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4th. Take the end of the hackle between the spring 

 tweezers, and wind it evenly round to the head, pressing 

 the fibres down until they take a slanting direction towards 

 the tail. Take one or two turns and one knot of tying 



silk round this, and touch this 

 knot with varnish. After 

 winding on the hackle, by let- 

 ting the tweezers hang down 

 attached to the end of it, their 

 weight will keep all tight, until 

 you fasten the silk, as in fig. 4. 

 oth. Now take a slip of a 

 feather, the size required, and 

 as it were, mould it into the 

 proper shape for a wing ; press 

 the bottom part close together, 

 and laying it on to the head of 

 the fly, and giving it the proper 

 set, take a turn or two of the 

 tying silk very tightly round it, 

 and finish off with two or three 

 knots the last number, when 

 practicable, clip all close, and 

 varnish the head, and you 

 have a complete winged fly 

 with tinsel and tail, as in fig. 5. 



Fig. 5. 



Fig. 4. 



