Tinsel and Wire
Fly tying tinsel and wires come in a range of sizes and it is not always easy to figure out if its fat or thin, the fly tying tinsel guide below will help
| Guide to tinsel sizes | ||||
| No | inches | inches | mm | |
| 1 | .012 | 1/80 in | 0.30 | |
| FLATS Gold or Silver (Sizes 1-11) | 2 | .015 | 1/64 in | 0.40 |
| 3 | .023 | 1/40 in | 0.60 | |
| LUREX Gold or Silver | 4 | .030 | 1/32 in | 0.80 |
| (Sizes 2,4,5) | 5 | .040 | 1/25 in | 1.00 |
| 6 | .043 | 1/23 in | 1.10 | |
| LUREX (all colours) | 7 | .048 | 1/21 in | 1.20 |
| (Size 2 only) | 8 | .052 | 1/19 in | 1.30 |
| 9 | .060 | 1/16 in | 1.60 | |
| EMBOSSED Gold or Silver | 10 | .072 | 1/14 in | 1.80 |
| (Sizes 3-11) | 11 | .075 | 1/13 in | 1.90 |
| 14 | .020 | 1/45 in | 0.50 | |
| 15 | .022 | 1/40 in | 0.55 | |
| OVALS (Flat Worm) Gold or Silver | 16 | .030 | 1/32 in | 0.80 |
| (Sizes 14-19) | 17 | .035 | 1/28 in | 0.90 |
| 18 | .040 | 1/25 in | 1.00 | |
| 19 | .058 | 1/15 in | 1.50 | |
| ROUND THREADS Gold or Silver | 20 | .007 | 1/140 in | 0.20 |
| (Sizes 20 and 21) | 21 | .010 | 1/100 in | 0.35 |
| LACE TWIST (3-ply cord) | 22 | .016 | 1/64 in | 0.40 |
| (Gold or Silver) | 23 | .020 | 1/50 in | 0.50 |
| (Sizes 22-24) | 24 | .022 | 1/45 in | 0.55 |
| WIRES Gold or Silver (Sizes 25-27) | 25 | .006 | 1/165 in | 0.15 |
| COPPER (Fine or Heavy) | 26 | .005 | 1/200 in | 0.12 |
| LEAD (Fine) | 27 | .004 | 1/250 in | 0.10 |
Pearl Lurex
Product Model: TH25
Pearl Lurex fly tying wrap, great for adding a bit of sparkle..
£1.50 Ex Tax: £1.25
Copper Wire
Product Model: TH44
Traditional copper wire for fly tying, prefect for the pheasant tail nymph and Grayling Bugs..
£1.75 Ex Tax: £1.46
Uni Holographic Mylar
Product Model: TH27
Holographic Mylar Tinsel. Uni’s superb mylar flat tinsel in an 8 vivid holographic colours. &nb..
£1.80 Ex Tax: £1.50
Uni 2 Tone Mylar
Product Model: TH50
Uni Extra Strong Flat Metallic fly tying tinsel. This tinsel is double sided so one colour on one si..
£1.99 Ex Tax: £1.66
Uni Mylar Pearl
Product Model: TH48
Flat pearl lurex for fly tying, a superb quality product we expect from Uni..
£1.99 Ex Tax: £1.66
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Veniard Lead Wire
Product Model: TH45
The traditional way to weight a fishing fly with this lead wire from veniards. Two Sizes available i..
£1.99 Ex Tax: £1.66
Uni Micro Tinsel
Product Model: TH24
The Uni micro tinsel is another super Uni fly tying tinsel, so fine you can actually tie with it, go..
£2.25 Ex Tax: £1.88
Veniard Gold & Silver Wire
Product Model: TH55
Fly tying wire from Veniards, available in silver or gold with a choice of 3 sizesSmall Spool - 2 me..
£2.25 Ex Tax: £1.88
UTC Ice Blue Pearl
Product Model: TH52
Flashback pearl tinsel from UTC with a Blue UV iridescence...
£2.50 Ex Tax: £2.08
Holographic Tinsel
Product Model: TH23
This very popular Fly Tying tinsel is available in 15 colours and 3 sizes. Coloured multi reflective..
£2.65 Ex Tax: £2.21
UTC Mirage
Product Model: TH51
UTC Mirage is a highly reflective tinsel similar to "Mirror Flash" super for making your flash back ..
£2.75 Ex Tax: £2.29
UTC Ultra Wire Standard Colours
Product Model: TH49
This fly tying wire from UTC is top of the range, colour choice is fantastic. A soft, non tarnishing..
£2.75 Ex Tax: £2.29
UV Tail Flash
Product Model: A21
A highly reflective pearl flash material for making your fishing flies, really reflects the light, g..
£3.00 Ex Tax: £2.50
Uni Soft Copper Wire - Coloured
Product Model: TH46
Soft copper fly tying wire from Uni, very soft and easy to work with copper wire, with the choice of..
£3.50 Ex Tax: £2.92
Veniard Gold & Silver Oval Tinsel
Product Model: TH28
Genuine french oval fly tying tinsel superb for ribbing, The Oval Tinsel is used on many popular fly..
£3.75 Ex Tax: £3.13
Uni French Oval Tinsel
Product Model: TH26
A top quality oval fly tying tinsel from Uni,The popular French oval Tinsel is a top quality product..
£4.75 Ex Tax: £3.96
UTC Ultra Wire - Hot Bright Colours
Product Model: TH49
This fly tying wire from UTC is top of the range, colour choice is fantastic. A soft, non tarnishing..
£4.75 Ex Tax: £3.96
Uni French Embossed
Product Model: TH36
This is a welcome addition to any fly tyers range. Uni have produced an excellent embossed tinsel, w..
£5.80 Ex Tax: £4.83