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of a long fibre, and of a hackle, at the same place j then, 

 lapping down the whole length as far as the shank is 

 straight, and in making the half-hitches at bottom, a 

 small piece of plating is lapped in. This done, carry the 

 fibre round die hook very close, adding a second, or more 

 fibres, if requisite, to complete down to the end of the 

 whipping. 



When it is completed thereto, lap it in under the plat- 

 ing, which is now to be carried round from the bottom to 

 the top, leaving a very small interval between each 

 round. When the plating is brought up completely, let 

 . the hackle be passed round progressively downwards, so 

 as nearly to fill up the intervals left by the plating ; fasten 

 off at the bottom with two half-hitches. 



In this way, all the materials will be seen ; and if the 

 hackle have very long stiff fibres, the palmer will be^r a 

 close resemblance to those small hairy caterpillars which 

 abound at various seasons. 



1. The red palmer. 



Body. Of the long fibre from a peacock's tail-feather. 

 The plating to be yellow, i. e. gilt. 

 The hackle to be red, from the lower part of a 

 game cock's neck. 



Hook. No. 4, or 5 3 work it with red silk. 



2. The black palm er. 



Body. -To be the fibres of a black ostrich feather. 

 The plating to be white, i. e. silver. 

 The hackle to be black, worked with Mack 



silk. 

 Hook. No. 4, or 5, 



Having 



