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Blurple Bunny |
Tools / Materials Needed
Head was painted using custom black flash with a neon purple overcoat. Thread used was Danville 140 purple. |
#1 Build a thread base and tie 5 strands of silicone skirt material in at the end of the collar wrapping to the bend. Add purple flash using 4-5 wraps. |
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#2 Tie in two black and one purple grizzly in on one side, turn over and do the same to the other side. |
#3 Wrap all materials up to collar and tie off there. |
#4 Tie the purple crosscut bunny in starting at the collar and tying back almost to where the hackle starts, Return thread to end of collar. Palmer wrap the bunny up to the collar, make several tight wraps securing the rabbit there and clip the bunny. |
#5 Wrap your thread up the towards the head and tie in black bunny strip bringing it to where the purple ends, then return thread to head |
#6 Palmer wrap the black bunny up to head, secure with several tight wraps, clip black bunny, build up your thread collar, tie off and finish with clearcoat of your choice. |
I did a second jig starting with the black bunny strips and finishing with the purple. I use rabbit quite a bit, but this is my first jig palmering two colors of rabbit on a jig to make the two-tone effect. I like how it turned out and will have to do some more color combinations. |
Step by step instructions and pictures created by: JUNGLEJIM1 For questions about this tutorial, please post them on the JigCraft forum here: Blurple Bunny |
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