HERL BUTTS 151 



silk tie in the Ostrich herl, the portion of the 

 quill to which the " fluff" is attached being to 

 the left i.e., pointing towards the tail (see 

 Fig. 69). Wind two or three more turns of 

 silk towards the right, and having hitched it, 

 proceed to form the butt by taking first one 



FIG.. 70. 



turn of herl to the left up to where the floss 

 silk ends, and then covering this with close 

 even turns towards the right. Unhitch the 

 dressing silk, and with one turn tie in the 

 herl, pulling the latter tight at the same time 

 (Fig. 70). 



