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two different colours, they should be tied in 

 together at the side of the hook, one above the 

 other, and rolled round together. 



Tinselled chenilles are tied in in the same 

 way ; but while winding them with the right 

 hand, work the tinsel down the thread with the 

 left, or you will find that the act of pulling will 

 spread out the tinsel, and leave the internal thread 

 exposed. 



Herts. For bodies these should be tied in two 

 at a time in the same way as for butts, and rolled 

 on their sides up the hook. If not long enough 

 for the whole body, finish them off, and tie in 

 fresh ones with the same turn of tying silk ; with 

 care there will be no perceptible difference in the 

 thickness of the body at the junction. Another 

 way, much stronger, but not nearly so neat, is to 

 tie in the herls with two turns, twist them round 

 the tying silk, and roll all round the hook to- 

 gether. 



Length of bodies. So far, I have not said how 

 far up the hook the body should extend. This 

 will depend upon how many turns of, and how 

 many hackles there are to be at the shoulder. 

 As these vary considerably, and in some cases 

 there are no hackles (whole feathers, which take 

 up no room, being used instead), some difference 

 must be made ; but no rule can be laid down, 

 and practice only will tell you how far to go. 



Ribbing contimied. In all cases ribbing should 



