24-04-2010, 08:00 AM
[quote name='xALmoN' post='18589' date='Apr 23 2010, 11:29 AM']where do you get the skin and what's elasticated thread?[/quote]
You get the skin off the Spratt....... <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' /> The spratt is a small fish, of the herring family, say three inches long. I guess a sardine skin would work just as well. The elasticated cotton is sold commercially to anglers, but I believe the originally it is used in upholstery. Go and have a chat with your local upholsterer and see if they can sell you some. If not, then any of the UK mail order sites will send you some. www.veals.co.uk has the best customer service.
You get the skin off the Spratt....... <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' /> The spratt is a small fish, of the herring family, say three inches long. I guess a sardine skin would work just as well. The elasticated cotton is sold commercially to anglers, but I believe the originally it is used in upholstery. Go and have a chat with your local upholsterer and see if they can sell you some. If not, then any of the UK mail order sites will send you some. www.veals.co.uk has the best customer service.