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FLY-MAKING. 



Fig. 10. 



superfluous por- 

 tion of the herl 

 and twist that 

 may remain at 

 that place. This 

 mode of secur- 

 ing the silk may also be resorted to when you 

 require to lay down your work, from fatigue 

 or otherwise, and is fre- 

 quently called into use. 

 V. Winding the herl to 

 form the body. Now 

 take the end of the herl e 

 (Jig. 10.), and commence 

 winding the herl, closely, 

 up the shank, as in fig. 

 11., using the stop* at 



* This operation is performed by pressing tightly against 

 the hook- shank, with the 

 tip of the second finger of 

 the left hand, the tying- 

 silk, herl, or other material 

 employed, as shown in Jig. 

 12. The object is to pre- 

 vent the material from un- 

 coiling when you relax your 

 hold of it with your right 

 hand, which, in winding 

 herls, &c. you must do at 

 every turn to prevent their Fig. 12. 



becoming twisted. 



