HACKLES, JOINTED BODIES, AND GRUBS. 67 



playing ; press back each coil against the last 

 with the nails of the forefinger and thumb. 



All hackles should be fastened off under the 

 hook. The figure shows how to ensure your 

 doing so. Wind two turns of the tying silk over, 



Fig. 43- 



pull the hackle hard, press the last coil well back 

 against the others, cut off the end close, and take 

 one more turn. The scissors should be held along 

 the shaft in cutting off the stump, so as to taper 

 it slightly. In the illustration the shaft of the 

 hackle is pulled a little more to the right than it 

 should be, but this was done to show the position 

 more clearly. If the hackle is not long enough 

 to go further than the tinsel, it should be fastened 



