These Fat Alberts are for an order.  They can be used to imitate stoneflies and grasshoppers – a general attractor pattern.  

When I am doing production tying, I often do the flies in stages.  These are the start of parachute patterns.  They consist of an elk hair tail which is then also used as the post for the parachute.  It is more efficient and consistent to do the flies in stages like this.