There’s nothing quite like a nicely done silk wrap.

If you want to take your DIY florid build to the next level, silk wraps are a good place to start. It’s not hard to make good silk wraps, but there are some tricks you need to know. It’s different from working with nylon for sure.

In this, the first of a 3 part video series, Matt Draft, of Proof Fly Fishing, will get you started with the basics of making clean wraps in silk and some tricks for working with silk on guides.