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the grip of the left forefinger and thumb for- 

 ward, so as to grasp the point where it ties in 

 the tail; hold it "in stop," at the same time 

 releasing it from " catch," and take three more 

 turns over the fibres towards the head of the 

 fly. Hold " in catch," and release from " stop." 



If the silk has been well waxed, four turns 

 as described will be sufficient to keep the tail 

 firm, and the ribbing tinsel (2) can now be 

 tied in. 



Still holding the silk " in catch," place the 

 tapered end of the tinsel on the side of the 

 hook nearest to you (with the cut edge looking 

 upwards), and keeping the tinsel in that posi- 

 tion by including it within the grip of the left 

 thumb upon the hook, release the silk from 

 " catch," and wind it tightly and evenly to the 

 left over the tinsel and over the coils which 

 have tied in the tail and the waste ends of the 

 tag respectively, down to the point where the 

 tag begins. 



Cut off the waste ends of the root of the 

 tail on a slant (Fig. 46).* 



* The illustration shows two turns of silk only and a 

 space for a third and a fourth turn before the beginning 

 of the tag. That is to say, four turns of silk to the left 



