Glamour Madeira is a somewhat obscure tying material that has been tough for me to track down. Originally I found this being used by Pat Dorsey on his “Top Secret Midge” as the wingcase but I have also seen it used on RS2’s and various other midges. Glamour Madeira is actually the name of the line of embroidery threads that have the soft sparkle we as tiers have come to love in the material. It comes in various colors ranging from the white that has been used for wingcases to black, blue, copper, and every color in between. I really couldn’t find any information on it on the internet because to my knowledge Pat Dorsey might be the first person to use it for tying…

This week I finally found a spool of this stuff thanks to Greg Garcia at Charlie’s and started playing around with it. What an awesome material with tons of potential uses. So far I have only used it on Top Secret Midges, Rojo Midges, and RS2’s but I am now looking for other ways to use the stuff because I love the way it looks. Even though they are just trout and they usually eat marshmallows and corn there is still something incredibly fun in tying flies you just think look good. If you’re interested in trying some out I know Blue Quill Anglers sells it in small packs for about $1.00 but if you live in Denver you can email me and I’ll let you know where I found the larger spools. On a side note, Greg Garcia is the nicest person in the world and always helps me try to improve my tying skills when I see him in the shop. As a special thank you I butchered his famous Rojo Midge and subsituted his Oral B floss material for Glamour Madeira on a Rojo Midge.