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what remains, in the direction of the bend, of- 

 that point. Now take between the fore-finger 

 and thumb of your right-hand, the thick-end 

 stem of the feather, and warp it twice round 

 the shank in the direction of the bend ; make 

 two laps of silk over the feather, and cut away 

 what remains of it : fasten with two loop-knots. 



RULE 6. Winged-fly ', with Hackle for 

 Legs : Whip on your silk and gut according 

 to Rule 1, and tie on your wings according to 

 Rule 4. Having completed these operations, 

 strip the downy fibres off the thick-end of your 

 hackle-feather, and fasten it close unto the 

 wing, on the bend-side, with two laps of your 

 silk. Cut off the thick end of the stem of the 

 feather, and, with your right-hand, draw back 

 towards the point all the fibres of the feather, 

 in order to separate them distinctly, and that, 

 when the feather is wound round the hook, the 

 fibres may sit more regularly. Next, take the 

 hackle in your right-hand fingers by its point, 

 and lap it round in close laps under the front of 

 the wing down towards the bend. Having 

 done this, whip your silk twice round the point 

 of the feather, and clip off that point ; then 

 fasten with three loop-knots at the bend. 



RULE 7. Fly with Wings, Dubbing for Body, 

 and Hackle for Legs : Proceed as before 



