Hook Hends BL550 (curved barbless buzzer/emerger hook), #8 (tie 8-16; 10 and 12 most popular)
Thread White 12/0 nano silk
Materials
Bead Silver / chrome bead (1, sized to the hook)
Mirror tinsel Red tinsel (0.4 mm, first rib)
Stretch floss Black floss (1 strand, second rib)
Scud back (Hends) Pearl white wing slip (One length for the body)
Peacock dubbing (Hends #1) Creamy blue peacock (A tiny pinch for the thorax)
UV resin Clear uv resin (Thin coat over the body)
How to tie it
Slide the bead on and start white nano silk behind it, running back in semi-open turns and waxing the thread so the materials seat properly.
Tie in the red mirror tinsel along the near side and bind it back around the bend to the rear of the body, then take open wraps forward again.
Tie in the black stretch floss, pull it back and stretch it hard so it stays thin and adds no bulk, and bind it back to the same rear point. Return the thread forward.
Tie in the pearl scud back and lash it down the full length of the shank around the bend to the ribs' tie-in point, then bring the thread forward again.
Flatten the thread by spinning the bobbin counterclockwise and lay a smooth white underbody over the whole shank. The pearly white thread is what makes this a chromie.
Stretch the scud back as tight as it will go and wrap it forward in touching, very slightly overlapping turns, keeping the butt from going bulbous. You can overlap more at the front for a taper. Tie off short of the bead with five or six wraps and trim.
Wrap the red mirror tinsel forward as the first rib, tight at the rear, and tie it off under the bead.
Follow with the black stretch floss, stretched hard at the rear and eased off slightly as you come forward, laying an even rib. Tie it off (really lock it down, since it is under tension) and trim. Put in a half hitch.
Coat the body with a thin layer of UV resin, keeping it slim rather than fat and bulbous, and cure. (Alternatively coat with two dried coats of clear nail polish.)
Spin a tiny pinch of Hends #1 peacock dubbing onto the thread and take a couple of turns right behind the bead as a suggestion of legs. Whip finish, add a touch of head cement on the thread, and whip finish again.