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HOW TO TIE FLIES. 



To make the whip finish : 



Raise a part of the silk above the shank, as in 

 Fig. 37, and fix the end in the rubber clip. 



Form the loop as in Fig. 38. 



Pull the gut through this loop, and wind with 

 the part of the silk marked ABC, one turn 



FIG. 37. 



FIG. 38. 



Fig. 39. 



FIG. 41. 



towards the right. Repeat this operation a 

 few times. The work will now appear as in 

 Fig. 39. 



Insert the point of the dubbing needle in the 

 loop, and hold it taut, as in Fig. 40. 



Remove from clip and pull silk home, as in 



