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Again, if in tying the feathers in, the silk does 

 not pass close up to the fibres, the fly would 

 have a very ragged appearance. On the other 

 hand, if any fibres were actually tied in, the 

 mistake would be as great. Flies of this kind 

 appear at first very difficult to the beginner ; 

 but really, the great thing needed is patience in 

 matching the feathers. If the dents are made, as 

 described, in the shafts, and the tying silk tightly 

 wound, the position of the feathers can easily be 

 obtained. A variety of the above is shown. 

 The stems cross one another at the side of 

 the hook. This method is sometimes adopted 

 for very small flies, or if the 

 whole body is to be covered 

 with feathers. Each feather 

 is tied separately rights and 

 lefts on their proper sides ; 

 there are four feathers, but 

 only two show two rights at 

 the top and two lefts below. 

 By turning the pillar of the Fig. 52. 



vice round, four more, i.e. two above and two 

 below, can be tied in on the other side of the 

 hook, making altogether eight feathers in the 

 joint. If there were only four feathers at each 

 joint, the appearance of the fly would be thin, 

 and in the water these feathers would make 

 very little show. The remaining joints of the 

 body are formed as before, but the feathers in 



