I H E PALMRU AND MAY-FLV, 107 



HOW TO MAKE THB PALMER AND MAY-FLY. 



First la}' all the materials by the side of you, 

 viz. half a vard uf fine round even silk worm s;nl: : 

 half a yard of i\d uLk well waxed with wax of 

 the same colour, a hook, tlie size No. (i : a 

 needle: some ttraiids ol an os/rzcA's feather, and 

 a fine red haikle: then take the hook, and hold 

 it by the bend, between the fore-finger and thumb 

 of your left hand, with the shank towards yoxxv 

 right hand, and wiih the point and beard of your 

 hook not under your fingers, but nearly pareliel 

 with t!ie tops of them: afterwards take the silk, 

 and hold it likewise about the middle of it, with 

 your hook, one part laying along the inside of it to 

 your left hand, the otlier to the right ; then take 

 that part of the silk whieh lies towards your 

 right hand, between the fore finger and thumb 

 of that hand, and holding that part towards 

 vour left, ti<>;ht, alona; tlie inside of the hook, 

 whip that to the rii;ht, tltree or four limes 

 round the shank of tlie ho(jk towards the right 

 hand; alter which take the silk ze'orni gut, and 

 lay either of its ends alongthe iruide of the shank 

 of the hook, till it comes near the bend of it: 

 then hold tha hook, silk, and giity tight between 

 the fore finger and thumb of your left hand, and 

 afterwards give that par', of tlie si/k to your right 

 hand, three or for whips more over both /took and 

 gut till it comes near the end of the shank, and 

 make a loop and fasten it tight: then whip it 

 neatly again over both silk, gut, and hook, till 

 it comes near tlie bend of the hook : after which 

 make another loop, and fa.^ten it again : then if 

 the ijut should reach further than the bend of 

 the hook, cut it oil, and your hook will be 



