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|  Heading to Hobby Lobby...what supplies do I need? #998137305/13/14 07:12 PM | Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 79 Outdoorsman | | OP Outdoorsman Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 79 | Really enjoying this fly tying which I sm new at...just found out I can try ind some supplies at hobby lobby...what all can i pick up there? do they have thread? |
| Re: Heading to Hobby Lobby...what supplies do I need?[Re: Flyboy718] #998140905/13/14 07:23 PM | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 870 Pro Angler | Pro Angler Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 870 | No thread. unless you use coats&clarks and its back by the yarn in wich you need to look for boa yarn. JBs welding and custom cabinets. Owner Team ORION VP. |
| Re: Heading to Hobby Lobby...what supplies do I need?[Re: Flyboy718] #998148405/13/14 07:44 PM | Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 406 Angler | Angler Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 406 | Craft fur, beads, epoxy and sometimes I can find eyes there. |
| Re: Heading to Hobby Lobby...what supplies do I need?[Re: Flyboy718] #998161205/13/14 08:35 PM | Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 79 Outdoorsman | | OP Outdoorsman Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 79 | what about feathers are they good to use there and cheap? I am making a lot of wooly buggers right now so I need stuff for those. Wonder if they have rubber legs? |
| Re: Heading to Hobby Lobby...what supplies do I need?[Re: Flyboy718] #998232505/14/14 12:42 AM | Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 1,344 Extreme Angler | Extreme Angler Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 1,344 | they have some ostrich feathers, but i found the color bleeds hen wet. not sure if all their feathers do that or just the ostrich. |
| Re: Heading to Hobby Lobby...what supplies do I need?[Re: Flyboy718] #998365905/14/14 01:25 PM | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 26,660 TFF Guru | TFF Guru Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 26,660 | Micheal's carries peaco*ck, goose, pheasant and random feathers bags. Nothing was over $3. You can avoid having ulcers by adapting to the situation: If you fall in the mud puddle, check your pockets for fish. ~Unknown Open your eyes & look within, are you satisfied with the life you´re living. No matter how good or bad you have it, wake up each day thankful for your life. Someone somewhere else is desperately fighting for theirs. |
| Re: Heading to Hobby Lobby...what supplies do I need?[Re: Flyboy718] #998366305/14/14 01:26 PM | Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 3,238 TFF Team Angler | TFF Team Angler Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 3,238 | Hobby Lobby is a bit of a wild card, you never know what you'll find there. Here are a few items that are usually available: Foam - lot's of foam options from 2mm to cheap flip flops.
Balsa wood for poppers.
Doll eyes for poppers.
Small Glass beads for nymph heads.
Metal beads for bead heads - I've had mixed results with these, they tend to be lighter weight than regular fly tying bead heads.
Bead chain - often have multiple colors and sizes.
Glues and epoxies.
Embroidery thread for weave patterns.
I've also found sticky backed Mylar sheets used to cover poppers.
Scissors and X-acto style tools.
Sometimes, they'll have tinsel and flash materials.
Some of the yarns are good, but one package would be a life time supply for the entire membership of most FF'ing clubs... I've never found any feathers that I liked there and I've never tried using any of their sewing treads. JoAnn's Fabric is another place to get many of the items listed and they are also good place to find good lights for your tying desk. Remember that both Hobby Lobby and JoAnn's often have discount coupons (up to 40% off) available on their web sites. Fly Fishers International certified casting instructor
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| Re: Heading to Hobby Lobby...what supplies do I need?[Re: Flyboy718] #998408205/14/14 03:41 PM | Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 79 Outdoorsman | | OP Outdoorsman Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 79 | Thanks for the help snd comments...I think I had a bust on $9 spent at Jo Annes last night! I didnt get to go to hobby lobby wife wanted jo annes instead. i got a mix bag of feathers, 2 peaco*ck eyes(has some good herl) bag og guinea feathers, pieces of chenneil, silver 28 guage jewlery making wire and some 'crling ribbon'(perfect for flashy tensil). i came back home and made the uggliest wooly bugger you ever seen! A fish wouls just laugh, it truly looked like it was made with fabric store stuff. the chenille had wire in it so basically a pipe cleaner and the feathers i used as saddle hackle...well they didnt palmer nicely at all...i used the silver 28 guage wire in place of lead wire and it was very rigid not sure if it will allow it to sink. I just feel like i waisted $ |
| Re: Heading to Hobby Lobby...what supplies do I need?[Re: Flyboy718] #998414005/14/14 03:56 PM | Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,728 Extreme Angler | Extreme Angler Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,728 | It's fun to read where all us fly tying junkies get our fix of tying supplies! Mickfly
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| Re: Heading to Hobby Lobby...what supplies do I need?[Re: Flyboy718] #999206305/17/14 04:20 PM | Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 621 Pro Angler | Pro Angler Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 621 | I can never walk by a Michaels or Hobby Lobby with checking it out!!!! some cool stuff sometimes last visit I found clear stretchy nylon cord in the beading section, great for creating ribbed bodies on nymphs etc also check out the clearance sections I picked up a black and white marabou womens scarf /boa with hundreds of good marabou on a rope
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| Re: Heading to Hobby Lobby...what supplies do I need?[Re: Flyboy718] #999497505/19/14 03:33 AM | Joined: May 2010 Posts: 113 Outdoorsman | Outdoorsman Joined: May 2010 Posts: 113 | I've bought some stuff at hobby lobby here and there, but most of the time I kinda have the same experience as you where the stuff I buy doesn't work quite as well as I wanted. I bought a ton of craft fur there when I first started tying and I won't make that mistake again. Nearly all of it was short guard hair kinda stuff and then it had little bitty patches of longer usable hairs, so most of it wound up being totally worthless. |
| Re: Heading to Hobby Lobby...what supplies do I need?[Re: Flyboy718] #1001564605/27/14 02:42 PM | Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 79 Outdoorsman | | OP Outdoorsman Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 79 | I wish i could find chenielle really cheap |
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