TYING IN UPRIGHT STRIPS 133 



The first turn of silk should be close up to 

 the hackle, and the next and subsequent turns 

 closely, evenly, and firmly applied to the 

 right. 



As in tying in the tail (by the same coaxing 

 manipulation with forefingers and thumbs), it 

 is most important to keep the feathers all the 

 time in a vertical position. 



The set of the wings and the position of 

 their waste ends should be as shown in 

 Fig. 51, in which the left strip forms the right 

 wing, and vice versa. 



Three or four turns of silk to the right 

 should be sufficient if tightly applied. 



Cut off the waste ends of the wings both 

 together on a slant with the curved- bladed 

 scissors, and continue winding the silk to the 

 right, until the extreme end of the shank is 

 reached. Wind back to the left until the root 

 of the wings is reached, and then again to the 

 right until about three turns from the end, at 

 which point apply the whip finish. Cut off 

 the silk, smooth the head round, and apply 

 varnish. The completed fly is shown on 

 Plate XII., Fig. i. Fig. ii. on the same plate 

 shows the same pattern tied in the same way, 



