ADJUSTING THE STRIP 



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away from you back, so that it will not en- 

 croach upon any part of the shank beyond the 

 " middle line " (see pp 16 and 17). This is done 

 by pulling towards you the distal portion of 

 the piece of quill cut off with the strip, all the 

 time holding the strip firmly against the shank 

 with the left thumb, and keeping the dressing 



FIG. 98. 



silk " in catch " (Fig. 97). Having thus ad- 

 justed the strip, take another turn of silk 

 towards the left, remove the left thumb, and 

 examine results. The strip should lie almost 

 flat along the body of the fly. Now reverse 

 the silk (see pp. 137, 138 and 139, and Figs. 55, 

 56, and 57), still going to the left, until the root 



