70 HOW TO TIE FLIES. 



bringing the silk up and down between the tips 

 of the left thumb and forefinger. Now remove 

 the left hand from the hook, and take another 

 turn of the silk towards the left, this time 

 bringing it not over, but behind the fibres (Fig. 

 27). Then fasten silk in clip, and trim root ends 

 of fibres. 



Next tie in the ribbing tinsel (if any) by another 

 turn towards the right, and then (Fig. 28) the 

 floss, or other body material, by a few more turns 

 in the same direction. During these operations 

 the tinsel, or body material, if soft, should be 

 held close to the shank of the hook, between the 



FIG. -29. 



left forefinger and thumb, just as were the 

 whisks at the preceding stage of our present 

 piece of work. 



Fasten silk in clip, and cut away slantwise the 

 exposed end (K) of the body material. Then 

 continue winding towards the right, till the 

 original starting point is reached. Fasten silk 

 in clip. 



Now, with the right hand, wind the strip of 

 body material over the foundation of tying silk, 

 changing for the moment to the left hand, to 

 pass the strip between the pillar of the vice and 

 the length of tying silk, held taut by the rubber 

 clip. 



