the concept. The last item this book offers is a save-for-posterity the woven body & hackle construction design knowledge regarding the Pott-style "Mite" flies so popular in the west from the '40 to the '80s. If you've ever wondered how to weave a George Grant hackle or a Franz Pott woven hackle & body, this book has the answers straight from the archives of the original Pott Fly Company. You can also try braiding on your flies if you want to give something new a run for your money!