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bring up with the tweezers the silver tinsel (7) in 

 coils as before, fastening off at the head, when the 

 body is ready for the shoulder hackle (12). See 

 Fig. 15. 



In the case of the "jointed" body the operation 

 is somewhat more elaborate, but beginning from 

 the completion of the butt (Fig. 7), tie in a strip 

 of fine gold tinsel (7 in Fig. 8) on the far side of 

 the hook, then run the tying silk up for about one- 



third of the body, and tie in a piece of yellow 

 floss silk. With the fingers wind this down to 

 the butt and back again to the point where it 

 was tied in, secure and remove the end. Bring 

 up the ribbing tinsel (7) over the floss in four 

 coils, secure it and remove the end. Take two 

 Indian crow feathers (15) the length of the joint, 

 and tie in the stems one on top and the other 

 underneath the hook, as shown in the illustration 

 (Fig. 20). Now tie in a butt of black ostrich 



