268 THE ANGLER S GUIDE. 



Mecum, makes a plain or palmer-hackle in the fol- 

 lowing manner, which is both an easy and excel- 

 lent way : First, whipping the hook on for a few 

 laps and lapping in the ends of a long fibre, and of 

 a hackle at the same place ; then, lapping down the 

 whole length as far as the shank is straight, and in 

 making the half hitches at bottom a small piece of 

 platting is lapped in ; this done, carry the fibre round 

 the hook very close, adding a second or more fibres, 

 if requisite, to complete down to the end of the 

 whipping : when it is completed thereto, lap it under 

 the platting, which is now to be carried round from 

 the bottom to the top, leaving a very small interval 

 between each round : when the platting is brought up 

 completely, let the hackle be passed round progres- 

 sively downwards, so as nearly to fill up the intervals 

 left by the platting ; fasten off at the bottom with 

 two half hitches ; if the hackle have very long stiff 

 fibres, the palmer will resemble those hairy cater- 

 ])illars which are found in gardens and fields, on 

 leaves, grass, &c. 



CHAP. II. 



Directions for making a Golden or Silver Palmer. 



The dubbing the same as the palmer, ribbed with 

 gold or silver twist, with a red hackle over all. When 

 you whip the end of the hackle to the bend of the 

 hook, you must do the same to the gold or silver 



