If your trying to learn a few key techniques which will help you to become proficiant at tying. I can make a few suggestions for salt and fresh water flies that will get you well on your way to both tying and catching.
First a few salt patterns:
The Clouser Deep Minnow (Bob Clouser)
Ray's Fly (see SWE You Tube video)
Rhody Flatwing (see SWE You Tube video)
Bonito Bunny (Jamie Boyle)
Slab & Snake Fly (Lou Tabory)
Peanut Mushy (Dave Skok)
Lefty's Deceiver (Lefty Kreh)
The Gurgler (Jack Gartside)
Fresh Water:
Wooly Bugger
Hares Ear Nymph
Micky Finn
Adams
Elk Hair Caddis
Soft Hackle
Hornberg
Muddler Minnow
Cross Over Fly's for Salt and Fresh Water:
The Clouser Deep Minnow
Zonker
The Gurgler
Bonito Bunny
Pencil Popper
If you spend some time and learn to tie most of these patterns, you will learn most of the techniques necessary to tie almost any pattern.
You asked about my materials, you need to go to
E-Z BODY products, Fly Tying's #1 Tubing! and see for yourself. Check out the Photo Gallery pages, click on the thumbnails to get tips and instruction.
Have fun,
Murf