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FLY-MAKING. 



extending beyond 

 your fingers and 

 pointing towards the 

 right, in a horizontal 

 position. With your 

 right hand apply one 

 extremity of the ty- 

 ing-silk to the mid- 

 dle part of the shank, Fig. 3. 

 holding it against the shank with the tip of the 

 fore-finger and thumb of your left hand, as shown 

 mjig. 3., and, with your right hand, wind the silk 

 up the bare shank in close coils (that is, in such a 

 manner that each successive turn of the silk may lie 

 side by side with the last,) to the pointy (Jig. 1.). 



II. The Catch. Ketain the silk in that po- 

 sition by passing it between the third and fourth 

 fingers of the left hand, as shown in Jig. 3. (a). 

 This operation, called the catch, is in frequent 

 use, and is intended to prevent the silk from 

 uncoiling while the right hand is engaged in 

 collecting the materials, or otherwise. 



III. Putting in the gut and attaching it to the 

 hook. Lay the gut (a a, Jig. 4.) along the under 

 side of the shank, as shown in the figure, pre- 

 viously flattening the extreme end with the teeth, 

 to prevent its slipping readily. Attach it to the 



