Marabou (fashion)

Marabou (historically spelled marabout) describes a certain type of down feather trimming. Although it takes its name from the marabou stork whose undertail down once provided the feathers,^[1] white turkey feathers have been used as a substitute.^[2] The advantage of marabou is that it takes dye well, making it a very versatile trimming for dress, and makes an effective substitute for fur.^[1] While marabou has been widely used as a fashion trimming since the late 19th century,^[1] it is also often used in fly tying for making up the lures ('flies') used for fly fishing.^[2]^[3]

^ ^a ^b ^c / "Mantle. c. 1885, by Redmayne & Co". V&A Search the Collections. Victoria and Albert Museum. 1885. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
^ ^a ^b Hellekson, Terry (2005). Fish flies : the encyclopedia of the fly tier's art (1st ed.). Salt Lake City: Gibbs Smith. p. 91. ISBN 9781586856922.
^ Leiser, Eric (2008). The Complete Book of Fly Tying. New York: Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. pp. 82–83. ISBN 9781626367531.

[mantle-1] / "Mantle. c. 1885, by Redmayne & Co". V&A Search the Collections. Victoria and Albert Museum. 1885. Retrieved 8 October 2014.

[terry-2] Hellekson, Terry (2005). Fish flies : the encyclopedia of the fly tier's art (1st ed.). Salt Lake City: Gibbs Smith. p. 91. ISBN 9781586856922.

[3] Leiser, Eric (2008). The Complete Book of Fly Tying. New York: Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. pp. 82–83. ISBN 9781626367531.

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Marabou (fashion)

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